Wekiu bug monitoring plan, revised October 24, 2001

Author:

Pacific Analytics L.L.C.

Title:

Wekiu bug monitoring plan, revised October 24, 2001

Year:

2001

Subject:

Wekiu bug

Summary:

Directly adjacent to the W.M. Keck Observatory is a unique natural environment that supports the Wekiu bug, a rare insect found only in the extreme habitat of the Mauna Kea summit. Current plans call for expanding the Keck Observatory by adding four Outrigger telescopes. These new telescopes will enhance the capabilities of telescopes by using a technique called interferometry. The National Aeronautical and Space Administration, through the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, together with the California Association for Research in Astronomy, and the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy have made a commitment to protect and enhance Wekiu bug populations and habitat concurrently with the construction of the new Outrigger Telescopes. To that end these collaborations have sponsored a Wekiu Bug Mitigation Plan. They are also the sponsors of this Wekiu Bug Monitoring Plan. Monitoring will help assure all stakeholders that mitigation activities associated with the new construction will be beneficial to this rare insect.

URL:

http://www.statpros.com/Publications/MonPlan.pdf

Collection:

Monographs