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BIISC Committee and BIISC Committee and Community Meeting: Community Meeting: Waimea/Kohala Waimea/Kohala

Sept 30 Sept 30th

th, 2010

, 2010

AGENDA

• 9am

9am-

• 10am

10am BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with Kohala Kohala

• Unveiling an Action Plan for invasive management on

Unveiling an Action Plan for invasive management on Hawai Hawai i i Island, Island, and the importance of and the importance of Kohala Kohala -

• Jan

Jan Schipper Schipper, Project Manager, BIISC , Project Manager, BIISC

• Update on

Update on Rauvolfia Rauvolfia vomitoria vomitoria: what we know and why NOW is the time : what we know and why NOW is the time to act to act -

• Melora Purell, Coordinator,

Melora Purell, Coordinator, Kohala Kohala Watershed Partnership Watershed Partnership (KWP) (KWP)

• 10

10-

• 10:30

10:30 Coffee Break for Networking Coffee Break for Networking

• 10:30

10:30-

• 11:30

11:30 Project Updates Project Updates – – Island Wide with emphasis on Island Wide with emphasis on North and South North and South Kohala Kohala

• Invasive species: perspectives from Hawaiian culture

Invasive species: perspectives from Hawaiian culture – – Kanoe Kanoe DeRego DeRego

• Update on Early Detection

Update on Early Detection – – Jimmy Parker & Bobby Parsons, BIISC Jimmy Parker & Bobby Parsons, BIISC Early Detection Team Early Detection Team

• Coqui

Coqui in in Kohala Kohala – – TBD TBD

• Advances in Weed Mapping

Advances in Weed Mapping – – Jean Franklin, Spatial Analyst, BIISC Jean Franklin, Spatial Analyst, BIISC

• Outreach Action Plan

Outreach Action Plan – – Page Else, Outreach Specialist, BIISC Page Else, Outreach Specialist, BIISC

• “

“Eyes and Ears Network Eyes and Ears Network” ” – – what is it and why what is it and why Waimea Waimea? ? – – Page Else Page Else and Jan and Jan Schipper Schipper

• 11:30

11:30-

• Noon

Noon Public Q&A and Discussion. Public Q&A and Discussion.

The Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) is The Big Island Invasive Species Committee (BIISC) is a voluntary partnership of private citizens, a voluntary partnership of private citizens, community organizations, businesses, land owners, community organizations, businesses, land owners, and government agencies to address invasive species and government agencies to address invasive species issues on the island of Hawaii. issues on the island of Hawaii. BIISC's BIISC's mission mission includes education, early detection, rapid response, includes education, early detection, rapid response, control and eradication of invasive pests threatening control and eradication of invasive pests threatening agriculture, native ecosystems, industry, human health agriculture, native ecosystems, industry, human health

• r the quality of life within Hawaii County.
• r the quality of life within Hawaii County.

Who is BIISC? Who is BIISC?

• BIISC partners

BIISC partners

• Hawaii Department of Land & Natural

Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources: Division of Forestry & Wildlife Resources: Division of Forestry & Wildlife U.S.D.A. Forest Service U.S.D.A. Forest Service University of Hawaii College of Tropical University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources Agriculture & Human Resources U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Hawaii Department of Agriculture Hawaii Department of Agriculture Hawaii Volcanoes National Park Hawaii Volcanoes National Park U.S. Geological Survey U.S. Geological Survey The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii Kamehameha Kamehameha Schools Schools Malama Malama O O Puna Puna Hawaii County Hawaii County Office of Hawaiian Affairs Office of Hawaiian Affairs

• Kohala

Kohala Watershed Partnership Watershed Partnership

• Three Mountain Alliance

Three Mountain Alliance

Standard operations Standard operations

BIISC

Early Detection and Rapid Response Outreach and Education Control of Established Pests BIISC Steering Committee

Early Detection and Rapid Early Detection and Rapid Response Response

• Early Detection Team

Early Detection Team

• Survey island wide transportation corridors

Survey island wide transportation corridors

• Identify rapid response targets

Identify rapid response targets

• Rapid Response (discussed last BIISC

Rapid Response (discussed last BIISC meeting) meeting)

