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invicta = invincible. RIFA impacts: Public health and safety. 1930-40. FL. Range Expansion of Red Imported Fire Ants in the USA 1939-1998. Source: California Dept of Food and Ag. Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership (KMWP).
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RIFA impacts: • Public health and safety
1930-40 FL
Range Expansion of Red Imported Fire Ants in the USA 1939-1998 Source: California Dept of Food and Ag.
Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed Partnership (KMWP) • Encompasses nearly 100,000 acres of land in the mauka portions of the Ko‘olau Range • Estimated sustained yield of 135 billion gallons per year for Oahu • Economists found that the Ko'olau Watershed have a net present value of 7.5 to 14 BILLION DOLLARS!
In total, the Ko‘olau Mountains Watershed retains only 54 percent, or approximately 53,000 acres of its original vegetation Oahu’s Native Forests… … thought to be the best ecosystem for capturing and storing water.
1999 99,000+ ac. 1999 19,000 ac. 1998 50,000 ac. • 2003 50,000 ac. 1991 100,000+ acres 2001 ~20,000 ac. ~32,000 ac. 2003 2003 ~26,000 ac. • 1994 • 420,000 ac.
On April 24, 2003... The Hawaii Alliance of Watershed Partnerships formed • Connectivity • Sharing • Regional Threats