Nihoku project reports progress on seabird colony within predator-proof fence

Eric Vanderwarf of the Nihoku Ecosystem Restoration Project updated the KNA on efforts to establish a colony of Newell's Shearwaters and Hawaiian Petrels within a predator-proof fence. The presentation described conservation progress and the project’s predator-control approach as central to seabird-colony development.

Board members heard the update as part of new-business presentations; no formal actions or requests for funding were recorded at the meeting. The project remains an ongoing community-conservation effort with periodic status reports to local stakeholders.