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Activity 5-year intervals: 2015, 2020, 2025 Facilities maintenance: Maintain (include both repair and replacement costs) existing fences (45 miles in units 1-8), new fences (KFU and units A-F at HFU), endangered plant exclosures, Carex bog fencing; 15 acre nēnē breeding site Maintain existing structures (roads, parking area, trail, signage, cabins, nurseries, bunkhouse, power supply building, garage, storage sheds, equipment storage building, utilities, vehicles Maintain administrative office (rent, computer equipment, utilities, etc.) B. Maintenance costs Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan CCP Goals Cost Estimate (numbering = priority level) 2025 1-5 See deferred maintenance table below for some cost, others TBD 2025 All goals 2025 All goals See deferred maintenance table below for some cost, others TBD Potential fund source C-8 Appendix C. Plan Implementation DM DM $90,000/year 1261,1262,1263 The maintenance need over the next 15 years is defined as funds needed to repair or replace building, equipment, signs, facilities and other structures. Maintenance includes preventative maintenance, cyclical maintenance, repairs, replacement of parts, components, or items of equipment, adjustments, lubrication, cleaning of equipment, painting, resurfacing, rehabilitation, special safety inspections, and other actions to assure continuing service and to prevent breakdown. Maintenance costs include the maintenance “backlog” – maintenance needs that have come due but are yet unfunded, as well as the increased maintenance need associated with facilities and infrastructure. The facilities and maintenance currently associated with Hakalau Forest NWR include management of (unpaved) roads, parking area, cabins, nursery, bunkhouse, power supply building, garage, storage sheds, equipment storage building, and utilities. Proposed new facilities and infrastructure include an interpretive walking trail, parking area, signage (for interpretive, Refuge welcome and identification, and fire purposes), and an additional nursery at KFU as well as expanded nursery at HFU. Maintenance costs comprised approximately 28 percent of the total FY2010 Refuge budget.
Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge Comprehensive Conservation Plan Table C-3. Deferred Maintenance and Construction Projects. Rank Project Capital Improvement Estimated Cost 1 Construct a fence to exclude cattle and pigs from the 1,800-acre Middle Maulua Feral Ungulate Management Unit (Unit 9). Approximately 32,000 ft of fence is required. Cattle and pigs will be removed from the exclosure to enable recovery of native vegetation as habitat for six species of endangered plants and provide optimal habitat for eight species of endangered birds and $ 334,000 the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a. 2 Construct clear directional and entrance signs and a kiosk with welcoming and orienting information to meet public use standards for visitors. The kiosk will provide a map and visitor orientation information on the Service’s mission, Refuge goals, Refuge wildlife, and habitat management. This Refuge receives between 1,500-3,500 visitors per year but currently has no visitor facilities. 3 A contractor will be hired to fence 1,800-acre North Lower Maulua Unit to exclude ungulates. Approximately 42,000 ft of fence is required. Ungulates will be removed from the exclosures to enable recovery of native vegetation as habitat for six species of endangered plants and provide optimal habitat for eight species of endangered birds and the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a. 4 A contractor will be hired to fence 1,800-acre South Lower Maulua Unit to exclude ungulates (Figure 2-1). Approximately 23,000 ft of fence is required. Ungulates will be removed from the exclosures to enable recovery of native vegetation as habitat for six species of endangered plants and provide optimal habitat for eight species of endangered birds and the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a. 5 Construct a 600 square ft hazardous materials and fuel storage building for safe storage of materials such as paint, pesticide, and petroleum projects. The structure will reduce fire hazards and increase safety. 6 A contractor will be hired to fence seven new management units (Figure 2-1) totaling 13,200 acres to exclude ungulates. Approximately 199,000 ft of fence is required. Ungulates will be removed from the exclosures to enable recovery of native vegetation as habitat for six species of endangered plants and provide optimal habitat for eight species of endangered birds and the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a. Deferred Maintenance 1 Rehabilitate 6.45 miles of fence surrounding the Shipman Feral Ungulate Management Unit. The fences exclude ungulates from native rain forest that provides habitat for eight endangered bird species, the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a, nine species of endangered plants, and a wide diversity of other Hawaiian plants and animals. 2 Rehabilitate 2.38-mile Frog Pond Road, which provides access to portions of the Shipman and Upper Honohina Management Units. The project will provide all-weather access to facilitate wildlife and habitat management efforts such as fence maintenance, pig control, weed removal, population monitoring, biological research, and tree planting that will benefit 15 endangered species. $ 77,757 $ 482,000 $ 264,000 $ 100,000 $ 697,000 $ 140,000 $ 321,900 Appendix C. Plan Implementation C-9
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