The team poses next to the millionth palm tree.jpg

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USFWS, Pacific Islands

Date Shot/Created
11/16/2021
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Public Domain
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Members of the coconut control crew (affectionately called the CoCo Crew), wearing their full protective gear, pose proudly as they surpass 1 million coconut palm trees cleared, opening up more terrain for the native plants to flourish.

Twenty five full time volunteers have dedicated months of their live to living at Palmyra and together have accumulated over 4,700 person hours of manual labor, as well as staff and partners from Island Conservation and The Nature Conservancy, who continue to support the mission.