BIISCBIISC CommitteeCommittee andand CommunityCommunity Meeting:Meeting: Waimea/KohalaWaimea/Kohala SeptSept 3030th,, 20102010

AGENDA z 9am-10am BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with Kohala

z Unveiling an Action Plan for invasive management on Hawai i Island, and the importance of Kohala - Jan Schipper, Project Manager, BIISC z Update on Rauvolfia vomitoria: what we know and why NOW is the time to act - Melora Purell, Coordinator, Kohala Watershed Partnership (KWP) z z 10-10:30 Coffee Break for Networking z 10:30-11:30 Project Updates – Island Wide with emphasis on North and South Kohala

z Invasive species: perspectives from Hawaiian culture – Kanoe DeRego z Update on Early Detection – Jimmy Parker & Bobby Parsons, BIISC Early Detection Team z Coqui in Kohala – TBD z Advances in Weed Mapping – Jean Franklin, Spatial Analyst, BIISC z Outreach Action Plan – Page Else, Outreach Specialist, BIISC z “Eyes and Ears Network” – what is it and why Waimea? – Page Else and Jan Schipper z 11:30-Noon Public Q&A and Discussion. TheThe BigBig IslandIsland InvasiveInvasive SpeciesSpecies CommitteeCommittee (BIISC)(BIISC) isis aa voluntaryvoluntary partnershippartnership ofof privateprivate citizens,citizens, communitycommunity organizations,organizations, businesses,businesses, landland owners,owners, andand governmentgovernment agenciesagencies toto addressaddress invasiveinvasive speciesspecies issuesissues onon thethe islandisland ofof Hawaii.Hawaii. BIISC'sBIISC's missionmission includesincludes education,education, earlyearly detection,detection, rapidrapid response,response, controlcontrol andand eradicationeradication ofof invasiveinvasive pestspests threateningthreatening agriculture,agriculture, nativenative ecosystems,ecosystems, industry,industry, humanhuman healthhealth oror thethe qualityquality ofof lifelife withinwithin HawaiiHawaii County.County. WhoWho isis BIISC?BIISC?

z BIISC partners z Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources: Division of Forestry & Wildlife U.S.D.A. Forest Service University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Hawaii Department of Agriculture Hawaii Volcanoes National Park U.S. Geological Survey The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii Kamehameha Schools Malama O Puna Hawaii County Office of Hawaiian Affairs z Kohala Watershed Partnership z Three Mountain Alliance StandardStandard operationsoperations

Early Detection and Rapid Response

BIISC Outreach and Steering BIISC Education Committee

Control of Established Pests EarlyEarly DetectionDetection andand RapidRapid ResponseResponse

z EarlyEarly DetectionDetection TeamTeam z Survey island wide transportation corridors z Identify rapid response targets z RapidRapid ResponseResponse (discussed(discussed lastlast BIISCBIISC meeting)meeting) z Private property issues z Field crew control z RemoteRemote SensingSensing z “eyes in the sky” detection z Satellite and aerial photography

OutreachOutreach andand EducationEducation

z KeepingKeeping residentsresidents informedinformed z UpdatesUpdates onon newnew andand establishedestablished speciesspecies z CommunityCommunity ““eyeseyes andand earsears networknetwork”” z AttendsAttends publicpublic eventsevents andand forumsforums z MonitorsMonitors BIISCBIISC HotlineHotline z PublishedPublished inin popularpopular mediamedia z ““GoGo toto personperson”” forfor publicpublic inquiryinquiry

ControlControl ofof EstablishedEstablished PestsPests

z ThereThere areare thousandsthousands ofof establishedestablished pests,pests, BIISCBIISC onlyonly hashas resourcesresources toto workwork onon aa handfulhandful z Focus:Focus: invasivesinvasives thatthat causecause economicaleconomical,, environmentalenvironmental and/orand/or ecologicalecological damage.damage. z CandidateCandidate speciesspecies selectedselected byby feasibilityfeasibility andand logisticslogistics z How big is populations (how many properties)? z How fast will iitt spread (what do we know)? z What is the opportunity cost (cost of doing nothing)? z Cost/benefit analysanalysisis z Where do we need to establisestablishh partnerships? z Where do we need to work with communities? TypesTypes ofof InvasivesInvasives z Ecosystem Changers z Invaders which completely change ecosystem level processes and functioning by changing soil characteristics, light levels, etc. (Miconia, Strawberry Guava, Mangroves…) z Pathogenic z Invaders which carry or host harmful pathogenic species or virus (mosquito, Avian Malaria, leptosporosis) z Socially Unacceptable z Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and well being (coqui, little fire ants, centipedes, spiders…) z Economic Burdens z Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers and horticulturists (Viroa mites, coffee borer beetle) EcosystemEcosystem ChangersChangers Vines: smother, choke and dominate Mangrove: complete ecosystem shift

