50+
Endangered Species call O'ahu Home
6,000
Acres of Land
5
Refuge Units
WELCOME.
Aloha All, and welcome to the Friends of O`ahu National Wildlife Refuges (FONWR). FONWR is organized to foster awareness and understanding, enjoyment, conservation and restoration of the natural and cultural habitats in which are established O`ahu National Wildlife Refuges, including, without limitation to raise funds to help support, protect, preserve and restore these habitats, including, when appropriate, the purposes, goals and mission of the O`ahu National Wildlife Refuges which are managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As with our National Parks and National Forests, the USFWS has associated Friends groups as partners and supporters. Friends’ groups are not government entities but are non-profits that operate under a Friends Agreement with a refuge or refuge complex.
The Friends of O`ahu NWR is a registered non-profit, approved by the IRS as a 501c3 organization and approved by the State of Hawaii as a registered non-profit. We are working to update our website to share the exciting news from the refuges. Follow us on our Instagram and Facebook page to hear about new and upcoming events and volunteer opportunities. We are ready to begin accepting members. These tax-deductible memberships and donations will grow our ability to support refuge projects.
Among our roles, we provide members to support refuge activities such as invasive plant removal, beach clean ups, native plant restoration and similar projects, under a Volunteer Service Agreement. We support the wildlife refuges in their community education efforts. We are also authorized to provide advocacy for USFWS needs and programs, and to serve as a lobby (though not on refuge property). Finally, we will sponsor or support grant requests to conduct refuge programs.
