Yela Ka Forest | |
Map: | Micronesia |
Region: | Yela Valley, Kosrae |
Country: | Federated States of Micronesia |
Species: | ka trees (Terminalia carolinensis) |
Yela Ka Forest is a conservation area of ka trees (Terminalia carolinensis) in the Yela Valley on the island of Kosrae in the Federated States of Micronesia. The trees are also found on the island of Pohnpei. A conservation easement, the first achieved outside the Americas, protects 78 acres of the 1,400 acre valley.[1]