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CULTIVATING COMMUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ACTION

"Ta adahi i Tano'"

Protect our Soil

"Ta adahi i Hanom"

Protect our Water

"Na u Lamåolek

I Lina'lå'-ta" Ensure Our

Way of Life

2017 REGIONAL ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE I 3

PAPERThe conference booklet is printed on recyclable

ECF (Elemental Chlorine Free) paper

Participants can choose to download the online pdf version of the booklet

Digital screens reduce the use of banners (often used once and then discarded)

GIVEWAYS

Farm to Table is donating local fruits and vegetables for our conference farmers market. Attendees can pack produce in a brown paper bag

Guam Forestry and Soil Resources Division is donating Gausali seedlings for conference participants to plant at home

The Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (conducted by the Department of Agriculture and managed by Alicja Wiecko and Ricardo Lizama) will donate

banana seedlings and orchids

The conference bag is made out of recycled plastic bottles

Badges will be collected after the conference to reuse next year

Prizes for competition winners will come from local artisans and craftsmen

T-shirts are available for sale, making it an individual sustainable purchase

decision

VENUEAll conference seminar locations are centralized to reduce

participants’ travel distances and time

The networking reception will be held on-site as the rest of the conference

The Hyatt is located along the beach. Please feel free to take a stroll on the beach at any time: you will relax and reduce your ecological footprint

A private room is available for breastfeeding mothers

Hyatt Regency Guam is an environmental steward for sustainability. The hotel put forward a set of ambitious targets which you can find at: https://thrive.

hyatt.com/content/dam/Minisites/hyattthrive/reports/Environment-2015.pdf

FOODPlastic straws are not available at the conference

All table ware is reusable

The hotel strives to buy vegetables and fruits from local famers

Sustainable local fish is served at the conference’s lunch

Due to the large ecological footprint of beef, it will not be served at the conference (high CO2 emission, high water use,

deforestation, soil erosion, energy consumption)

Attendees are encouraged to only take what you will eat

COMMITMENT OF SUSTAINABILITY

4 I 2017 REGIONAL ISLAND SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE

UOG Station, Mangilao, Guam 96923 Tel. (671) 735-2990 Fax. (671) 734-2296

A U.S. Land Grant Institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges The University of Guam is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Office of the President

Message from the President Hafa Adai! On behalf of the University of Guam (UOG), welcome to the 2016 Island Sustainability Conference. The University of Alaska (Fairbanks) joins UOG in spearheading the conference this year. Congratulations to the Center for Island Sustainability (CIS) and the members of the planning committee for organizing another outstanding event. I also extend a special Sen Dangkulu na Si Yu’us Ma’ase to the Pacfic Post-secondary Education Council members and the US Environmental Protection Agency in recognition of their community partnership over the past six years. This year, we also welcome 23 High Schools joining the CIS’ Green Dream Home Competition, to include three (3) High Schools from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). High school students planned, designed and constructed sustainable model homes with our islands’ unique location and environment in mind. Please make the time to visit the showcase of these models during your time at the Conference. The CIS conference theme this year, “Islanded Communities,” speaks to unique issues and solutions that communities encounter relative to the isolation from more populated and resource-available communities. This is a struggle that villages in both tropical islands and the frozen tundra share. The lessons that these communities can teach in addressing sustainability is one that we hope to amplify through this conference, so that other islanded communities can learn from and share their own successes. Your participation today and efforts in the future are key to building a sustainable world. Thank you for making the University of Guam your natural choice in promoting access to higher education. Remember, there is no place like home. Maila’ ya ta sustieni i lina’la-ta kumu taotao isla. Biba CIS! Biba University of Alaska Fairbanks! Biba UOG!

Robert A. Underwood, Ed.D. President, University of Guam











MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT | UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

Hafa Adai!

