Six missionaries from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints helped to plant endangered trees for the Guam National Wildlife Refuge at Ritidian Point on January 14, 2023. Kawika Davis, an employee for the Guam National Wildlife Refuge, did a great job in overseeing the planting of 25 endangered trees. He took the time to describe the type of tree that was being planted as well as the need for them on the island.
He explained: "The tree species is called Tabernaemontana Rotensis. The hope of the Refuge is to help reduce these trees from being endangered." Downpouring rain couldn’t keep the service-oriented missionaries of the Church from helping with the planting of these trees.
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The Church encourages its missionaries and members to help with activities that will help the communities they live in; in this case, it helps the island as a whole. The rain lessened as they began planting except for an occasional sprinkling. Everyone worked together well and the trees were planted fairly quickly. These trees are considered to be medium size and will grow to be between 26 and 33 ft. tall. They will be an important part in the Wildlife Refuge.