BIISC Committee and Community Meeting: Waimea/KohalaJan Schipper, Project Manager, BIISC. z. Update on Rauvolfia vomitoria: what we know and why NOW is the time to act - Melora Purell,

BIISC Committee and BIISC Committee and Community Meeting: Community Meeting:

Waimea/KohalaWaimea/KohalaSept 30Sept 30thth, 2010, 2010

AGENDA

9am9am--10am10am BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with KohalaKohala

Unveiling an Action Plan for invasive management on Unveiling an Action Plan for invasive management on HawaiHawai��ii Island, Island, and the importance of and the importance of KohalaKohala -- Jan Jan SchipperSchipper, Project Manager, BIISC, Project Manager, BIISCUpdate on Update on Rauvolfia Rauvolfia vomitoriavomitoria: 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, KohalaKohala Watershed Partnership Watershed Partnership (KWP)(KWP)

1010--10:3010:30 Coffee Break for NetworkingCoffee Break for Networking

10:3010:30--11:3011:30 Project Updates Project Updates –– Island Wide with emphasis on Island Wide with emphasis on North and South North and South KohalaKohala

Invasive species: perspectives from Hawaiian culture Invasive species: perspectives from Hawaiian culture –– KanoeKanoe DeRegoDeRegoUpdate on Early Detection Update on Early Detection –– Jimmy Parker & Bobby Parsons, BIISC Jimmy Parker & Bobby Parsons, BIISC Early Detection TeamEarly Detection TeamCoquiCoqui in in KohalaKohala –– TBDTBDAdvances in Weed Mapping Advances in Weed Mapping –– Jean Franklin, Spatial Analyst, BIISCJean Franklin, Spatial Analyst, BIISCOutreach Action Plan Outreach Action Plan –– Page Else, Outreach Specialist, BIISCPage Else, Outreach Specialist, BIISC““Eyes and Ears NetworkEyes and Ears Network”” –– what is it and why what is it and why WaimeaWaimea? ? –– Page Else Page Else and Jan and Jan SchipperSchipper

11:3011:30--NoonNoon 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'sBIISC'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 or the quality of life within Hawaii County.or the quality of life within Hawaii County.

Who is BIISC?Who is BIISC?BIISC partnersBIISC partnersHawaii 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 KamehamehaKamehameha Schools Schools MalamaMalama O O PunaPunaHawaii County Hawaii County Office of Hawaiian Affairs Office of Hawaiian Affairs KohalaKohala Watershed PartnershipWatershed PartnershipThree Mountain AllianceThree Mountain Alliance

Standard operationsStandard 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 ResponseResponse

Early Detection TeamEarly Detection TeamSurvey island wide transportation corridorsSurvey island wide transportation corridorsIdentify rapid response targetsIdentify rapid response targets

Rapid Response (discussed last BIISC Rapid Response (discussed last BIISC meeting)meeting)

Private property issuesPrivate property issuesField crew controlField crew control

Remote SensingRemote Sensing““eyes in the skyeyes in the sky”” detectiondetectionSatellite and aerial photographySatellite and aerial photography

Outreach and EducationOutreach and Education

Keeping residents informedKeeping residents informedUpdates on new and established Updates on new and established speciesspeciesCommunity Community ““eyes and ears eyes and ears networknetwork””Attends public events and forumsAttends public events and forumsMonitors BIISC HotlineMonitors BIISC HotlinePublished in popular mediaPublished in popular media““Go to personGo to person”” for public inquiryfor public inquiry

Control of Established PestsControl of Established PestsThere 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 handfulhandfulFocus: Focus: invasivesinvasives that cause that cause economicaleconomical, , environmentalenvironmental and/or and/or ecological ecological damage. damage. Candidate species selected by feasibility Candidate species selected by feasibility and logisticsand 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 analysisCost/benefit analysisWhere 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 InvasivesInvasivesEcosystem ChangersEcosystem 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. (MiconiaMiconia, Strawberry Guava, Mangroves, Strawberry Guava, Mangroves……))

PathogenicPathogenicInvaders 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, leptosporosisleptosporosis))

Socially UnacceptableSocially UnacceptableInvaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and well being (well being (coquicoqui, little fire ants, centipedes, spiders, little fire ants, centipedes, spiders……))

Economic BurdensEconomic BurdensInvaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers and horticulturists (and horticulturists (ViroaViroa mites, coffee borer beetle)mites, coffee borer beetle)

Ecosystem ChangersEcosystem Changers

Strawberry Guava: impenetrable forest

Mangrove: complete ecosystem shiftVines: smother, choke and dominate

PathogenicPathogenic

Avian Malaria

Rat lung worm

Leptosporosis

Socially UnacceptableSocially Unacceptable

Economic BurdensEconomic Burdens

Banana bunchy top

Red imported fire ant

Viroa

mite Hive beetle

Exotic fruit flies

“three species of exotic fruit flies cost Hawai�i

over $300,000,000 EACH YEAR”

Additive effectsAdditive effects

Destroys ground cover Creates mosquito habitat

Spread invasiveplants

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?

