U.S. Army shows off rare Hawaiian plant collection in celebration of Earth Day
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Rare Hawaiian plants sat in an incubator as part of a seed farm program by the U.S. Army.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Rhonda Suzuki, P.E. Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii, Environmental Division, Chief Environmental Division.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Army biologist Paul Smith showed off seeds of rare Hawaiian plants.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Garrison Commander U.S. Any Hawaii Col. Thomas Barrett.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Rhonda Suzuki, P.E. Directorate of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison, Hawaii, Environmental Division, Chief Environmental Division and Army biologist Paul Smith were in the greenhouse where rare and endemic Hawaiian plants are growing.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Maj. Gen. James Jarrard, commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division and U.S. Army Hawaii.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Army biologist Paul Smith showed off some of the rare plants that are growing in the incubator where the temperature, humidity and light are controlled.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
A look inside one of the greenhouses that house rare and endemic Hawaiian plants.DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Army biologist Paul Smith with some of the rare plants that are growing in the incubator where the temperature, humidity and light are controlled.