Category Archives: Sharing the planet

The Year of the Community Forest

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

DLNR here in Hawai`i has for the last few years given a theme to each year to highlight different components of conservation here. A few years back was about Achatinella tree snails, last year was about native forest birds. This … Continue reading →

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Fundraising for the native forest

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

As much as blogging is a selfish exercise, fundraising is even more so. I figure I would do it this one time as we are trying to do a short documentary about the native forest restoration work we’ve been doing … Continue reading →

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Small Victories, Large Gains

Posted on August 31, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

For all my consternation on where to take this blog into the future, what doesn’t change is the restoration work itself. While I am pondering the social media landscape, native plants are trying their darndest to survive. Case in point … Continue reading →

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Snapshot: Manu-O-Ku

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

Growing up in Chicago, seabirds were not something that I normally encountered. Here in Hawai`i, we are blessed with a number of species that regularly visit our shores. And this species in particular we on O`ahu are quite proud of. … Continue reading →

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Native birds around Perth

Posted on April 18, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

Living in Hawaii gives me a certain immediacy when it comes to native biota. Where I’m from, we have seen so much loss. Traveling lets me appreciate how other places are handling modern challenges for their plants and animals. So … Continue reading →

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The Quokka of Rottnest Island

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

I started this blog 15 years ago with a basic goal in mind: what would the world look like if conservation was a success? How are we interacting with the healthy population of species that are now our next door … Continue reading →

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Kobe Animal Kingdom

Posted on January 14, 2025 by Sebastian Marquez

Sometimes there is magic in the air. And while a lot of that comes from one’s own perspective, it is a neat feeling whenever it hits you. On our second trip to Japan, my wife and I checked out the … Continue reading →

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Return of the Kings

Posted on December 26, 2024 by Sebastian Marquez

Let’s talk about the plight of 2 Ko`olau endemic taxa who were both on the very brink of extinction but are now on a tenuous path toward recovery. It’s a tale of destruction and despair but also of compassion and … Continue reading →

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Manoa Cliff Before and After photos

Posted on December 31, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

So I have also been trying to update the Manoa Cliff website as well. With 17 years of native reforestation under our belt, we have seen areas come a long way. Here is a link to some before and after … Continue reading →

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About those Indian Cities and their urban wildlife

Posted on December 15, 2023 by Sebastian Marquez

I mentioned in my post about A.I. generated artwork that my mindset on the coexistence of people and fauna is partly informed by the images I’ve seen coming out of Indian cities. India is an interesting case study because while … Continue reading →

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