On behalf of the University of Guam, welcome to the 8th Regional Island Sustainability Conference! For the past seven years, the Island Sustainability Conferences provided our region with information and knowledge on climate change, energy, natural resources, and food security topics. Though we have seen our communities progress in sustainable thinking, more work is needed for these concepts to be fully integrated into our way of life. This year, our conference moves us forward with the theme, Cultivating Communities for Sustainable Action. As a conference participant, you will receive tools to communicate the science of sustainable practices to our communities and inspire their adoption.

Our conference steering committee put together an exciting program. I am pleased to welcome keynote speakers, Ari Daniel and Kate Brown. Ari is a renowned science communicator that will share strategies for carving the story out of science to communicate it to our island people. Kate, from the Global Island Partnership, is an expert on promoting action to build resilient and sustainable islands at the international level. She will assist us in strengthening our regional partnerships. We also have a diverse set of plenary panelists covering development, utilities, natural resources, climate change, and tourism topics.

Thank you to all the sponsors and grant funders that continue to make the Island Sustainability Conferences possible. This year, we welcome the Guam Soil and Water Conservation Districts as the conference co-sponsor. As a leading conservation organization in the protection of Guam’s natural resources, we look forward to strengthening our partnership with them through the Center for Island Sustainability.

Si Yu’os Må’ase for your participation. After productive discussions this week, let us go on to cultivate our communities for sustainable action. Remember, there’s no place like home. Maila’ ya ta sustieni I lina’la-ta kumu taotao isla.


MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

MESSAGE FROM THE CONFERENCE CO-CHAIRS | UNIVERSITY OF GUAM

With a changing climate, both in terms of long-term weather patterns and politics, there is need for our island communities to act. The theme of Cultivating Communities for Sustainable Action comes at the right time for our region. How do we take what we know about our environment and inspire action on the most pressing issues? Our conference program presents science communication strategies to improve community understanding on the urgency to act. Policy perspectives will help us to think cohesively as a region for maximum impact. Research on the latest science, novel sustainability approaches, and outreach strategies in the conference sessions will arm us with the latest information to move forward during this time of changes.

The Center for Island Sustainability, in conjunction with the other University of Guam research initiatives and sponsored programs, continue to serve our region with science, public policy, and education. Thank you for being a part of the 8th Regional Island Sustainability Conference. I look forward to fruitful discussions and continued partnership building!

Sincerely,

John A. Peterson, Ph.D.Executive Director, Center for Island SustainabilityDirector, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs

Hafa Adai!

We are excited and honored to serve as the co-chairs for the 8th Regional Island Sustainability Conference. Thank you to many of you who responded to the Call for Research and Call for Action. We received the most abstracts ever, and we are looking forward to diverse and informative sessions. Researchers, businesses, NGO’s, local and federal agencies, educators, and community groups will share actions they are taking to bring us closer to a more sustainable island region. We greatly appreciate our steering committee members who helped put this event together.

We have been working together for a year as Associate Directors of the Center for Island Sustainability. Our current projects include the recently launched Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative to reforest Guam’s eroding badlands using novel techniques, endangered species genetic and ecological research, environmental sustainability outreach and education, business energy audits, campus best sustainability practices, and community engagement activities. Stay connected with us through the CIS website and social media as we continue to develop our year-round programming.

Si Yu’os Må’ase for coming to the conference. We look forward to interacting with you during presentations and discussions.

Austin J. Shelton, Ph.D. Associate DirectorCenter for Island Sustainability

Else Demeulenaere, MSc Associate Director Center for Island Sustainability


PRE CONFERENCE OVERVIEWMONDAY, APRIL 17 | PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 | PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

1. American Water Works Association (AWWA-HIWPS)2. Pacific Islands Climate Science Center Geospatial Workshop and Training3. Green Dream School Competition

1. American Water Works Association (AWWA-HIWPS)2. Pacific Island Climate Science Center Student Research Symposium3. Back to the Roots: Preserving Guam’s Forest and Food4. STEM and Sustainability Communication Workshop

