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Inventory & Monitoring National Park Service Inventory & Monitoring U.S. Department of the Interior Pacific Island Network News Newsletter of the Pacific Island Network Inventory & Monitoring Program July-Sept 2005, Issue no. 01 2 Coordina- 4 Notes from 6 Featured Re- Inventories...3 tor's Columns the Field source - Ha- Data Management…3 Monitoring...4 The Inventory and Monitoring Program The herpetological inventory (reptiles waiian Hoary invites you to enjoy our inaugural and amphibians) in Hawaii parks was Network Staff...4 developed in order to determine which Bat quarterly newsletter. As we complete Games Corner…5 an ambitious program of 52 inventory species of amphibians and reptiles The hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus semo- projects, we are both grateful for and have established populations on park Program Update & Calendar...5 tus) is the only terrestrial mammal boggled by the diversity of nature's properties in Hawaii, and if any of the native to Hawaii. Ancient Hawaiians presence in the Pacific. By communi- species present pose a marked threat ................................................ ................................................ ................................................ Green Sand Beach along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail, island of Hawai'i. About this Newsletter Hello. Aloha. Talofa. Hafa adai. Konichiwa. natural areas to historic sites and war memori- grammatic updates of the general administra- als. With this newsletter we aim to share with tion of the Inventory and Monitoring Program These are just some of the many greetings from you a brief glimpse of the work that we do in and the PACN. Specific information will be in- the Park Service's farthest flung network span- and for America's National Park's in the Pacific. cluded in each issue for the three main thrusts ning a large swath of the the Pacific Ocean. of the program: inventories, monitoring, and This publication is for everyone. However, is data management. Additional materials will be Welcome to the Inventory and Monitoring Pro- intended for a broad audience including the added based upon your feedback. gram (I&M), Pacific Island Network's (PACN) PACN Board of Directors, Technical Com- inaugural newsletter. We hope you enjoy this mittee, Park Service staff, and program coop- We welcome your contributions and encourage scintillating news and commentary about the erators such as those involved in conducting your feedback! If you have items to contrib- PACN I&M program and our findings. Our inventories, preparing monitoring protocols, ute, including a brief article, or a resource you parks range in focus from nationally protected or collaborating on numerous projects. Be would like to see featured, please let us know. sure not to miss the last page which highlights You can contribute to this a 'featured resource' intended to provide an A hardcopy of this quarterly newsletter is integrated and concise overview of one of the mailed to each Park Superintendent in the newsletter! Please let us know many resources the NPS strives to preserve and network, and an email distribution list is also in of topics you think we should protect – in part through inventory and moni- use. Past issues will be available on our website. include, or if you have material toring. If you would like to modify the way you receive to contribute. this newsletter, please let us know. We hope The content of the newsletter includes pro- you enjoy our first newsletter! The official newsletter of the Pacific Island Network • July-Sept. 2005, Issue 01 Greetings from Leslie Coordinator's Column — Aloha and Welcome to the Pacific Island Net- work! —The PACN spans from Kïlauea’s summit Introduction to Program to the limestone forests of Guam, and finally to the coral reef lagoons of American Samoa. We Hafa adai (Aloha in Chamorro)! The Inventory conservation and management of the unique encompass 11 crown jewel Pacific Island Nation- and Monitoring program invites you to enjoy flora, fauna, and the landscape of our Islands. al Parks (see map). These Parks are part of the our inaugural quarterly Newsletter. As we Whether it be in the newly annexed Kahuku National Park System that is intended to preserve and protect natural and cultural resources for complete an ambitious program of 52 inventory ranch (HAVO) with old growth Koa and rare and by the American people. The I&M Program projects, we are both grateful and boggled by pit craters, or standing on the edge of the tragic is privileged to help with the preservation and the diversity of nature’s presence in the Pacific. WWII landing beaches on Guam and Saipan protection in our 11 Parks through studying and By communicating through this newsletter, our (AMME and WAPA), or perhaps snorkeling in documenting the plants, animals, and natural Pacific Island collaborators and partners can the aquarium-like coral reef at Kaloko-Hon- processes that make the Parks a living laboratory remain apprised of the I&M Program activities, oköhau, we