Author Archives: Sebastian Marquez

My line in the sand

Posted on November 21, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

When it comes to the environment and our interactions with it, passion is definitely involved. There are a lot of different points of views that people have which can lead to very heated arguments. Everybody seems to have a different … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #2: Cyanea leptostegia

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Cyanea leptostegia Hawaiian Name: Haha lua Conservation Status: Vulnerable Distribution: Kaua’i Date photographed: 9/22/2010 Ease of viewing: Very easy *Identification: Form– Palm-like tree 3-14 m tall. Leaves– Dimorphic. Juvenile leaves: irregularly parted or divided, blades 20-70 cm long by 5-12 … Continue reading →

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads #1: Trematolobelia singularis

Posted on November 10, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Trematolobelia singularis Conservation Status: Endangered Distribution: O’ahu (Southern Ko’olau mountains) Date photographed: 10/24/2010 Ease of viewing: Difficult *Identification: Form– Typically unbranched shrubs 0.6-1.5 m long. Leaves– linear-elliptic; blades 10-18 cm long by 1-1.8 cm wide; margins callose-crenulate; winged petioles 1-2 … Continue reading →

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Manoa Cliff Forest Restoration

Posted on November 7, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Now we’re getting into the meat of things. Helping restore a native forest has been one of the most satisfying things I’ve done here in Hawai’i.

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Getting to know your Hawaiian Lobeliads: Teaser

Posted on November 2, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

I have a couple of posts that I am working on right now, but I wanted to get the word out on this one that is near and dear to me. One of my lifetime goals is to see every … Continue reading →

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Breeding season at Ka’ena Point

Posted on October 30, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Each winter, Laysan Albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) come to Ka’ena Point on O’ahu to mate and breed.

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Project Runway?? Project Runway!!

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

I was completely captivated by Project Runway this year. Being the introspective guy that I am, I had to ask myself how could I fall in love with something that I don’t understand at all? Fashion perplexes me, especially this … Continue reading →

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There are native Hawaiian Coots in my backyard…

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Today’s short post is mostly going to be photos of a native bird that can still be easily seen here on O’ahu. Not in some far off reserve, but a short 20 min. drive from downtown Honolulu.

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Lords of Gardner: Ole Owyhee part II

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

An island kingdom crumbles into the sea. Refugees flee to a new land. With this new beginning, they prosper once more. Could it be the Atlantean myth? The Mayan-Egyptian pyramid connection? While it sounds like the story of Atlantis, it … Continue reading →

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Paleobiogeography and the long memories of Ole Owyhee Part I

Posted on October 19, 2010 by Sebastian Marquez

Not the most euphonious title. But paleobiogeography is a marvelous thing to me. To put it in a slightly more simple way, it’s about how populations have expanded and contracted in an area over time.

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