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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunication Number 2019-09 Nature Conservancy Presentation ACTION PLANNING CONSERVATION/COMMUNITY COMMITTEE MARCH 25, 2019 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PLAN ACTION PLANNING PROCESS FOR THE SOUTH KOHALA AN INTRODUCTION TO THE OPEN STANDARDS bdsft!pg!mboe! qspufdufe fnqmpzfft0 tdjfoujtut 3,700/ 550 qsftfswft!nbobhfe 1,400 120MM sjwfs!njmft! qspufdufe 5,000 bdujwf!nfncfst THE NATURE 1mm+ CONSERVANCY dpvousjft tubuf!dibqufst 72 v/t/ 50 100 Nbsjof!dpotfswbujpo!! qspkfdut! jo!32!dpvousjft!'! bmm!V/T/!dpbtubm!tubuft diversity of life that represent the by protecting the lands and waters The mission of The Nature Conservancy is to preserve the plants, animals and natural communities on Earth they need to survive. 1 in 5 of our fishes are found nowhere else on the planet. Hawai`i’s geographic isolation led to the development of one of the highest rates of endemism on Earth. The Basic Project Management Cycle CMP Open Standards for the Practice of Conservation www.conservationmeasures.org The Conservation Measures Partnership (CMP) Why we like CAP CAP Stories from around the World Northern Kenya Rangelands Estuary, New York Peconic Reef Mesoamerican ‘ UH • • • • 2012 – 2011 • • • • • - 2019 - 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Effectively manage South Kohala’s coral Objective: reef ecosystems and nearshore ocean life • - Reduce sedimentation of stream Objective: channels and nearshore waters • - - Ensure clean and abundant groundwater Objective: for South Kohala’s coastal systems • smart - SKCCAP 2030 priorities Integrate the county planning and implementation Objective 4: and promote the adoption of climate development and conservation actions throughout the Hawai‘i framework • - Increase connectivity, commitment and Objective 5: action to improve the health of coastal and marine life, • - Understand the effects of specific - Objective 6: threats on priority resources • • • Level Rise Modeling as a Level Rise Modeling as a - - Sea Management in West Hawai‘i Sea Management in West Hawai‘i Catalyst for Effective Ecological Catalyst for Effective Ecological • • • • WHY DO ANCHIALINE POOLS MATTER? WHAT IS AN ANCHIALINE POOL? L U F I T U A E B UNIQUE CULTURALLY VITAL D L R O W N E E S N U E H T O T N I S W O D N I W Beavers - rubra philodota Halocaridina & Calliasmata lohena 0.5cm 1cm Marrack - Metabetaeus NPS 1 cm - - - lauensis xanthomelas ANCHIALINE POOL ECOLOGY NPS Antecaridina Megalagrion 䈘 24% of pools , 2015 Hydrobiologia 4mm Beavers 4% of pools In 400 pools: ANCHIALINE POOL ECOLOGY Pools Mapping NEW Fish SLR+ MHHW tide SLR + Extreme tide pools invasive anchialine species free by 2020 50% of 0 - 2016 - Pools restored 2012 45 / DO BETTER THAN ZERO? HOW DO WE 46 / ACTION SEA LEVEL RISE AS A CATALYST FOR Update Plans and Implement Training App Customized Partner Pilot Beta App Data & Analysis Inform 2016 Partners Purpose: Use: App DEVO Field Data Leads – – GIS & Data Analysis Scenario Model a t n s – – a o i a Principle Investigators d k r r s M r – e n a a i F l n c i l a M c h k F c e n n a b h o m Z e i o C J R K d c n d d i d PROJECT TECHNICAL TEAM r a n n n E r a a a , e r z k k n e n c c s p e a a s r r r e G r r a l a a F a H h a M M g s r u a a e u s s o y i i a D A L L L P I H S R E N T R A P 50 / 2017 - Cooperative Tool Development 2016 N O T I T S N I C E S E S Y L E L L R A O P N C - A 6 A D T 1 A N 0 D A 2 (Kopp et al 2014) Predictions of Flooding (Still Water Levels) West Hawaii Specific Flood Frequency Extreme Flooding • (Local tide gauge and buoys) • (When does an area flood enough to become new habitat?) • (Short frequency wave action in TWL are not as relevant to inland water levels and habitat. Being developed for other uses) n o i t c e l l o C a t a Line Leveling GPS Surveying Critical Infrastructure, Ecological and Cultural Sites D Elevation Data • • • 3500 3000 KAHO 0.10792 + 1/2 2500 =0.76 2 R 0.01139 x 2000 = y 1500 Distance from Shore (m) 1000 500 0 0 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1 GW elevation above LMSL (m) current ground height > occurs Groundwater Flood maps flooding = Groundwater GW levels + SLR scenario elevations No Days flooded / year Frequency of Flooding and SWL Extremes cycle Return Level term trend - yr Location parameter Nodal cycle 100 Long Perigean Seasonal cycle et al 2014). SWL scenarios > future sea level change (Kopp - > extreme - >signal - Kona - > flood - >change in SWL - to Kailua stationary analysis - Emission scenario trends Contributions combined Still Water Levels (SWL) Kawaihae Extreme Value Analysis (EVA) Projected SWL Stationary analysis elevation extreme return periods Non decomposition due to climate variability (Pacific Decadal Oscillation) Pools New ocean ocean with with pools ocean Pools contact Existing Pools overland contact Over 40 ft from No Overland New • • Destroyed • N O I T C A O T N I E C N E I C S E T A L S N A R T O T Y G O L O N H C E T N I T S I X E Y E H T *(Kopp et al. 2014) L L I W T S I X ? E E E R R U E T pools w/ & w/out invasive fish H U use - F W E & H T W O anchialine N S L O O P E protection and land R A E R urrent high resolution (1 m grid) maps (4 intervals) E flood freq./extremes based on predicted SLR* field measured groundwater levels above sea level current and future c H Incorporate: • • • • • W More or less www.maps.coastalresilience.org/hawaii maps.coastalresilience.org/ hawaii • • • • • • • ‘ • • • • • • • • • IDENTIFY AREA OF INTEREST USE AS A SCREENING/PLANNING TOOL LOOK AT FLOOD FREQUENCY SCENARIOS OR TOGGLE OTHER LAYERS OF INTEREST REQUEST HIGH RESOLUTION DATA LAYERS FOR OFFLINE USE IDENTIFY PRIORITIES AND… TAKE ACTION The Basic Project Management Cycle / ACTION © SEA LEVEL RISE AS A CATALYST FOR - HB 2106 - , , , WWW.MAPS.COASTALRESILIENCE.ORG/HAWAII DAYLIGHT MIND COFFEE COMPANY O L A H A M - - -