Time

Green Dream School Competition American Water Works Association(AWWA-HIWPS)

Ballroom A Ballroom B,C

5:00pm-8:00pm

TimeSTEM and Sustainability Communication Workshop

Sponsored by UOG Sea Grant & Guam EPSCoR

American Water Works Association(AWWA-HIWPS)

Pacific Islands Climate Science Center Student Research

Symposium

Back to the RootsPreserving Guam's Forest and Food

Ballroom A Ballroom B,C Santa Rosa/Santa Rita Magellan/San Vitores

Time8:00 am - 8:30 am

9:00 am - 9:45 am

10:30 am - 10:45 am

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Breakout A Sustainable Environments: Marine

Breakout BSustainable Environments: Land

Breakout C Energy

Breakout DClimate

Ballroom B,C Ballroom A Magellan/San Vitores Santa Rita/Santa RosaAdrienne Loerzel (Chair) Dr. Hauhouot Diambra-Odi (Chair) Misty Conrad (Chair) Dr. Romina King (Chair)

Tom Schils and David Burdick Hauhouot Diambra-Odi*, Dr. Bob Barber and Peter Barcinas Desiree Masterson Maria Kottermair* & Romina King

Guam’s Tropical Reefs: Biodiversity and Community Dynamics of a Unique Ecosystem in Flux

Go Local! Go Fresh! A sustainable Model for Egg Production on Guam and Micronesia

Navy Regional Energy Plan Update on Geospatial Resources in Micronesia

Dirk Petersen*, Dr. Laurie Raymundo, Mike McCue

Mari Marutani*, Ayumu Doi, Hagen Elias, Hertin Gabiriel, and Seanne Clemente John J. Cruz, Jr., P.E. Mark Lander

Coral Reef Restoration on Guam through local and international partnership

Making local layer feeds using food waste in Guam

GPA - Evolving into an Energy Solutions Provider

Assessment of the climate and weather of Micronesia: ongoing trends and a look ahead.

Lyza Johnston*, David Benavente, Rodney Camacho

Nicole Dhanraj*, Tiffiny Shockley, Hilary Johnson and Thomas Rzemyk Carl Swanson Murukesan Krishnapillai

Status of Marine Habitats in the Saipan Lagoon

Climate adaptive agriculture and resilience project – Sustainable adaptation strategies for island communities in Yap

Alexis Sturm, Whitney Hoot, Laurie Raymundo and Adrienne Loerzel* Rebecca Skeele Jordan*, Dana Okano

Examining Physical Damage and Coral Disease Along Human Use Gradients in Tumon Bay Guam

The knowledge and perceptions of climate change among the public of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands



Breakout C Energy

Breakout DClimate

Ballroom B,C Ballroom A Magellan/San Vitores Santa Rita/Santa RosaDr. Laura Biggs (Chair) Else Demeulenaere (Chair) Melanie Blas (Chair) Dr. Romina King (Chair)

Diona Drake G. Curt Fiedler Patricia Fifita*, Rebecca Ryals, Jonathan Deenik, Clay Trauernicht

The population structure of the whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus: Carcharhinidae) in the Mariana Archipelago

Save Our Snails? Building climate literacy within the Cooperative Extension Service to support Pacific Island food production systems

Atsushi Fujimura Joseph D. Rouse & Hyun Jong Hahm Scott Laursen and Sharon Ziegler-Chong

Coastal Oceanography of Guam Beneficial use of piggery waste with a focus on energy production

Matthew Mills

Else Demeulenaere*;; Fiedler, Curt;; Putnam, Matt.;; Shen Christa;; Perez, Art;; Emia, Jocelyn;; Calaor Jeried, Dizon,

Carla



Breakout C Energy

Breakout DClimate

Ballroom B,C Ballroom A Magellan/San Vitores Santa Rita/Santa RosaDr. Laura Biggs (Chair) Else Demeulenaere (Chair) Phillip Cruz (Chair) Dr. Romina King (Chair)

