Task 1. Community outreach (BIMAC, Field Operations Team Leader and community volunteers):
· Continued close communication between BIMAC and public, local,
state, and federal agencies, and private landholders on the threats posed
by Miconia to urban, rural, agricultural, pastoral and forested lands, and
on the development and application of Operation Miconia.
Volunteers and staff provided information and fielded questions at several
presentations including the Kona Farm Fair, several Kona Farmers Alliance
and Coffee Council meetings, and conducted door to door surveys while distributing
"Miconia Wanted" and "How-to" flyers and surveying farms.
· Update and distribute of an educational materials (slide presentation,
brochures, and buttons) for distribution to key educators, and community,
agricultural, and hunter groups.
A new letter sized "Miconia Wanted" flyer was distributed to thousands of
people over the term of this grant. A poster display with a fresh cut
miconia branch made appearances at large and small functions across the island
while staff distributed educational materials and information. The
slide carousel has been updated and presented to government and public groups
periodically during the grant period.
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