{"id":140474,"date":"2021-04-30T13:35:31","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T23:35:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=140474"},"modified":"2021-04-30T13:35:31","modified_gmt":"2021-04-30T23:35:31","slug":"uh-hilo-online-map-of-campus-gardens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/30\/uh-hilo-online-map-of-campus-gardens\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> Hilo launches online map of campus gardens"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Hilo<\/a> has launched an online map of the many gardens on campus. The Gardens at UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/a> website gives visitors a bird\u2019s eye view of the campus with a marker on each of the gardens. There are many instructional gardens across UH<\/abbr> Hilo\u2019s campus, some for cultural awareness, and others that offer a hands-on agricultural experience. The website invites all members of the campus community to participate in campus improvement and garden projects as a way to learn about native plants, history and host culture.<\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Garden<\/h2>\n

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Along the campus\u2019 residence halls lies the UH<\/abbr> Hilo Botanical Gardens which were created about 30 years ago by Emeritus Professor Don Hemmes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

“When I first came here, it was to teach botany,” Hemmes said. “I was teaching the life cycle of a pine tree, and one of the students in my class raised her hand and said, ‘What\u2019s a pine tree?’ She had never seen one, so I planted the first pine trees over here, and it just got out of control.”<\/p>\n

The botanical gardens were carved out of an overgrown gulch and paths were built through the conifer trees for students who had never seen a live pine. Planted nearby are close to a hundred species of cycads from Africa, China, North and Central America and Australia. Hemmes, who has since retired, still maintains the lush area.<\/p>\n

Individuals or groups are invited to visit the garden. For more information contact Hemmes: hemmes@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other gardens on campus<\/h2>\n

Located in the quad outside of the Life Sciences buildings is the Natural and Health Science Native Forest M\u0101la. Graduate students in the Tropical Conservation Biology and Environmental Science<\/a> program and Biology Club plant and tend to the gardens.<\/p>\n

Volunteers can help maintain and initiate new native plant projects at the K\u012bpuka M\u0101la located at the K\u012bpuka Native Hawaiian Student Center<\/a>. Work days are held twice a month. For more information, contact: kipuka@hawaii.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

UH<\/abbr> Hilo College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resource Management<\/a> students learn first-hand about sustainable agriculture through maintaining a garden space outside the Edwin H. Mookini Library. To volunteer contact: normanq@hawaii.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

For more go to UH<\/abbr> Hilo Stories<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

—by Susan Enright<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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