• Private property issues

Private property issues

• Field crew control

Field crew control

• Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing

• “

“eyes in the sky eyes in the sky” ” detection detection

• Satellite and aerial photography

Satellite and aerial photography

Outreach and Education Outreach and Education

• Keeping residents informed

Keeping residents informed

• Updates on new and established

Updates on new and established species species

• Community

Community “ “eyes and ears eyes and ears network network” ”

• Attends public events and forums

Attends public events and forums

• Monitors BIISC Hotline

Monitors BIISC Hotline

• Published in popular media

Published in popular media

• “

“Go to person Go to person” ” for public inquiry for public inquiry

Control of Established Pests Control of Established Pests

• There are thousands of established pests,

There are thousands of established pests, BIISC only has resources to work on a BIISC only has resources to work on a handful handful

• Focus:

Focus: invasives invasives that cause that cause economical economical, , environmental environmental and/or and/or ecological ecological damage. damage.

• Candidate species selected by feasibility

Candidate species selected by feasibility and logistics and logistics

• How big is populations (how many properties)?

How big is populations (how many properties)?

• How fast will it spread (what do we know)?

How fast will it spread (what do we know)?

• What is the opportunity cost (cost of doing nothing)?

What is the opportunity cost (cost of doing nothing)?

• Cost/benefit analysis

Cost/benefit analysis

• Where do we need to establish partnerships?

Where do we need to establish partnerships?

• Where do we need to work with communities?

Where do we need to work with communities?

Types of Types of Invasives Invasives

• Ecosystem Changers

Ecosystem Changers

• Invaders which completely change ecosystem level

Invaders which completely change ecosystem level processes and functioning by changing soil characteristics, processes and functioning by changing soil characteristics, light levels, etc. ( light levels, etc. (Miconia Miconia, Strawberry Guava, Mangroves , Strawberry Guava, Mangroves… …) )

• Pathogenic

Pathogenic

• Invaders which carry or host harmful pathogenic species or

Invaders which carry or host harmful pathogenic species or virus (mosquito, Avian Malaria, virus (mosquito, Avian Malaria, leptosporosis leptosporosis) )

• Socially Unacceptable

Socially Unacceptable

• Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and

Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and well being ( well being (coqui coqui, little fire ants, centipedes, spiders , little fire ants, centipedes, spiders… …) )

• Economic Burdens

Economic Burdens

• Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers

Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers and horticulturists ( and horticulturists (Viroa Viroa mites, coffee borer beetle) mites, coffee borer beetle)

Ecosystem Changers Ecosystem Changers

Strawberry Guava: impenetrable forest Mangrove: complete ecosystem shift Vines: smother, choke and dominate

Pathogenic Pathogenic

Avian Malaria Rat lung worm Leptosporosis

Socially Unacceptable Socially Unacceptable

Economic Burdens Economic Burdens

Banana bunchy top Red imported fire ant Viroa mite Hive beetle Exotic fruit flies “three species of exotic fruit flies cost Hawai i

• ver $300,000,000

EACH YEAR”

Additive effects Additive effects

Destroys ground cover Creates mosquito habitat Spread invasive plants

Erosion Landslide Extinction Habitat loss

Leptosporosis

How are we going to address this How are we going to address this problem over the next decade? problem over the next decade?

• Partnerships

Partnerships: build and : build and strengthen partnerships across strengthen partnerships across the island the island

• Legislature

Legislature: work with decision : work with decision makers to provide the best makers to provide the best science to policy science to policy

• Strategy

Strategy: develop a systematic : develop a systematic island wide strategy to face the island wide strategy to face the challenge challenge

• Fundraising

Fundraising: raise resource base : raise resource base to increase staff and scope of to increase staff and scope of project, put local people to work project, put local people to work

ACTION PLAN ACTION PLAN

• What kind of

What kind of Hawai Hawai i i do we want to leave to our do we want to leave to our children? children?