Devin Resko Ida Shalilian, John Jenson, Richard Randall, Mark Lander Phillip Cruz Laura Brewington, Romina King, David

HelwegAssessing differences in targeted fish species between marine protected areas and non-restricted waters on Guam

Hydrogeology of the Finegayan Basin Energy Audits for Small Local Businesses

Andres Joshua Reyes Mohammad H. Golabi*, and C. Iyekar Kamerin Pereira

Siganus spinus (scribbled rabbitfish) as a Model Organism for Assessing Xenobiotic Pollution in Tropical Marine Systems

Evaluating the role of ‘Biochar’ and Soil Conservation on ‘Carbon Sequestration’ for reducing the carbon dioxide (CO2) emission into the Atmosphere – a Case study from southern Guam

Saving Our Environment, One Plastic Bag at a Time

Frank Camacho Roberto Ron Manzano*, James McConnell, Mari Marutani Melanie Mendiola

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Time8:00 am - 8:30 am

8:30 am - 9:00 am

9:00 am - 9:45 am

10:30 am - 10:45 am

11:45 am - 12:30 pm


Breakout BOutreach and Engagement

Breakout C Energy

Breakout DInvasive Species

Ballroom B,C Ballroom A Magellan/San Vitores Santa Rita/Santa RosaDr. Peter Houk (Chair) Jim Hollyer (Chair) Dr. Andrea Sant (Chair) Roland Quitugua (Chair)

Peter Houk*;; Cuetos-Bueno, J.;; Tibbatts, B;; Gutierrez, J. George Kallingal Dr. Andrea Sant & EN 461/561 Students

Aubrey Moore*, Roland J. Quitugua, Sean D. G. Marshall, Trevor A. Jackson,

Matthew S. Siderhurst

The evolution of Guam’s coastal fisheries between 1985 and 2005

Pre-requisite for Community Sustainability

Invasion of Guam by the Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle, Oryctes rhinoceros (Linnaeus 1758)

David Benavente*, Rodney Camacho, Steven Johnson, John Iguel, Ryan

Okano, Peter HoukJane Dia Joseph Mafnas

Temporal and spatial characterization of Laolao Bay coral-reef fish assemblages: status and function

Outreach or Out of Reach? Invasive species eating at our island and it's just the beginning

Rodney Camacho*, Ryan Okano, David Benavente, John Iguel, Steven Johnson, Tom Schils, Jason Biggs, and Peter Houk

Christine Camacho Fejeran Roland Quitugua

Drivers of Macroalgal Dynamics within Halodule Seagrass BedsJavier Cuetos-Bueno*, Dalia Hernandez-

Ortiz, Peter HoukEvolution of CNMI coral-reef fisheries (1993-2009)

Breakout A Sustainable Environments: Ridge

to Reef


Breakout C Waste Management

Breakout DPosters and Exhibits

Ballroom B,C Ballroom A Magellan/San Vitores Santa Rita/Santa RosaDr. Austin Shelton (Chair) Jim Hollyer (Chair) Peggy Denney (Chair)

Patrick Keeler & Adrienne Loerzel Jim Hollyer

Flooding in Manell-Geus How Extension & Outreach Supports Improvements on Guam

Marybelle Quinata*, Adrienne Loerzel, Valerie Brown Megan McAlonis (Hernandez)

Integrating Socioeconomic and Biophysical Data to Address Human Well-being in Conservation Projects

Keep Guam Beautiful

Austin Shelton and Else Demeulenaere Diane Vice, Jane Dia, James Lewis

Time

8:00 am - 1:00 pm

8:00 am - 5:00 pmPacific Islands Climate Science Center, Hands-On GIS Training

Computer Room 107B, University of Guam

2:45 pm - 4:00 pm

10:45 am -11:45 am

(Re)presenting Pacific Island Women as Agents for Environmental Change

Coconut Rhinoceros Beetle: Landscape approach top managing invasive species

Effectively Addressing Waste Plastics Management Posters and Sponsor Exhibits Session

