Tropical Forest Blog
Since its construction in 2006, our state-of-the-art Tropical Forest Conservatory has undergone major redesigns every three years to showcase the ecology of tropical forest regions around the world. As part of the three-year planning and design process behind our new Tropical Forest exhibit, Phipps staff members traveled to Hawaii to study first-hand the region’s biodiversity hotspots, natural resources and culture. Follow their adventures!
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Feb 272020Birds on the Brain
The story of birds on the islands is not a happy one. Of the original 150 birds or so, over 90 have gone extinct. Of the remaining 44 endemic species, 33 are endangered. A third of these 33 are likely...
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Feb 262020Hiking Through Kōke’e State Park
Sunday is a day of rest, so Adam and I set off for a good hike. Kōke’e State Park is found at one end of the road around Kauai. This incredible forest is diverse and holds some of the native forest that is...
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Feb 262020Touring Limahuli Garden
Limahuli Garden is one of the five gardens in the National Tropical Botanical Garden network. This garden is particularly unique, though, for its representation of a traditional Hawaiian ahupua’a. Today Katie Champlin,...
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Feb 262020Community in Kauai
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...
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Feb 252020High Above Kauai
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...
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Feb 242020Hillsides of Haleakala
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...