work together toward a common for scientists and the public. We invite you to visit and explore our National Parks. schedules, and plans for monitoring natural goal to preserve the natural wonders in our resources in our 11 National Parks. care. We face our glory and our challenge: Ä Hui Hou, our joy in the song of an 'äkepa, and pure grit The charge of our Program is to help preserve required to study and eradicate the agents of Leslie HaySmith, Ecologist & PACN Coordinator and protect the unique features of the National the 'äkepa’s demise (e.g., mosquitoes, exotic Parks in Hawaii, Guam, Saipan, and American pests, invasive plants). So with much gratitude, National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior Samoa. Planning for long-term monitoring in I want to thank the many dedicated people these National Parks is underway. It will span that work with I&M including: Network/Park Pacific Island Network a diverse array of Park features such as: caves, staff, CESU/PCSU Cooperators, USGS, Bishop P.O. Box 52 native and invasive plants, coral reefs, seabirds, Musuem, and many others who overcome 1 Crater Rim Drive - Qtrs 22 Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 marine fish, anchialine pool fauna, flying foxes, obstacles as we wind our way to a better un- erosion, water quality, climate, forest birds, land derstanding of Pacific Island ecosystems and Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative use, and viewscapes. We are enthusiastic as its spectacular biota and land and sea scapes Ecosystem Studies Unit University of Hawaii at Manoa we chart our course for this huge monitoring through the nebulous efforts known as moni- 3190 Maile Way, St.John Hall #408 endeavor over numerous ecosystems and span- toring. It takes vision to persevere, as Henry Honolulu, HI 96822-2279 ning the Pacific. David Thoreau said: “In wildness is the preser- vation of the world." The National Park Service has implemented As the I&M Network Coordinator, I have natural resource inventory and monitoring on a servicewide basis to ensure all park units possess the privilege of working with many highly With aloha, Leslie. the resource information needed for effective, dedicated folks, who are deeply committed to science-based management, decision-making, and resource protection. Network Coordinator Leslie HaySmith Contributors Pacific Island Network Staff Hawaii-Pacific Islands CESU Cooperators Comments? Write to: Cory Nash Pacific Island Network P.O. Box 52 Hawaii National Park, HI 96718 Phone: 808-985-6185 Fax: 808-985-6111 Email: [email protected] web: http://science.nature.nps.gov/im/units/pacn Mailing List Please pass this newsletter on to interested parties. To be added to or removed from this mailing list, please contact Cory Nash at corbett_ [email protected]. The National Park Service cares for the special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage. Map of the Pacific Island Network and its 11 NPS units. 2 Pacific Island Network News Inventories Biological Inven- The I&M program has identified core inven- tory by Type HAVO PUHE PUHO KAHO KALA HALE ALKA WAPA AMME NPSA USAR tory information that is needed to effectively Plants Vascular plants X X X address park planning and management needs. Ethnobotanical inventory X This information falls into the following cat- Native plant mapping X X Moss (bryophytes) X egories: Vertebrates Air Quality Seabirds/Shorebirds X X X X X X* X Climate Information Passerine birds X X X X* Bats X X X X X X X* Base Cartography Reptiles and amphibians X X X X X X X* Geological Information Alien mammals X X Nearshore vertebrates X X X X X* Water Resources Information Historic vertebrate pest data X Soil Resources Inventory Invertebrates Shrubland Invertebrates X Vegetation Mapping Target taxa X Natural Resource Bibliography Invertebrate Species of Concern X Habitat/multiple species Biological Inventories Incipient Invasives X Anchialine pools X X X X X* Biological inventories provide baseline data for Streams/Lakes X X future comparisons, and aid in creating species Biological inventories conducted in the PACN 2000-2005. X* for ALKA indicates inventories were conducted in lists of the biota found within park boundaries. parks connected by this trail. Priority biota groups include: 4) species of special concern collected and maintained in accordance with 1) vascular plants clearly defined protocols and quality-assurance 2) vertebrates The objective is to document at least 90% standards. The data are being entered into Ser- 3) federally and state listed threatened and of species within the targeted groups, and to vice-wide NPS data bases (e.g. NPSpecies and endangered species provide as much information as possible on NatureBib) and reports will be made available distribution and abundance. Inventory data are to the public in the near future. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... Data Management The PACN Data Management Plan is under- PACN data management also emphasizes the upload to the on-line NPSpecies database.
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