The goal of the Molokaʻi Wetland Prioritization Project is to create a prioritization plan for coastal wetland restoration for Molokaʻi that community leaders, local ʻohana, land managers, and conservationists can use to guide their own wetland restoration actions.
The project seeks to identify and assess wetland sites throughout Molokaʻi that are viable and have potential for restoration, while considering how these landscapes will be impacted by climate change, sea-level rise, and tidal inundation. The project also considers community needs, cultural uses and practices within these landscapes, as well as traditional and place-based ecological knowledge with respect to potential restoration models.
Hydrologic, soil, native flora and fauna, as well as climate modeling data will be collected for each site, to help better understand the different kinds of wetlands found on Molokaʻi, their current status and functioning capacity, and appropriate recommendations for future restoration projects.
Hydrologic, soil, native flora and fauna, as well as climate modeling data will be collected for each site, to help better understand the different kinds of wetlands found on Molokaʻi, their current status and functioning capacity, and appropriate recommendations for future restoration projects.
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