| The long-term goal of the foundation and its partners is to reintroduce 15,000 to 20,000 silverswords on both Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa. |
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| The major threat to the recovery of silverswords continues to be alien ungulates. |
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| You pass silverswords at the crater, a fir forest midway, then the ranch lands and farming community around Kula. |
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| Matt Mahar, the winningest coach in the Chaminade history by percentage, will guide the Silverswords. |
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| This year's field includes Alabama, Indiana, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Oregon, Texas, St Joseph's and the host Chaminade Silverswords. |
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| The Division II Silverswords played hard, but were no match for a UCLA squad picked to win the Pacific-10 Conference. |
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| In addition to direct threats from alien ungulates, Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa silverswords may face serious indirect threats from alien insects, especially ants and wasps. |
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| Because silverswords had evolved in the absence of ungulates, their unbranched structure and single rosette of leaves made them painfully vulnerable. |
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| Botanists believe that silverswords evolved here over millions of years from the wind-borne seeds of the tarweed, a California native with sunflower-like blooms. |
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| One chore for the Bruins will be the hectic schedule, even if UCLA does the expected and begins the tournament with a blowout of the Silverswords. |
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