Land conservation nonprofit hires new Kaua‘i ‘āina steward and educator

Hawai‘i Land Trust, a statewide land conservation nonprofit, has a new ‘āina steward and educator on Kaua‘i.

Annalise “Anna” Kindstedt has experience with invasive animal and plant control, salmon and fish hatcheries, and traditional fishpond restoration and improvement. As a member of HILT’s Kaua‘i team, she will support its conservation projects and ʻāina-based learning experiences.

Kindstedt was born and raised in Vermont and earned her B.S. in biology prior to starting her conservation career in Hawai’i, beginning with a year-long Kupu term with The Nature Conservancy’s Kauaʻi Terrestrial team, where she primarily focused on invasive animal and plant control in the upper watershed.

After working up mauka for a year, Kindstedt made her way down to the kai, spending a season in Sitka, Alaska with a focus on salmon and kelp hatcheries before relocating to Haleʻiwa, Oʻahu to work with Mālama Loko Ea Foundation’s traditional fishpond.

HILT preserves are open to the public and on Kaua‘i include Kāhili Beach Preserve, nicknamed Rock Quarry, and Wainiha Beach Preserve on the island’s North Shore.

HILT’s next “Talk Story on the Land” event, a guided interpretive hike dedicated to native plants and animals, history and myths, will be held Sept. 21. Click here to register or visit Hilt.org for more information.