North shore community land trust (nsclt) and james campbell national wildlife refuge (jcnwr) with the support of usfw coastal program will enhance and expand landscape-scale restoration on oahus north…

The North Shore Community Land Trust (NSCLT) and James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (JCNWR) have been awarded a $156,000 Cooperative Agreement from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Coastal Program (CFDA 15.630) to enhance and expand landscape-scale restoration efforts on Oahu's North Shore. This 5-year project will fund a shared full-time employee to implement invasive vegetation removal, native plant propagation and outplanting, predator control, volunteer coordination, environmental education, and joint planning between the two organizations. The position will help accelerate restoration work at key sites like Waialee, Kalaeokaunaoa, and refuge lands, while also facilitating knowledge sharing to improve best management practices. The USFWS Coastal Program will provide technical assistance by helping to select and train the shared employee and coordinate between NSCLT and JCNWR. This collaborative project aims to enhance and protect sensitive coastal and wetland ecosystems on Oahu's North Shore.

North shore community land trust (nsclt) and james campbell national wildlife refuge (jcnwr) with the support of usfw coastal program will enhance and expand landscape-scale restoration on oahus north shore by increasing both organizations capacity. The two organizations manage and protect land along oahu s north shore which has some of the most intact coastal and wetland ecosystems on oahu. One full time employee will be hired for a minimum of two years starting in october 2023. This position will be shared between the two organizations to provide additional capacity that can accelerate and enhance restoration efforts at waialee, kalaeokaunaoa, and various refuge locations on the island of oahu. This shared position will also help the two organizations learn from each other to improve restoration best management practices. The employee will focus on invasive plant tree removal, predator control, native outplanting, native plant propagation, seed collection, threat identification and management, volunteer outreach coordination, nsclt and refuge partnership coordination reflection, and environmental education. The employees time will be shared 50 50 between the two organizations with flexibliity when specific tasks require additional time at specific locations. The BI-weekly work week will be split up in the following way, 3 days with one organization and 2 days at the other in an alternating rotation. (example week 1 - monday wednesday friday with nsclt, tueday, thursday with refuge week 2 monday wednesday friday with refuge, tuesday thursday with nsclt). Actual days of the week may vary but number of days would stay consistent. The employee will need to work nsclts community volunteer events which are held on saturdays. To offset extra hours the employee will be allowed to work a shortened workday for nsclt on either the friday leading up to the community volunteer day or the monday after the event. The employee will regularly document and share information between organizations regarding potentially shared strategies, protocols, and collaborative opportunities. This includes planning and facilitating a joint update meeting at least biannually. The employee will also organize three annual joint workdays, one each at waialee, kalaeokaunaoa, and james campbell NWR. They will additionally pay close attention to habitat restoration efforts and offer advice on propagation and outplanting of native species, including appropriateness and species composition.pacific islands coastal program personnel will provide technical assistance by helping to select and train the employee and by coordinating with nsclt and jcnwr to maximize the effectiveness of the position.