Meanwhile most of the sawfly colony is being shipped to Florida for eventual release into the Everglades region. Field studies monitoring Christmasberry density and its natural enemies are continuing, and a remote sensing project to evaluate Christmasberry at the landscape level has been initiated. Summary Table Back to top of page Hawaii Ecosystems Project . The Hawaii Ecosystems Project is the joint effort of the Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry and the Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, with the aim of facilitating research on Hawaiian ecosystems and promoting the dissemination of the results. Duane Nelson, Forest Health Coordinator, facilitates greater statewide coordination of private and public sector activities to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of forest weed control.
Efforts focus on statewide coordination to improve funding for the control of noxious weeds.
We work closely with the Hawaii Division of Forestry and Wildlife and other agencies to better identify and coordinate grant opportunities for forest health funding. Development of a network of island based invasive species committees . Duane actively participates on the Coordinating Group for Alien Species and the Maui Invasive Species Committee . Coordination of Operation Miconia . Improvement of invasive species control methods .