Protect 7,000 acres of forests from non-native hooved animals, maintain firebreaks, and replant eroding areas upland of West Maui’s coral reefs near Olowalu. Project will reduce land-based sources of pollution by improving native vegetation cover, ultimately improving water quality for coral reef habitat.
NFWF Grant Profile
Conservation Program(s):
Coral Reef Conservation Fund
Project Title: Building Ungulate Excluding Fencing to Reduce Sediment Loading to Coral Reefs in West Maui (HI)
Organization:
State of Hawaii, Department of Land and Natural Resources
Project ID:
0302.21.071584
Description:
Award Amount:
$222570.00
Location:
Olowalu, Launiupoko, and Kaua‘ula watersheds in Lahaina, Maui County, Hawai‘i