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| Project Name: | Friends of He’eia State Park: Heeia Stream Monitoring and Community Education |
| ASO Log No.: | 04-194 |
| Start/End Date: | September 2003 to September 2005 |
| Federal Funds: | $200,000.00 |
| Matching Funds: | $201,646.00 |
| Contractor: | Carole J. McLean Friends of He’eia State Park PO Box 698 46-465 Kamehameha HWY Kaneohe, HI 96744 Phone: (808) 247-3156 Email: kealohi46465@aol.com |
| Background/ Overview: |
Friends of Heeia have been working in the past to monitor water quality, replant the stream banks while removing alien vegetation, and to provide outreach education about pollution prevention and control. |
| Objectives/Goals: | In this project, the organization will revitalize a section of the He’eia Stream, by monitoring Heeia stream and Kaneohe Bay water, educating the community about the importance of pollution prevention, and providing classes that immerse the students and the community in monitoring and reforestation activities. |
| Methods Employed: | • Remove alien vegetation on the fishpond walls, stream
banks, • Direct middle and high school students in measuring water quality, data collection and use of GPS • Direct middle and high school students in implementing NRCS’s Visual Stream Assessment • Conduct guided tours of the stream and reef to educate middle and high school students • Direct college students in conducting stream water, bay water, soils and coral analysis • Conduct community volunteer activities by offering free lectures, guided kayak tours, and family days at the park focusing specifically on water health and pollution prevention |
| Pollutants of Concern: | Turbidity, suspended solids, nutrients, pathogens |
| Watershed: | Heeia Watershed, island of Oahu |
| Size of Project: | 295 acres |
| Affected Water Bodies: | He’eia Stream, Kaneohe Bay |
| Deliverables: | • Outreach materials (brochures, poster) • Articles to local newspapers • Water quality data results |
