Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the…

This $261,678.61 Cooperative Agreement award from the National Park Service (NPS) under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs - Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) program will establish a partnership between the NPS and the University of Hawaii at Manoa to manage invasive vegetation and re-establish native species in NPS units and adjacent lands in Hawaii. The project will serve as a template for other parks and partner organizations to add funds for invasive vegetation management actions in the lowland, leeward Kohala and Kona environments. The award term runs from September 15, 2024 through December 31, 2026. The University of Hawaii, as the prime awardee, will leverage its expertise in tropical ecology, agriculture, and community resilience to deliver comprehensive research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the National Park System in Hawaii.

Programming supports a comprehensive network of cooperative study units to facilitate cooperative research, technical assistance, education, and training to inform science-based management of the national park system. The study units facilitate multi-disciplinary science and integrated information products across multiple geographic regions of the national park system. The project will establish a partnership between the NPS and pcsu for the continued management of invasive vegetation and reestablishment of appropriate native species in NPS units and adjacent lands. This project will serve as a template to which other parks and partner organizations may add funds to for invasive vegetation management actions in the lowland, leeward kohala and kona environments. Beneficiaries include state and local governments, federally recognized indian tribal governments, public private nonprofit organizations, nonprofit institutions of higher education, and the general public).