The Kaua‘i Watershed Alliance Photo Gallery Upper Wainiha Valley |
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| Wainiha Valley is an ecological gem. Only mild pig disturbance has occurred in the upper valley which contains some of the best examples of native lowland wet forest in the state. The valley is owned by McBryde Sugar Co. |
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| Upper Wainiha Valley forks into two smaller valleys. |
| The Ma‘pele (Cyrtandra cyaneoides) An endangered species. |
| Wainiha Valley is one of the only places in the state where native lowland vegetation grows right down to the stream. |
| Wainiha stream. |
| The Wainiha watershed extends up onto the summit plateau and Mt. Waialeale. |
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| The rare Hedyotis tryblium. |
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| Rare plants such as Phylostegia helleri grow in upper Wainiha valley. |
| TNC's Trae Menard setting up camp. |
| Ground crew (Trae) attempting to cross the Wainiha Stream. |
| ‘Akolea (Boehmeria grandis) A common native plant found along stream banks. |