Strawberry Guava: impenetrable forest PathogenicPathogenic

Rat lung worm

Avian Malaria

Leptosporosis SociallySocially UnacceptableUnacceptable EconomicEconomic BurdensBurdens

Viroa mite Hive beetle

Banana bunchy top

“three species of exotic fruit flies cost Hawai i over $300,000,000 EACH YEAR” Exotic fruit flies Red imported fire ant AdditiveAdditive effectseffects

Erosion Landslide Leptosporosis Extinction Habitat loss

Spread invasive plants

Destroys ground cover Creates mosquito habitat HowHow areare wewe goinggoing toto addressaddress thisthis problemproblem overover thethe nextnext decade?decade? z PartnershipsPartnerships:: buildbuild andand strengthenstrengthen partnershipspartnerships acrossacross thethe islandisland z LegislatureLegislature:: workwork withwith decisiondecision makersmakers toto provideprovide thethe bestbest sciencescience toto policypolicy z StrategyStrategy:: developdevelop aa systematicsystematic islandisland widewide strategystrategy toto faceface thethe challengechallenge z FundraisingFundraising:: raiseraise resourceresource basebase toto increaseincrease staffstaff andand scopescope ofof project,project, putput locallocal peoplepeople toto workwork ACTIONACTION PLANPLAN z WhatWhat kindkind ofof HawaiHawai ii dodo wewe wantwant toto leaveleave toto ourour children?children? z ItIt takestakes aa community/islandcommunity/island toto eradicateeradicate aa weed/pest:weed/pest: buildingbuilding bridgesbridges andand openingopening eyeseyes andand earsears acrossacross thethe islandisland z CostCost ofof inaction:inaction: extinctionextinction MISSIONMISSION z CurrentCurrent MissionMission:: toto preventprevent newnew invasiveinvasive pestpest infestationsinfestations onon thethe islandisland ofof HawaiHawai ii,, toto stopstop newlynewly establishedestablished pestspests fromfrom spreadingspreading andand toto provideprovide locallocal controlcontrol ofof establishedestablished pestpest speciesspecies z 20112011 NewNew MissionMission toto include:include: z 1) focus on preventing further extinctions z 2) research and monitoring z 3) Interactive biome approach (terrestrial, freshwater and marine not independent) 20112011 AnnualAnnual PlanPlan