Climate change is impacting our islands with increasing frequency and intensity of storms, rising sea level, and warming sea surface temperatures. Sea level rise has already forced some island communities to abandon their homes and relocate. Climate change has become a social justice issue, not just an environmental issue. How do we move forward on climate issues with the current political climate? • Kate Brown, Executive Director, Global Islands Partnership (GLISPA)• Most Rev. Michael Jude Byrnes- Co-Adjutor Archbishop, Archdiocese of Agana• David Helweg- Director, Pacific Islands Climate Science Center • Xavier Matsutaro - National Climate Change Coordinator, Republic of Palau

Breakout Session I

Breakout Session II

Conference Watershed AdventureValley of the Latte

Jungle river cruise in the Talofofo Watershed Buses depart Hyatt at 8am sharp. Return to Hyatt by 1pm

Final Plenary Panel: WHAT ACTION DO WE TAKE FROM HERE?Grand Ballroom

Lunch 12:00-12:30 Green Dream School Competition Winner Presentation

Phillip Cruz, Center for Island Sustainability

Sustaining Guam’s Native Terrestrial Ecosystem through Seed Storage and Micropropagation

Building Effective Partnerships

Gineftao: the Use of Modern Aquaculture Techniques to Enhance the Ancient Chamorro Tradition of Harvesting Mañåhak (juvenile Siganus spinus)

Contributing to the 4th US National Climate Assessment (NCA4): Regional Input and Discussion

Working Toward A Community-driven Firewise Guam

Networking Reception Hyatt Seaside Deck

Main Conference Day 2. Thursday, April 20, 2017Session

Sign-In/Registration

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm

Dr. John Peterson, Executive Director, Center for Island Sustainability and Office of Research & Sponsored Programs

IntroductionsGrand Ballroom

Keynote Speaker: Kate BrownIslands Take Action on Sustainability

Our region faces many environmental challenges. We live in resilient communities that. How can we develop a conscientious a sense of urgency and cultivate sustainable actions? What are successful examples, and how can we apply these lessons to other areas in our community.• Else Demeulenaere- Associate Director, Center for Island Sustainability• Peggy Denney- Program Administrator, i*recycle• Jane Dia- Guam Department of Agriculture• Fran Castro Houk- Director, Coastal Resource Management, CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality• Kathy Sgro- Executive Vice President, Pay-Less Markets

Posters & Sponsor ExhibitsGrand Ballroom Foyer

Countless plants and animals are invading our islands, native species are disappearing, land is washing away, and coral reefs are degrading. What innovative strategies are we using to solve natural resource challenges?• Evangeline Lujan, Guam Point of Contact, Micronesia Challenge • Roland Quitugua- Guam Coconut Rhino Beetle Eradication Project • Dr. Laurie Raymundo- Professor, UOG Marine Laboratory • Dr. Austin Shelton- Assistant Professor, UOG Sea Grant and Associate Director, Center for Island Sustainability

Plenary Panel: CULTIVATING SUSTAINABLE ACTIONSGrand Ballroom

Plenary: NATURALLY RESOURCEFULGrand Ballroom

Plenary Panel: CLIMATE CHANGES COMMUNITIESGrand Ballroom

Lessons from the conference will be summarized, and we will discuss how we will move forward to Cultivate Communities for Sustainable Action.• Kate Brown, Keynote Speaker• Ari Daniel, Keynote Speaker• Jim Hollyer, Associate Director for Extension and Outreach, UOG College of Natural & Applied Sciences• Dr. Romina King, Climate Change Coordinator, UOG-Pacific Islands Climate Science Center• Dr. Darren Lerner, Director, Pacific Islands Climate Science Center & University of Hawaii Sea Grant• Roland Quitugua, Director, Northern Soil and Water Conservation District

