invicta = invincible

invicta = invincible

RIFA impacts:• Public health and safety

FL

1930-40

Source: California Dept of Food and Ag.

Range Expansion of Red Imported Fire Ants in the USA 1939-1998

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.

1991100,000+

acres

199850,000 ac.

199919,000 ac.

199999,000+ ac.

2001~20,000 ac.

2003 50,000 ac.

1994420,000 ac.

2003~26,000 ac.

~32,000 ac. 2003

On April 24, 2003... The Hawaii Alliance of Watershed Partnerships formed

Connectivity

Sharing

Regional Threats