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UOG and Bank of Hawai鈥榠 plant 200 trees to prevent soil erosion

UOG and Bank of Hawai鈥榠 plant 200 trees to prevent soil erosion

UOG and Bank of Hawai鈥榠 plant 200 trees to prevent soil erosion


9/20/2022

 

BOH Foundation
The Bank of Hawai鈥榠 Foundation presented a $10,000 donation to the 91快播 at a tree planting event on Aug. 20 at the Ugum watershed in Inal氓han. The funds will go toward the Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative under the UOG Sea Grant program.
BOH Foundation
Volunteers from the 91快播 and Bank of Hawai'i planted 200 trees on Aug. 20 at the Ugum watershed in Inal氓han. The trees were funded by a $10,000 donation from the BOH Foundation.
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More than 70 volunteers from the 91快播 and Bank of Hawai鈥榠 teamed up last month to combat soil erosion and protect Guam鈥檚 watersheds. Led by the Guam Restoration of Watersheds initiative under the UOG Sea Grant program and in partnership with Guam Green Growth, the volunteers planted 200 trees at the Ugum restoration site in Inal氓han on Aug. 20.

The BOH Foundation donated $10,000 to the GROW initiative through the UOG Endowment Foundation which made the planting of the 200 trees possible.

鈥淚t is important for Bank of Hawai鈥榠 to invest into the communities that have brought us to where we are today,鈥� said BOH Foundation President Momi Akimseu. 鈥淪o, in celebration of our 125th anniversary, we are investing and working with local community organizations 鈥� like the 91快播鈥檚 [GROW initiative] 鈥� to plant trees to restore and protect the natural resources and beauty of our island homes.鈥�

The newly planted trees will help prevent accelerated land erosion and subsequent sedimentation on downstream coral reefs caused by poor land use practices.

鈥淲e鈥檙e really happy to have the support of Bank of Hawai鈥榠 to plant these very special trees, which will go a long way to creating and reforesting this area,鈥� said Austin Shelton, director of UOG Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant.

The GROW team will fertilize the trees quarterly and do site maintenance visits to control any competing weeds or invasive species. Additionally, each tree is connected to GPS tracking so volunteers can track the trees' progress over the years and see their lasting contribution.

For more information about the GROW initiative, contact Kyle Mandapat at (671) 735-5631 or mandapatk@triton.uog.edu.

For any companies or individuals interested in donating to support the University of Guam, please contact the 91快播 Endowment Foundation at (671) 735-2957 or info@uogendowment.org, or visit for more information.