• It takes a community/island to eradicate a

It takes a community/island to eradicate a weed/pest: building bridges and opening eyes weed/pest: building bridges and opening eyes and ears across the island and ears across the island

• Cost of inaction: extinction

Cost of inaction: extinction

MISSION MISSION

• Current Mission

Current Mission: to prevent new : to prevent new invasive pest infestations on the invasive pest infestations on the island of island of Hawai Hawai i i, to stop newly , to stop newly established pests from spreading established pests from spreading and to provide local control of and to provide local control of established pest species established pest species

• 2011 New Mission

2011 New Mission to include: to include:

• 1) focus on preventing further

1) focus on preventing further extinctions extinctions

• 2) research and monitoring

2) research and monitoring

• 3) Interactive biome approach

3) Interactive biome approach (terrestrial, freshwater and marine not (terrestrial, freshwater and marine not independent) independent)

2011 Annual Plan 2011 Annual Plan

Operations Operations: ensure that the organizational : ensure that the organizational infrastructure of BIISC is effective, infrastructure of BIISC is effective, responsible and adaptable responsible and adaptable

• Build and maintain an effective workplace

Build and maintain an effective workplace

• Strengthen the BIISC network and

Strengthen the BIISC network and partnerships partnerships

• Strengthen the BIISC Committee

Strengthen the BIISC Committee

• Expand the budget

Expand the budget

• Establish management reporting systems

Establish management reporting systems

• Optimize compliance and procedures

Optimize compliance and procedures

• Monitoring

Monitoring

2011 Annual Plan 2011 Annual Plan

• Conservation:

Conservation: build partnerships to strengthen build partnerships to strengthen conservation efforts and make best use of conservation efforts and make best use of limited resources limited resources

• Hierarchy of established pest and rapid

Hierarchy of established pest and rapid response targets (priority setting) response targets (priority setting)

• Integrate species based and area based strategies at

Integrate species based and area based strategies at the island scale the island scale

• Further the science of invasive species management

Further the science of invasive species management

• Develop new and innovative tools to increase

Develop new and innovative tools to increase effectiveness and decrease collateral damages effectiveness and decrease collateral damages (spatial decision support tools) (spatial decision support tools)

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Most established pests are beyond the

Most established pests are beyond the scope and resources available to BIISC, scope and resources available to BIISC, however we will build opportunistic however we will build opportunistic partnerships, inform legislature and work partnerships, inform legislature and work to improve outreach for some. to improve outreach for some.

• Include:

Include: albizia albizia, gorse, strawberry guava, fire , gorse, strawberry guava, fire weed, feral cats, mongoose, rats weed, feral cats, mongoose, rats… …

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Poisons Devils Pepper

Poisons Devils Pepper – – containment with intent containment with intent to eradicate from North to eradicate from North Kohala Kohala

• Strengthen partnership to include restoration of

Strengthen partnership to include restoration of landscape following eradication landscape following eradication

• Collaborate research to find safest and most effective

Collaborate research to find safest and most effective treatment methods treatment methods

• In 2011

In 2011-

• 2012: Containment to core (1,000 acres)

2012: Containment to core (1,000 acres)

• In 2013

In 2013-

• 2015: Eradicate

2015: Eradicate

• 2015 onward

2015 onward

• restoration & monitoring

restoration & monitoring

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Coqui

Coqui – – focus on focus on coqui coqui control around critical control around critical habitat for T/E species and build capacity at the habitat for T/E species and build capacity at the community scale (2010 community scale (2010-

• 2011)

2011)

• Volcano

Volcano – – work with work with Coquistadors Coquistadors

• Kohala

Kohala – – work with work with Waimea Waimea Community Association Community Association and and Hawi Hawi control group control group

• UH

UH – – work with UH staff and students to further state work with UH staff and students to further state

• f knowledge
• f knowledge
• Prevent

Prevent coqui coqui infestation from spread to high value infestation from spread to high value conservation lands conservation lands

