Mauna Kea wildland fire management plan
- Author:
-
Beavers, Andrew M.
- Title:
- Mauna Kea wildland fire management plan
- Year:
- 2011
- Subject:
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Fire management
Mauna Kea
Wildfires
Palila
Birds habitat
- Summary:
- The palila (Loxioides bailleaui) is an endangered bird protected by federal law under the Endangered Species Act. Critical habitat for this species has been designated on much of Mauna Kea to stabilize the palila population. This fire management plan represents an interagency effort to develop a comprehensive approach to protecting palila critical habitat from wildfiresand to address general widfire issues on Mauna Kea.
Agencies involvedin the planning process include the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. Army Garrison
Hawaii, the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, and the U.S. Geological Survey. The Mauna Kea Palila Critical Habitat Wildland Fire Management Plan (Mauna Kea FMP) establishes the goals and objectives to be achieved, designates responsibilities, specifies improvements to roads, firebreaks, and fuels management, establishes fire fighting protocols, and establishes a budget for implementation. This plan is a guide, and as such, it is meant to be utilized to inform decisions. Final authority for all decisions lies with the State of Hawaii DLNR
- URL:
- http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/restoremaunakea/files/2013/12/Dofaw_Mauna-Kea-FMP_June2011.pdf
- Date:
- June 2011
- Collection:
- Monographs