Well known local conservationist and endangered plant specialist Keith Robinson has agreed to join the panel of experts who will answer the public’s questions during the Forum on Critical Habitat set for May 23 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention
Well known local conservationist and endangered plant specialist Keith Robinson has agreed to join the panel of experts who will answer the public’s questions during the Forum on Critical Habitat set for May 23 at the Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall in Lihu’e.
Robinson is the manager of the Kauai Wildlife Reserve and maintains two private refuges for rare native plants, one on Kaua’i’s Westside, and one on the island’s North Shore.
Other panelists scheduled to speak include: Karen Blue, Conservation Council for Hawai’i; Paul Henson, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; Mike Buck, state Department of Land and Natural Resources; Chipper Wichman, Limahuli Garden; Elton Ushio, Kauai Hunters Association; and state Sen. Jonathan Chun.
The forum is being co-sponsored by the County of Kaua’i and Concerned Citizens of Kaua’i & Ni’ihau. Its purpose is to provide accurate information on a plan by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service to declare over 90,000 acres of Kaua’i lands as critical habit for endangered native plants.