• Increase public awareness and ability

Increase public awareness and ability to to “ “treat it yourself treat it yourself” ”

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Miconia

Miconia – – contain contain Miconia Miconia to current range to current range whilst whilst biocontrol biocontrol is established is established

• High elevations

High elevations – – prevent from spreading prevent from spreading upwards to native forests upwards to native forests

• Northern limits

Northern limits – – prevent from spreading to prevent from spreading to the the Kohala Kohala Mountains Mountains

• Leeward

Leeward – – work to contain populations on work to contain populations on leeward/dry side leeward/dry side

• Increase public awareness and

Increase public awareness and ability to ability to “ “treat it yourself treat it yourself” ”

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Bocconia

Bocconia (Plume Poppy) (Plume Poppy) -

• exclusion of

exclusion of populations from high conservation value populations from high conservation value lands in lands in Ka Ka’ ’u u

• Work towards exclusion

Work towards exclusion Manuka Manuka, , Honomalino Honomalino and and Ka Ka’ ’u u Forest Reserve. Forest Reserve.

• Strengthen regional partnerships

Strengthen regional partnerships

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Cryptostegia

Cryptostegia (Rubber vine) (Rubber vine) – – containment containment and possible eradication from and possible eradication from Ka Ka’ ’u u region region

• Complete regional surveys and complete

Complete regional surveys and complete island inventory island inventory

• Develop containment goals

Develop containment goals

• Strengthen regional partnership

Strengthen regional partnership

• Buddleja

Buddleja (Smoke bush) (Smoke bush) -

• containment and

containment and eradication from Volcano region, eradication from Volcano region, Hamakua Hamakua and and Waimea Waimea. .

• 2011:

2011: Waimea Waimea/Volcano /Volcano

• 2012: Volcano/

2012: Volcano/Hamakua Hamakua

• 2013+ Monitor

2013+ Monitor

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Cortaderia

Cortaderia (Pampas grass) (Pampas grass) – – monitor and monitor and control target in control target in Waimea Waimea and Kona and Kona

• Monitor controlled sites

Monitor controlled sites

• Survey for new populations/sites

Survey for new populations/sites

• Incorporate outreach component in

Incorporate outreach component in communities communities

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Rhizophora

Rhizophora (Red mangrove) (Red mangrove) – – eradication eradication target for this Island of target for this Island of Hawai Hawai i i, outreach , outreach to coastal communities and monitoring of to coastal communities and monitoring of species recovery species recovery

• 2010: begin non invasive (manual) removal in

2010: begin non invasive (manual) removal in Alula Alula Bay with Bay with Malama Malama O O Puna Puna

• 2011: manual removal of Windward treated

2011: manual removal of Windward treated sites (dead wood) and monitoring of efficacy sites (dead wood) and monitoring of efficacy

• 2012+ monitoring, outreach

2012+ monitoring, outreach and treatment of remaining and treatment of remaining populations populations

2011 Established Pest Targets 2011 Established Pest Targets

• Rosa

Rosa (Cherokee Rose) (Cherokee Rose) – – eradicate from Volcano and eradicate from Volcano and Hamakua Hamakua

• Continue surveys

Continue surveys

• Containment and eradication

Containment and eradication

• Little Fire Ants

Little Fire Ants – – support support HDOA efforts to control and HDOA efforts to control and focus efforts on outreach focus efforts on outreach

Early Detection Surveys Early Detection Surveys

• 2010

2010 – – Major transportation corridors Major transportation corridors (Complete (Complete FIRST FIRST lap of island) lap of island)

• 2011

2011 – – Complete all major and secondary Complete all major and secondary roads roads

• 2012

2012 – – Complete all major subdivisions Complete all major subdivisions

• 2013

2013 – – Complete remaining subdivisions, Complete remaining subdivisions, roads and major trails roads and major trails

• 2014

2014 – – monitoring and resurvey major monitoring and resurvey major transporation transporation corridors corridors

Rapid Response Targets Rapid Response Targets

• 2010: Develop state wide systematic

2010: Develop state wide systematic selection criteria together with neighboring selection criteria together with neighboring island island ISC ISC’ ’s s

• 2011: Develop and implement an island

2011: Develop and implement an island wide rapid response criteria and list of wide rapid response criteria and list of priority species for 1) containment, 2) priority species for 1) containment, 2) eradication and 3) exclusion. eradication and 3) exclusion.

