Acquire in fee the rugged 3,716-acre Waimea Native Forest, on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii to complete the protection of the entire Waimea watershed from mountaintop to the ocean. Project will secure suitable habitat for the Newell’s shearwater, Hawaiian hoary bat, Oahu elepaio, and numerous other threatened and endangered species; as well as protect the headwaters of two major streams which flow undiverted to Waimea Bay and the Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Acres for America
Project Title: Acquisition of the Waimea Native Forest on the Shores of Oahu, Hawaii
Organization:
The Trust for Public Land
Project ID:
0701.17.057307
Description:
Award Amount:
$600000.00
Location:
Northern Koolau Mountains on the North Shore of Oahu Island, Hawaii