Thursday, February 28, 2013

If you see a Monarch Butterfly...

Chances are it was a butterfly raised at Huakailani...

We released at least 30 butterflies today!  We released them all at one time and it was beautiful and exciting! The school has been part of the Butterfly Restoration Project, which works to increase the number of Monarch butterflies on our island. The Monarch population on the island has decreased in the past decade due to over use of pesticides.

All of the butterflies raised in the school are caterpillars that the girls have rescued from the school's urban crown flower garden. This past school year, the students have raised and release over 100 butterflies to date. The project has been a perfect fusion of science and environmental stewardship.

Another example of a "big impact" a "little school" can have!





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Do you know about Non-Source Point pollution?

Whether you have a stream running through your backyard, business, local school or park, protecting it is a good idea. Many property owners upstream may not realize that what they do on their land impacts other residents and water quality downstream. Every day pollutants such as trash, yard waste (e.g., grass clippings, leaves, prunings, or fruits), paint, construction debris (e.g., stockpiles of soil, sand, or gravel), used motor oil, fertilizers and pesticides, and dog waste reach our urban streams. Trash on stream banks are unsightly and unsanitary for humans and wildlife. Even organic materials such as yard waste are unacceptable to dump along streams banks. When these materials get into the stream cycle, they decompose and eliminate critical, life-giving oxygen from the water. As a result, streams become unsightly and emit foul odors.