OperationsOperations:: ensureensure thatthat thethe organizationalorganizational infrastructureinfrastructure ofof BIISCBIISC isis effective,effective, responsibleresponsible andand adaptableadaptable z Build and maintain an effective workplace z Strengthen the BIISC network and partnerships z Strengthen the BIISC Committee z Expand the budget z Establish management reporting systems z Optimize compliance and procedures z Monitoring 20112011 AnnualAnnual PlanPlan z Conservation:Conservation: buildbuild partnershipspartnerships toto strengthenstrengthen conservationconservation effortsefforts andand makemake bestbest useuse ofof limitedlimited resourcesresources z HierarchyHierarchy ofof establishedestablished pestpest andand rapidrapid responseresponse targetstargets (priority(priority setting)setting) z Integrate species based and area based strategies at the island scale z Further the science of invasive species management z Develop new and innovative tools to increase effectiveness and decrease collateral damages (spatial decision support tools) 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z MostMost establishedestablished pestspests areare beyondbeyond thethe scopescope andand resourcesresources availableavailable toto BIISC,BIISC, howeverhowever wewe willwill buildbuild opportunisticopportunistic partnerships,partnerships, informinform legislaturelegislature andand workwork toto improveimprove outreachoutreach forfor some.some. z Include:Include: albiziaalbizia,, gorse,gorse, strawberrystrawberry guava,guava, firefire weed,weed, feralferal cats,cats, mongoose,mongoose, ratsrats…… 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z PoisonsPoisons DevilsDevils PepperPepper –– containmentcontainment withwith intentintent toto eradicateeradicate fromfrom NorthNorth KohalaKohala z Strengthen partnership to include restoration of landscape following eradication z Collaborate research to find safest and most effective treatment methods z In 2011-2012: Containment to core (1,000 acres) z In 2013-2015: Eradicate z 2015 onward z restoration & monitoring 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z CoquiCoqui –– focusfocus onon coquicoqui controlcontrol aroundaround criticalcritical habitathabitat forfor T/ET/E speciesspecies andand buildbuild capacitycapacity atat thethe communitycommunity scalescale (2010(2010--2011)2011) z Volcano – work with Coquistadors z Kohala – work with Waimea Community Association and Hawi control group z UH – work with UH staff and students to further state of knowledge z Prevent coqui infestation from spread to high value conservation lands z Increase public awareness and ability to “treat it yourself” 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z MiconiaMiconia –– containcontain MiconiaMiconia toto currentcurrent rangerange whilstwhilst biocontrolbiocontrol isis establishedestablished z HighHigh elevationselevations –– preventprevent fromfrom spreadingspreading upwardsupwards toto nativenative forestsforests z NorthernNorthern limitslimits –– preventprevent fromfrom spreadingspreading toto thethe KohalaKohala MountainsMountains z LeewardLeeward –– workwork toto containcontain populationspopulations onon leeward/dryleeward/dry sideside z IncreaseIncrease publicpublic awarenessawareness andand abilityability toto ““treattreat itit yourselfyourself”” 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z BocconiaBocconia (Plume(Plume Poppy)Poppy) -- exclusionexclusion ofof populationspopulations fromfrom highhigh conservationconservation valuevalue landslands inin KaKa’’uu z WorkWork towardstowards exclusionexclusion ManukaManuka,, HonomalinoHonomalino andand KaKa’’uu ForestForest Reserve.Reserve. z StrengthenStrengthen regionalregional partnershipspartnerships 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z CryptostegiaCryptostegia (Rubber(Rubber vine)vine) –– containmentcontainment andand possiblepossible eradicationeradication fromfrom KaKa’’uu regionregion z CompleteComplete regionalregional surveyssurveys andand completecomplete islandisland inventoryinventory z DevelopDevelop containmentcontainment goalsgoals z StrengthenStrengthen regionalregional partnershippartnership 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z BuddlejaBuddleja (Smoke(Smoke bush)bush) -- containmentcontainment andand eradicationeradication fromfrom VolcanoVolcano region,region, HamakuaHamakua andand WaimeaWaimea.. z 2011:2011: WaimWaimeaea/Volcano/Volcano z 2012:2012: Volcano/Volcano/HamakuaHamakua z 2013+2013+ MonitorMonitor 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z CortaderiaCortaderia (Pampas(Pampas grass)grass) –– monitormonitor andand controlcontrol targettarget inin WaimeaWaimea andand KonaKona z MonitorMonitor controlledcontrolled sitessites z SurveySurvey forfor newnew populations/sitespopulations/sites z IncorporateIncorporate outreachoutreach componentcomponent inin communitiescommunities 