Draft March 5, 2020 Bat Workshop Minutes
ENDANGERED SPECIES RECOVERY COMMITTEE (ESRC) MEETING Hui ‘Ōpe’ape’a Bat Workshop March 5, 2020 Meeting Minutes Meeting Location: University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Campus Center, Executive Dining Room MEMBERS: David Smith (DLNR), Jim Jacobi (USGS), Michelle Bogardus (USFWS), Melissa Price (UH), Loyal Mehrhoff (At-Large), Kawika Winter (At-Large), Lisa Spain (At-Large) STAFF: DOFAW: Lauren Taylor, Koa Matsuoka, Afsheen Siddiqi, Lainie Berry, Marigold Zoll, Tiana Bolosan, Lindsey Nietmann OTHERS: Darren LeBlanc, Lasha-Lynn Salbosa, Adam Vorsino, Rebecca Frager, George Akau, Rachel Moseley, Theresa Menard, Dave Young, Joel Thompson, Amanda Ehrenkrantz, Marie VanZandt, Marcos Gorresen, Kristin Jonasson, Kristina Montoya-Aiona, Corinna Pinzari, Bob Peck, Tom Snetsinger, John Ugland, Lily Henning, Matt Stelmach, Taylor Shimabukuro, Jason Preble, Ilana Nimz, Frank Bonaccorso, Karen Courtot AGENDA ITEM 1. Call to order. Introduction of Committee members and staff. Format and goals of the workshop. ITEM 2. Regulatory status of the Hawaiian Hoary Bat. Incidental Take Licenses and permitted take to date: Lauren Taylor, Division of Forestry and Wildlife LAUREN TAYLOR: Thank you everybody for coming and to everyone who is invested in Hawaiian Hoary Bats. My name is Lauren Taylor. I’m the Habitat Conservation Planning Coordinator for protected species for the State of Hawaii. The Hawaiian Hoary Bat Workshop is actually an ESRC meeting since we have quorum. I’m going to talk about the purpose of the workshop, the regulatory context, and why we’re doing it. The purpose of this workshop is to guide the Endangered Species Recovery Committee in making recommendations for the endangered Hawaiian Hoary Bat in Habitat Conservation Plan development.
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