PartnershipsPartnerships: build and : build and strengthen partnerships across strengthen partnerships across the islandthe islandLegislatureLegislature: work with decision : work with decision makers to provide the best makers to provide the best science to policyscience to policyStrategyStrategy: develop a systematic : develop a systematic island wide strategy to face the island wide strategy to face the challengechallengeFundraisingFundraising: raise resource base : raise resource base to increase staff and scope of to increase staff and scope of project, put local people to workproject, put local people to work

ACTION PLANACTION PLANWhat kind of What kind of HawaiHawai��ii 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 islandand ears across the islandCost of inaction: extinctionCost of inaction: extinction

MISSIONMISSIONCurrent MissionCurrent Mission: to prevent new : to prevent new invasive pest infestations on the invasive pest infestations on the island of island of HawaiHawai��ii, 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 speciesestablished pest species2011 New Mission2011 New Mission to include: to include:

1) focus on preventing further 1) focus on preventing further extinctions extinctions 2) research and monitoring2) research and monitoring3) Interactive biome approach 3) Interactive biome approach (terrestrial, freshwater and marine not (terrestrial, freshwater and marine not independent)independent)

2011 Annual Plan2011 Annual Plan

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

Build and maintain an effective workplaceBuild and maintain an effective workplaceStrengthen the BIISC network and Strengthen the BIISC network and partnershipspartnershipsStrengthen the BIISC CommitteeStrengthen the BIISC CommitteeExpand the budgetExpand the budgetEstablish management reporting systemsEstablish management reporting systemsOptimize compliance and proceduresOptimize compliance and proceduresMonitoringMonitoring

2011 Annual Plan2011 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 scalethe island scaleFurther the science of invasive species managementFurther the science of invasive species managementDevelop 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 Targets2011 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: albiziaalbizia, gorse, strawberry guava, fire , gorse, strawberry guava, fire weed, feral cats, mongoose, ratsweed, feral cats, mongoose, rats……


Poisons Devils PepperPoisons Devils Pepper –– containment with intent containment with intent to eradicate from North to eradicate from North KohalaKohala

Strengthen partnership to include restoration of Strengthen partnership to include restoration of landscape following eradicationlandscape following eradicationCollaborate research to find safest and most effective Collaborate research to find safest and most effective treatment methodstreatment methodsIn 2011In 2011--2012: Containment to core (1,000 acres)2012: Containment to core (1,000 acres)In 2013In 2013--2015: Eradicate2015: Eradicate2015 onward 2015 onward

restoration & monitoring restoration & monitoring


CoquiCoqui –– focus on focus on coquicoqui 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 (2010community scale (2010--2011)2011)

Volcano Volcano –– work with work with CoquistadorsCoquistadorsKohalaKohala –– work with work with WaimeaWaimea Community Association Community Association and and HawiHawi control groupcontrol groupUH UH –– work with UH staff and students to further state work with UH staff and students to further state of knowledgeof knowledgePrevent Prevent coquicoqui infestation from spread to high value infestation from spread to high value conservation landsconservation landsIncrease public awareness and ability Increase public awareness and ability

to to ““treat it yourselftreat it yourself””


MiconiaMiconia –– contain contain MiconiaMiconia to current range to current range whilst whilst biocontrolbiocontrol is establishedis established

High elevations High elevations –– prevent from spreading prevent from spreading upwards to native forestsupwards to native forestsNorthern limits Northern limits –– prevent from spreading to prevent from spreading to the the KohalaKohala MountainsMountainsLeeward Leeward –– work to contain populations on work to contain populations on leeward/dry sideleeward/dry sideIncrease public awareness andIncrease public awareness andability to ability to ““treat it yourselftreat it yourself””

2011 Established Pest Targets2011 Established Pest TargetsBocconiaBocconia (Plume Poppy) (Plume Poppy) -- exclusion of exclusion of populations from high conservation value populations from high conservation value lands in lands in KaKa’’uu

Work towards exclusion Work towards exclusion ManukaManuka, , HonomalinoHonomalinoand and KaKa’’uu Forest Reserve.Forest Reserve.Strengthen regional partnershipsStrengthen regional partnerships


CryptostegiaCryptostegia (Rubber vine) (Rubber vine) –– containment containment and possible eradication from and possible eradication from KaKa’’uu regionregion

Complete regional surveys and complete Complete regional surveys and complete island inventoryisland inventoryDevelop containment goalsDevelop containment goalsStrengthen regional partnershipStrengthen regional partnership

BuddlejaBuddleja (Smoke bush) (Smoke bush) -- containment and containment and eradication from Volcano region, eradication from Volcano region, HamakuaHamakuaand and WaimeaWaimea..

