Lyon Arboretum
1. We learned about different kinds of plants, bugs and animals.
2. We went on a little tour through the mountains and forests.
3. We tasted some plants and also learned about plants.
Something we learned at Lyon Arboretum
1. Lyon Arboretum is a watershed. A watershed is a place that has mountains and valleys around one forest and rains a lot. When it rains a lot, a lot of water soaks into the ground and through water clearing system that takes about 20- 25 years. After the clearing system, it becomes water that we can drink.
2. Plants we saw and learned about
Hala is a tree that is half native and half brought . When the hawaiian ancestors brought hala trees, but there were Hala trees already. Hala tree leaves are used to build hale too.
An ohe is a Hawaiian bamboo tree. It is not really strong so we can't make hales with ohe trees. Ohe is very rare.
Loulu is a tree that is very high. Loulu palms were used to help make the hale at Lyon Arboretum. Some of the trees have ferns growing in the middle of the tree trunk.
Awapuhi is a plant that gave Hawaiian ancestors shampoo for washing. The shampoo smelled like ginger.
Spiral ginger is a plant that has sweet nectar when we pop the flower out and get the cap off and sucked the nectar out of there.
3. Why is it important to take care of the native plants?
We need to keep native plants safe because they might become extinct. The plants and animals that people bring from other places aren't native, and these sometimes cause problems for the native species. They are very rare so we need to keep them safe. The definition of native is that something that was in there before someone came. Native forest plants soak up water more than the plants that were brought here, and we need to preserve the water.
4. How does Lyon Arboretum protect the environment?
Lyon Arboretum helps protect the environment by taking care of the plants and not letting them die and become extinct. They also educate us about how we can help the environment as well.
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