Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Program FY17_FY21

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• Plan and construct up to 1 mile of fence in Hunting Unit L — Cooperative Management Area per year. • Protect remnant endangered plants in highly degraded habitats from ungulate damage by constructing fenced exclosures, allowing for sustained yield hunting in surrounding areas. • Post appropriate informational signs and markers to effectively manage hunting areas. • Construct or replace 25 water units (5units/year) for gamebird use. • Plan, design and contruct two hunter access routes and parking area in Hunting Unit C — Lihue- Koloa and Moloa'a Forest Reserves, Kauai. C. Expected Results and Benefits The installation of the plumbing system at the Kokee Hunter Checking Station will allow for more sanitary and healthy working environment for wildlife personnel. The construction of the hunting area fence lines and maintenance route will greatly reduce crop damage to local farmers and improve hunter access. Exclosure fences will protect isolated threatened and endangered plants from feral animals, yet enable hunters to utilize the game resources in highly degraded habitats. Appropriate signs will facilitate management of hunters in hunting areas. The construction and/or replacement of water units will result in less maintenance time for staff and more water available for gamebirds in drier times. D. Approach All planning, designing and installation of the plumbing system at the Kokee Hunter Checking Station will be contracted to a qualified vendor. Portions of the fence construction may also be contracted to a private vendor. Other sections of the fence job will be done through in-house personnel. Three hundred informational, boundary and safety zone signs and markers (80 per year) will be posted. A total of 0.2 miles of fencing will be used to create small exclosures to protect threatened and endangered plants within GMA's and forest reserves, to enable continued hunting while protecting endangered plants. New and replacement gamebird water units will be purchased and installed by in—house staff The development of the environmental assessments for the new hunter access routes and parking areas will be contracted a qualified vendor. Portions of the assessment including the flora and fauna surveys will be done by staff botanist and wildlife biologist. Actual construction will be done using a combination of in-house operators and equipment and contract vendors. E. Location The projects will be conducted with DLNR managed lands including Waimea Canyon State Park, Kekaha and Wailua GMA's, Cooperative Management Areas and Forest Reserves, Kauai, Hawaii. 5-Yr Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total ►s