By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

Maui has gifted us with incredible views and a diversity of plants we have not yet encountered. From the road from Hana to the Halkeakala crater, the contrast of dry and wet, towering trees to low shrubs and grasslands, this place...

By Sarah Cullo, LMP Coordinator

With the new Champion Schools season beginning we wanted to take a look at one of last year’s Champion Schools Grant winner’s projects! Pittsburgh Whittier wanted to get their kindergarten and second grade students...

By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our upcoming Tropical Forest exhibit, Julianna Razryadov and Adam Haas are traveling to Hawaii to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural...

By Maris Altieri RD, LMP Coordinator

With limited seasonal produce available, it's easy to get in a recipe rut during these long winter months. Embrace the root vegetable bounty this chilly season provides with a warm, smoky breakfast hash.  Veggie Packed...

By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

It’s time to move on to Maui. We leave early for our flight, partly because of travel anxiety and partly because we are excited to leave the concrete of Waikiki. Our flight gives us the chance to see the landscape from a...

By Julianna Razryadov, Curator of Horticulture; Adam Haas, Interpretive Program Manager

Today was our long anticipated meeting with Dr. Kawika Winter. We headed out to the He’eia Reserve, a conglomerate of eight site partners all conducting different conservation efforts. Kawika arranges government funding for...