HCC17 Biosecurity Journey Guide Please click the link above for a handy guide to Biosecurity-related sessions, forums, presentations, etc. for participants at the upcoming Hawaii Conservation Conference 2017; to be held from July 18 – 20 at the Hawaii Convention Center.
HISC Brown Bag Presentation #8 Title: Invasive Land Snails and Rat Lungworm Intermediate Hosts in Hawaii Presenter: Kenneth A Hayes and Norine W Yeung, Howard University and Bishop Museum Date: July 6, 2017 Summary: Hawaii has a number of invasive snail species that have been introduced through travel and trade, resulting in impacts on native snail populations as ...
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HISC Brown Bag Presentation #7 Title: Rapid Ohia Death: A slow fire in Hawaii’s native forest Presenter: Ambyr Mokiao-Lee, Research Corporation of UH Date: June 22, 2017 Summary: Rapid Ohia Death, a disease caused by invasive fungi, is a major threat to our native ohia forests. Ambyr Mokiao-Lee provides an update on this important disease and the efforts ...
Read More Brown Bag #7: Rapid Ohia Death Update
HISC Brown Bag Presentation #6 Title: Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Council Meeting Presenter: John-Carl Watson, Planner, Hawaii Invasive Species Council Date: May 31, 2017 Summary: In our sixth installment of the HISC Brown Bag presentation series, HISC Planner JC Watson provides a report from the April 2017 meeting of the Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Council, of which Hawaii is ...
Read More Brown Bag #6: Micronesia Regional Invasive Species Council Update
HISC Brown Bag Presentation #5 Title: Prioritizing Plants for Eradication: Weighing Potential Invasive Impacts Against Feasibility Presenter: Kelsey Brock, Early Detection Botanist, Kauai Invasive Species Committee, UH Pacific Cooperative Studies Unit Date: May 4, 2017 Summary: In our fifth installment of the HISC Brown Bag presentation series, early detection botanist Kelsey Brock describes the new assessment tool developed by the ...
Read More Brown Bag #5: Prioritizing Plants for Eradication