MO’OMOMI NATIVE PLANTS
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Pacific American Foundation
Hui Malama o Mo’omomi
Mo’omomi – Then and Now
Mo’omomi – Then and Now
Phase 1 – One Acre Garden
• Install Irrigation
• Build Windbreak
• Remove Kiawe
• Nursery
• Planting
• Weeding and Maintenance
• Monitoring
Irrigation
Windbreak
Remove Kiawe
Nursery
Planting
Weeding and Maintenance
Monitoring
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
Results
Related Project – Erosion Control Along Old Access Road
Phase 2 – Barriers
• Construct Vehicle Barriers to Protect Native Strand East of Windbreak
• Improve a 4 Wheel Track to Serve as Main Road
• Monitor East of Windbreak to Anahake
Barriers
Barriers
Phase 2 – Monitoring
• To Better Understand Micro-Habitats– Ground material (sand, soil, etc.)– Tolerance to drought
• To Better Understand Competitive Strategies of Species
• To Better Understand Life Cycles– Are native strand species perennial or
longer-lived?
Phase 2 Resource Needs
• Additional manpower for barrier work
• Additional equipment for barrier work
• Ecological monitoring, documentation
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