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z RhizophoraRhizophora (Red(Red mangrove)mangrove) –– eradicationeradication targettarget forfor thisthis IslandIsland ofof HawaiHawai ii,, outreachoutreach toto coastalcoastal communitiescommunities andand monitoringmonitoring ofof speciesspecies recoveryrecovery z 2010:2010: beginbegin nonnon invasiveinvasive (manual)(manual) removalremoval inin AlulaAlula BayBay withwith MalamaMalama OO PunaPuna z 2011:2011: manualmanual removalremoval ofof WindwardWindward treatedtreated sitessites (dead(dead wood)wood) andand monitoringmonitoring ofof efficacyefficacy z 2012+2012+ monitoring,monitoring, outreachoutreach andand treatmenttreatment ofof remainingremaining populationspopulations 20112011 EstablishedEstablished PestPest TargetsTargets z RosaRosa (Cherokee(Cherokee Rose)Rose) –– eradicateeradicate fromfrom VolcanoVolcano andand HamakuaHamakua z ContinueContinue surveyssurveys z ContainmentContainment andand eradicationeradication z LittleLittle FireFire AntsAnts –– supportsupport HDOAHDOA effortsefforts toto controlcontrol andand focusfocus effortsefforts onon outreachoutreach EarlyEarly DetectionDetection SurveysSurveys z 20102010 –– MajorMajor transportationtransportation corridorscorridors (Complete(Complete FIRSTFIRST laplap ofof island)island) z 20112011 –– CompleteComplete allall majormajor andand secondarysecondary roadsroads z 20122012 –– CompleteComplete allall majormajor subdivisionssubdivisions z 20132013 –– CompleteComplete remainingremaining subdivisions,subdivisions, roadsroads andand majormajor trailstrails z 20142014 –– monitoringmonitoring andand resurveyresurvey majormajor transporationtransporation corridorscorridors RapidRapid ResponseResponse TargetsTargets z 2010:2010: DevelopDevelop statestate widewide systematicsystematic selectionselection criteriacriteria togethertogether withwith neighboringneighboring islandisland ISCISC’’ss z 2011:2011: DevelopDevelop andand implementimplement anan islandisland widewide rapidrapid responseresponse criteriacriteria andand listlist ofof prioritypriority speciesspecies forfor 1)1) containment,containment, 2)2) eradicationeradication andand 3)3) exclusion.exclusion. z 20122012 +:+: RefineRefine listlist andand moremore knowledgeknowledge andand informationinformation becomebecome availableavailable RecoveryRecovery TargetTarget z HawaiianHawaiian CootCoot ((EndangeredEndangered)) –– buildbuild anan agencyagency andand communitycommunity basedbased partnershippartnership toto increaseincrease juvenilejuvenile survivorshipsurvivorship byby excludingexcluding targettarget invasiveinvasive speciesspecies fromfrom breedingbreeding groundsgrounds z Lokoaka Fish Pond – establish partnership with land owners and agencies z Scoping exercise to establish methods, protocol and measures of success z 2010: populations surveys/research z 2011: implement control program z 2012+ exclusion zones, monitoring AreaArea targetstargets z ProtectedProtected Area:Area: WaoWao KeleKele OO PunaPuna z 2010:2010: treattreat remainingremaining MiconiaMiconia andand AlbiziaAlbizia,, buildbuild partnershippartnership withwith surroundingsurrounding communitiescommunities z 2011:2011: monitormonitor MiconiaMiconia andand AlbiziaAlbizia,, outreach,outreach, EDED surveysurvey ofof accessaccess roadsroads z work with manager to develop a comprehensive weed management plan z Regional weed surveys AreaArea targetstargets z EyesEyes andand EarsEars NetworksNetworks (Outreach)(Outreach) z 20102010 VolcanoVolcano andand WaimeaWaimea z 20112011 LaupahoehoeLaupahoehoe,, NaalehuNaalehu andand KonaKona z 2012+2012+ buildbuild aa representativerepresentative networknetwork ofof concernedconcerned communitiescommunities toto buildbuild locallocal capacitycapacity toto treattreat regionalregional problemproblem speciesspecies withwith BIISCBIISC support.support. ThematicThematic TargetsTargets z FreshwaterFreshwater:: exploreexplore issuesissues andand buildbuild partnershipspartnerships wherewhere recoveryrecovery ofof T/ET/E speciesspecies possiblepossible z “No river left behind”: taking the “fresh” out of water z MarineMarine:: exploreexplore issuesissues andand buildbuild partnerships,partnerships, feasibilityfeasibility analysisanalysis z Roi Roundup (2011?) z Fisherman eyes and ears network? z SustainabilitySustainability:: incorporateincorporate invasiveinvasive speciesspecies andand weedweed managementmanagement intointo sustainabilitysustainability dialogue.dialogue. WhyWhy Partnerships?Partnerships? z Invasive species problems are interdisciplinary are require a broad range of expertise and knowledge z We need to work together to prepare for the next “crisis”!!! MahaloMahalo z MahaloMahalo NuiNui LoaLoa to:to: z BIISCBIISC ExecutiveExecutive z Barrie Moss CommitteeCommittee z Melora Purell z Anne Marie LaRosa z Brad Lau z Melora Purell z Hans Sin z Laura Nelson z USDA-FS z James Leary z USFWS z Donna Ball z HISC z Hans Sin z OHA