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Finally, the garden has the plant resources that include over 250 unique Hawaiian plant species and a significant Hawaiian crop germplasm that includes some cultivars of taro, sugarcane, bananas, sweet potato, kava, and breadfruit. The Garden is a member of the Center for Plant Conservation (CPD), a network of botanical gardens which oversees a national collection of rare and endangered plants of the Unites States. These rare plants are brought into protective cultivation and storage to serve as a backstop against extinction and as a resource for research and reintroduction. The core of the Garden was the recipient of a Grant from the USDA's Forest Service Community Forest Program that assisted the Friends to purchase the property. The Garden has been designated as the first Community Forest in the Pacific. In fact, this Grant was the first of this kind to be awarded to the State of Hawai'i and we are very thankful for the support we have received from the USDA Forest Service (see flyer at the end of this section). After years of barely keeping our precious plants alive, we need to revitalize the Garden as shown on Figure 3 in the maps section. Several zones depicted on the map have a need either for restoration of the existing plants; replacement of plants lost during 4 years of closure prior to Friends' purchase; a need fencing to prevent pig damage and for security; the area may need nutrient support, pruning, moving or replanting in different areas, etc. To accomplish these tasks, the Garden needs fertilizer, plant chemicals, irrigation supplies, a working zero-turn mower, and weed eaters, to name just a few of the items. In order to accomplish the goals that Amy Greenwell envisioned when she gave the land to Bishop Museum, as well as to expand on her dreams of establishing a landscape where scientists, students, community members and visitor alike may learn from and enjoy, we need to undertake several urgent restorations, repairs and maintenance projects. The Friends have no staff, but the Museum under new leadership is entering into a partnership with us, and now provides `life support' for maintenance in the equivalent of one FTE. Work proposed will be contracted and done in partnership. As listed in this applications' "Project" section and detailed in the Budgets, the repairs and restorations are grouped into these major areas listed below: 1 . Plant Preservation, Restoration, Mapping, and Maintenance 2. Restoration of Educational, Caretaker and Maintenance Buildings 3. COVID-19 and Other Safety and Contractual Operations 4. Fencing: New and Repair of some existing fencing 8