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Included in the 47.9-acre Conservation Easement request are two significant facilities and operations that are <br />ongoing: the Future Forests Plant Nursery and Hawaii Island Seed Bank. <br /><- Future Forests Plant Nursery <br />The Future Forests Plant Nursery |aofor-profit <br />operation owned bvJill Wagner, The private nursery <br />. "preserves and propagates endemic Hawaiian species tu <br />prevent extinction, ensure genetic quality, and <br />guarantee availability ofnative Hawaiian species for � <br />future generations." Seedlings mfnative plants are � <br />grown inthe nursery for outp|antinginthe ]RAand for <br />distribution tonumerous state and federal forest <br />restoration projects. <br />(-VmwalYIsland Seed Bank <br />Facility <br />The Hmvvu|1Island Seed Bank <br />was founded byJill Wagner in <br />2O0Oand |sco-managed bya ! <br />dndondforest nonprofit, <br />Ka'ahahu|~oKaN5he|ehe|e. <br />The Hawai1Island Seed <br />Bank isonoff-ehd/strictly <br />trolled facility following <br />tabUshedprotocols for the <br />�ofseeds ufall kinds, <br />remain viable for decades. <br />ndenceensures that <br />t,o| can be maintained even <br />)werfailures. Seed banks <br />reventextinction of <br />threatened species. Many <br />ideare partnered with seed <br />The uff-g'kd,solar powered seed 6onkYbmatyIscooled using a system mfsolar powered <br />ANTICIPATED USE <br />~ The property isactively being developed usan arboretumfor public education and enjoyment, <br />4 <br />