2011: 2011: WaimeaWaimea/Volcano/Volcano2012: Volcano/2012: Volcano/HamakuaHamakua2013+ Monitor2013+ Monitor



CortaderiaCortaderia (Pampas grass) (Pampas grass) –– monitor and monitor and control target in control target in WaimeaWaimea and Konaand Kona

Monitor controlled sitesMonitor controlled sitesSurvey for new populations/sitesSurvey for new populations/sitesIncorporate outreach component in Incorporate outreach component in communitiescommunities

2011 Established Pest Targets2011 Established Pest TargetsRhizophoraRhizophora (Red mangrove) (Red mangrove) –– eradication eradication target for this Island of target for this Island of HawaiHawai��ii, outreach , outreach to coastal communities and monitoring of to coastal communities and monitoring of species recoveryspecies recovery

2010: begin non invasive (manual) removal in 2010: begin non invasive (manual) removal in AlulaAlula Bay with Bay with MalamaMalama O O PunaPuna2011: manual removal of Windward treated 2011: manual removal of Windward treated sites (dead wood) and monitoring of efficacysites (dead wood) and monitoring of efficacy2012+ monitoring, outreach 2012+ monitoring, outreach and treatment of remaining and treatment of remaining populationspopulations


RosaRosa (Cherokee Rose) (Cherokee Rose) ––eradicate from Volcano and eradicate from Volcano and HamakuaHamakua

Continue surveysContinue surveysContainment and eradicationContainment and eradication

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

Early Detection SurveysEarly Detection Surveys

2010 2010 –– Major transportation corridors Major transportation corridors (Complete (Complete FIRSTFIRST lap of island)lap of island)2011 2011 –– Complete all major and secondary Complete all major and secondary roadsroads2012 2012 –– Complete all major subdivisionsComplete all major subdivisions2013 2013 –– Complete remaining subdivisions, Complete remaining subdivisions, roads and major trailsroads and major trails2014 2014 –– monitoring and resurvey major monitoring and resurvey major transporationtransporation corridorscorridors

Rapid Response TargetsRapid Response Targets

2010: Develop state wide systematic 2010: Develop state wide systematic selection criteria together with neighboring selection criteria together with neighboring island island ISCISC’’ss2011: 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 availableand information become available

Recovery TargetRecovery Target

Hawaiian CootHawaiian Coot ((EndangeredEndangered) ) –– 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 groundsspecies from breeding grounds

LokoakaLokoaka Fish Pond Fish Pond –– establish partnership with land establish partnership with land owners and agenciesowners and agenciesScoping exercise to establish methods, protocol and Scoping exercise to establish methods, protocol and measures of successmeasures of success2010: populations surveys/research2010: populations surveys/research2011: implement control program2011: implement control program2012+ exclusion zones, monitoring2012+ exclusion zones, monitoring

Area targetsArea targets

Protected Area:Protected Area: WaoWao KeleKele O O PunaPuna2010: treat remaining 2010: treat remaining MiconiaMiconia and and AlbiziaAlbizia, , build partnership with surrounding build partnership with surrounding communitiescommunities2011: monitor 2011: monitor MiconiaMiconia and and AlbiziaAlbizia, outreach, , outreach, ED survey of access roadsED survey of access roads

work with manager to develop a comprehensive work with manager to develop a comprehensive weed management planweed management planRegional weed surveysRegional weed surveys

Area targetsArea targets

Eyes and Ears NetworksEyes and Ears Networks (Outreach)(Outreach)2010 2010 VolcanoVolcano and and WaimeaWaimea2011 2011 LaupahoehoeLaupahoehoe, , NaalehuNaalehu and and KonaKona2012+ 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 TargetsThematic TargetsFreshwaterFreshwater: explore issues and build : explore issues and build partnerships where recovery of T/E species partnerships where recovery of T/E species possiblepossible

““No river left behindNo river left behind””: taking the : taking the ““freshfresh”” out of waterout of waterMarineMarine: explore issues and build partnerships, : explore issues and build partnerships, feasibility analysisfeasibility analysis

RoiRoi Roundup (2011?)Roundup (2011?)Fisherman eyes and ears network?Fisherman eyes and ears network?

SustainabilitySustainability: 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 knowledgeexpertise and knowledgeWe need to work together to We need to work together to prepare for the next prepare for the next ““crisiscrisis””!!!!!!

MahaloMahalo

MahaloMahalo Nui Loa to:Nui Loa to:Barrie MossBarrie MossMelora PurellMelora PurellBrad LauBrad LauHans SinHans SinUSDAUSDA--FSFSUSFWSUSFWSHISCHISCOHAOHA

BIISC Executive BIISC Executive CommitteeCommittee

Anne Marie Anne Marie LaRosaLaRosaMelora PurellMelora PurellLaura NelsonLaura NelsonJames LearyJames LearyDonna BallDonna BallHans SinHans Sin

Documents

BIISC Committee and Community Meeting: Waimea/KohalaJan Schipper, Project Manager, BIISC. z. Update on Rauvolfia vomitoria: what we know and why NOW is the time to act - Melora Purell,