Pelekane Bay Watershed Restoration Project

1. Pelekane Bay WatershedRestoration Project August 2009 - February 2011

2. Funding - $2.9 million A competitive grant for coastal restoration projects nationwide. 800+ projects submitted; 50 projects funded, two in Hawaii. American Recovery and Reinvestment Act = need to be “shovel ready” and have a focus on hiring people to get them to work doing conservation activities.

5. Storm flow - November 2010

6. Sediments

7. How did this happen? Goats consume native vegetation eat everything except Bare Ground Exotic Grasses fire-grass cycle changes soil texture = no infiltration Fire Erosion Sediments smother coral

8. Goats consume native vegetation eat everything except Bare Ground Exotic Grasses fire-grass cycle changes soil texture = no infiltration Fire Erosion Sediments smother coral

9. Completed 18 miles of goat-proof fencing, and controlled feral goats inside fence.

13. Exotic Grasses Goats consume native vegetation eat everything except Bare Ground fire-grass cycle changes soil texture = no infiltration Fire Erosion Sediments smother coral

14. Created a 400 acre protected stream corridor for native plant restoration.

18. Goats consume native vegetation eat everything except Bare Ground Exotic Grasses fire-grass cycle changes soil texture = no infiltration Fire Erosion Sediments smother coral

19. Treated about 13 acres of bare ground with erosion control fabric embedded with native seed Build 60 sediment check dams in barren areas.

27. Many hands make light(er) work. Keep it local.

35. What did we accomplish? • Constructed 18 miles of fence to make 6600 acre goat-free area • Created a 400 acre restoration area free of cattle, pigs and goats • Protected 50,000 existing native plants from animal damage • Planted more than 30,000 native trees, shrubs and ground covers • Laid more than 10 miles of irrigation line • Built 60 sediment check dams; each can hold 10 tons of sediment • Treated 13 acres of bare soil with fabric seeded with native plants • Grew more than 30 species of native plants from seed we collected • Employed and trained 35 local people over the course of the project

36. Mahalo!