2013-Jun-08
NHPS Board Member & TNC Docent Philip Thomas led a hike into the Nature Conservancy's Waikamoi Preserve. We hiked both the Board Walk and the Bird Loop. Participants were Irene & Jim Newhouse, Vic Stout, Marie van Zandt and Isabelle Walker.
Read More![This dead 'ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha) has several species of moss, lichens and ferns growing on it. Even dead wood is a vital part of the ecosystem [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-CtPMT89/0/9861c963/L/23zdeadohia-L.jpg)
![Today's group [photo by Jim Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-FrRvF2S/0/afb897c2/Ti/DSC_0011-Ti.jpg)
!['Ōhelo (Vaccinium sp) [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-RP9HMpn/0/7587ffde/Ti/02zohelo-Ti.jpg)
![`ama`u (Sadleria cyatheoides) is very common in more open areas [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-v8LCKxk/0/3e9f2798/Ti/06zview-Ti.jpg)
![Pukiawe (Styphelia tameiameiae) [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-R8tc3FL/0/f546358d/Ti/09zpukiawe-Ti.jpg)
![Koa (Acacia koa) has leaves when young, phyllodes later. The phyllodes derive from the stem, as this intermediate stage shows [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-55vcd6T/0/d564e14a/Ti/15zphyllode-Ti.jpg)
![Gall on a koa tree [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-PmxqgQM/0/43957a6f/Ti/16zkoagall-Ti.jpg)
!['Akala (Rubus hawaiiensis) flower [photo by Jim Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-Ds9tfj2/0/cf016d84/Ti/DSC_0019-Ti.jpg)
![[photo by Jim Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-Q8qsRdj/0/d2f2f980/Ti/gpview-Ti.jpg)
![A small native sedge [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-2ntrWCt/0/6af476c0/Ti/17zsedge-Ti.jpg)
!['Ama'u fern. The red pigment protects the young leaves from the ultraviolet sunlight at higher elevations [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-cNC9RxT/0/fa038670/Ti/20zamau-Ti.jpg)
!['ekaha 'akolea (Lepisorus thunbergianus ) [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-3HTHPTk/0/73cdb894/Ti/21zLepisorus-thunbergianus-pakahakaha-Ti.jpg)
![This dead 'ōhi'a (Metrosideros polymorpha) has several species of moss, lichens and ferns growing on it. Even dead wood is a vital part of the ecosystem [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-CtPMT89/0/9861c963/Ti/23zdeadohia-Ti.jpg)
![The foundation for this arrangement of ferns and moss is a dead log [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-Xj5v2SJ/0/b5d7fde9/Ti/29zstrapferns-Ti.jpg)
![This area was cleared to allow helicopter landings [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-bLSxhBP/0/9c578c75/Ti/31lz-Ti.jpg)
!['Ōhelo (Vaccinium sp) is quite varied [phto by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-MTq7p8v/0/c853feba/Ti/32z0helo-Ti.jpg)
![ʻōhiʻa (Metrosideros polymorpha) in bloom [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-hz8DGCP/0/f6298720/Ti/35zohia-Ti.jpg)
![A native sedge, Carex alligata [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-kLm8jcz/0/150be42c/Ti/36Carex-alligata-Ti.jpg)
![Found birds! [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-mfVzXJx/0/c6118f8e/Ti/40zview-Ti.jpg)
![Hanging branch of a very large pukiawe [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-4mqbnPc/0/94d5a19a/Ti/41zhugepukiawe-Ti.jpg)
!['Ala'ala wai nui (Peperomia sp.) [photo by Irene Newhouse]](https://photos.smugmug.com/Outings/2013-Jun-08/i-pvqdQtM/0/92e2a620/Ti/44zpeperomia-Ti.jpg)
Philip Thomas (philipt)
on Jun 10Is this the tree we discussed when we stopped at it? If so, it's koa.