• 2012 +: Refine list and more knowledge

2012 +: Refine list and more knowledge and information become available and information become available

Recovery Target Recovery Target

• Hawaiian Coot

Hawaiian Coot ( (Endangered Endangered) ) – – build an agency build an agency and community based partnership to increase and community based partnership to increase juvenile survivorship by excluding target invasive juvenile survivorship by excluding target invasive species from breeding grounds species from breeding grounds

• Lokoaka

Lokoaka Fish Pond Fish Pond – – establish partnership with land establish partnership with land

• wners and agencies
• wners and agencies
• Scoping exercise to establish methods, protocol and

Scoping exercise to establish methods, protocol and measures of success measures of success

• 2010: populations surveys/research

2010: populations surveys/research

• 2011: implement control program

2011: implement control program

• 2012+ exclusion zones, monitoring

2012+ exclusion zones, monitoring

Area targets Area targets

• Protected Area:

Protected Area: Wao Wao Kele Kele O O Puna Puna

• 2010: treat remaining

2010: treat remaining Miconia Miconia and and Albizia Albizia, , build partnership with surrounding build partnership with surrounding communities communities

• 2011: monitor

2011: monitor Miconia Miconia and and Albizia Albizia, outreach, , outreach, ED survey of access roads ED survey of access roads

• work with manager to develop a comprehensive

work with manager to develop a comprehensive weed management plan weed management plan

• Regional weed surveys

Regional weed surveys

Area targets Area targets

• Eyes and Ears Networks

Eyes and Ears Networks (Outreach) (Outreach)

• 2010

2010 Volcano Volcano and and Waimea Waimea

• 2011

2011 Laupahoehoe Laupahoehoe, , Naalehu Naalehu and and Kona Kona

• 2012+ build a representative network of

2012+ build a representative network of concerned communities to build local capacity concerned communities to build local capacity to treat regional problem species with BIISC to treat regional problem species with BIISC support. support.

Thematic Targets Thematic Targets

• Freshwater

Freshwater: explore issues and build : explore issues and build partnerships where recovery of T/E species partnerships where recovery of T/E species possible possible

• “

“No river left behind No river left behind” ”: taking the : taking the “ “fresh fresh” ” out of water

• ut of water
• Marine

Marine: explore issues and build partnerships, : explore issues and build partnerships, feasibility analysis feasibility analysis

• Roi

Roi Roundup (2011?) Roundup (2011?)

• Fisherman eyes and ears network?

Fisherman eyes and ears network?

• Sustainability

Sustainability: incorporate invasive species and : incorporate invasive species and weed management into sustainability dialogue. weed management into sustainability dialogue.

Why Partnerships? Why Partnerships?

• Invasive species problems

Invasive species problems are interdisciplinary are are interdisciplinary are require a broad range of require a broad range of expertise and knowledge expertise and knowledge

• We need to work together to

We need to work together to prepare for the next prepare for the next “ “crisis crisis” ”!!! !!!

Mahalo Mahalo

• Mahalo

Mahalo Nui Loa to: Nui Loa to:

• Barrie Moss

Barrie Moss

• Melora Purell

Melora Purell

• Brad Lau

Brad Lau

• Hans Sin

Hans Sin

• USDA

USDA-

• FS

FS

• USFWS

USFWS

• HISC

HISC

• OHA

OHA

• BIISC Executive

BIISC Executive Committee Committee

• Anne Marie

Anne Marie LaRosa LaRosa

• Melora Purell

Melora Purell

• Laura Nelson

Laura Nelson

• James Leary

James Leary

• Donna Ball

Donna Ball

• Hans Sin

Hans Sin