BIISC Committee and BIISC Committee and Community Meeting: Community Meeting: Waimea/Kohala Waimea/Kohala th , 2010 Sept 30 th , 2010 Sept 30
AGENDA 9am- -10am 10am 9am BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with Kohala Kohala � BIISC Today & Strategy for Partnering with � � 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 Kohala Kohala - - Jan and the importance of 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 - - Melora Purell, Coordinator, to act Melora Purell, Coordinator, Kohala Kohala Watershed Partnership Watershed Partnership (KWP) (KWP) � � 10- -10:30 10:30 Coffee Break for Networking 10 Coffee Break for Networking � � 10:30- -11:30 11:30 Project Updates 10:30 Project Updates – – Island Wide with emphasis on Island Wide with emphasis on � � North and South Kohala Kohala North and South � 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 Schipper Schipper and Jan 11:30- -Noon Noon Public Q&A and Discussion. Public Q&A and Discussion. 11:30 � �
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. BIISC's BIISC's mission issues on the island of Hawaii. 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 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 Schools Schools Kamehameha Malama O O Puna Puna Malama Hawaii County Hawaii County Office of Hawaiian Affairs Office of Hawaiian Affairs Kohala Watershed Partnership Kohala Watershed Partnership � � Three Mountain Alliance Three Mountain Alliance � �
Standard operations Standard operations Early Detection and Rapid Response BIISC Outreach and BIISC Steering Education Committee Control of Established Pests
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 and/or and/or ecological ecological damage. damage. environmental � 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 Invasives Invasives Types of � 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. (Miconia Miconia, Strawberry Guava, Mangroves , Strawberry Guava, Mangroves… …) ) light levels, etc. ( � Pathogenic Pathogenic � � Invaders which carry or host harmful pathogenic species or Invaders which carry or host harmful pathogenic species or � virus (mosquito, Avian Malaria, leptosporosis leptosporosis) ) virus (mosquito, Avian Malaria, � Socially Unacceptable Socially Unacceptable � � Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and Invaders which directly affect peoples health, sanity and � well being (coqui coqui, little fire ants, centipedes, spiders , little fire ants, centipedes, spiders… …) ) well being ( � Economic Burdens Economic Burdens � � Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers Invaders that directly impact our wallets, especially farmers � and horticulturists (Viroa Viroa mites, coffee borer beetle) mites, coffee borer beetle) and horticulturists (
Ecosystem Changers Ecosystem Changers
Vines: smother, choke and dominate Mangrove: complete ecosystem shift Strawberry Guava: impenetrable forest
Pathogenic Pathogenic Rat lung worm Avian Malaria Leptosporosis
Socially Unacceptable Socially Unacceptable
Economic Burdens Economic Burdens Hive beetle Viroa mite 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
Additive effects Additive effects Erosion Landslide Leptosporosis Extinction Habitat loss Spread invasive plants Creates mosquito habitat Destroys ground cover
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
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