Kontra I Kulepbla - Challenge the Snake The Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative at UOG

Plenary Panel: UNDER DEVELOPMENTGrand Ballroom

9:45 am - 10:30 am

Plenary Panel: SUSTAINABLE UTILITIESGrand Ballroom

Main Conference Day 3. Friday, April 21, 2017Session

9:45 am - 10:30 am

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

12:30pm-1:30pm

10:45 am - 12:00 pm

4:45 pm - 5:45 pm

Plenary Panel: HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT = HEALTHY ECONOMYGrand Ballroom

Breakout Session III

Introducing ecofriendly and sustainable tourism in Guam is a necessity. How can we showcase our island’s natural beauty while establishing and promoting ecotourism to our visitors?• Nate Denight- CEO, Guam Visitors Bureau • Steve Kasperbauer- President, Alupang Beach Club• Jeff Schindler- General Manager, Underwater World• Dr. Fred Schumann- Associate Professor, UOG School of Business and Public Administration• David Tydingco- Managing Director, Valley of Latte

3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

2:15 pm - 3:30 pm

1:00 pm - 2:15 pm

How do we balance landowners’ right to develop, the desires of surrounding residents, economic interests, cultural preservation, and impacts to the environment?• Michael Borja –Director, Land Management and Secretary, Guam Land Use Commission• Barbara Burkhardt- Designer of Record, Pago Bay Resort Guam • Mayor Jessy Gogue- Ordot-Chalan Pago• Joseph Quinata, Chief Program Officer, Guam Preservation Trust


Our communities expect dependable supplies of water and energy. What sustainable practices are being implemented or considered by island utility providers? Are we on track with our renewable energy goals? How are global environmental changes expected to impact our utilities, and are we prepared to adapt? • John Benevente- General Manager, Guam Power Authority • Miguel Bordallo- General Manager, Guam Waterworks Authority • Misty Conrad- National Renewable Energy Laboratory• Senator Telena Nelson- 34th Guam Legislature, Chair of Committee on Housing, Utilities, Public Safety, and Homeland Security

Lunch 12:15 to 12:45 Let's Talk Trash Video and Essay Competition Lunch Presentation

Sonny Ada, Ada's Trust & Investment, Inc.

Breakout Session I

Breakout Session II

Eight Spot Butterfly and their Host Plants: The Importance of Endemic Species for Our Island Forest Communities

Coralline algal diversity in Apra Harbor: a molecular approach

Guam's Food System and The Need for Sustainability Farming As A Means of Sustaining Community Health

Meeting the GETF 20/20 goal: Reducing Guam's petroleum imports by 20% by 2020

Engaging effectively with schools throuigh STEM Experiences

A student panel will answer questions, share stories, and share perspectives Collaboration across worldviews: utilizing

knowledge coproduction on Hawai’i Island to thrive through change while preparing for the future

Agenda Overview 8th Regional Conference on Island Sustainability

Hyatt Regency GuamPre-Conference Day 1. Monday, April 17, 2017

Session

Pre-Conference Day 2. Tuesday, April 18, 2017Session

Keynote Speaker: Ari DanielStories: Vessels of Power and Possibility

American Water Works Association Networking Reception (invite only)Grand Ballroom Foyer

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

President Robert A. UnderwoodLt. Governor Ray Tenorio

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. BordalloSpeaker Benjamin J.F. Cruz

8:30 am - 9:00 am

Main Conference Day 1. Wednesday, April 19, 2017Session



Pacific Islands Climate Science CenterGeospatial WorkshopSanta Rosa/Santa Rita

APRIL 17-18 | PRE-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE


APRIL 11 TO 12 | PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WASTE WATERWORKS

2ND REGIONAL CONFERENCE

AMERICAN WATER WORKS ASSOCIATION2ND REGIONAL CONFERENCEGeospatial Pre‐Conference Workshop & Training

Agenda

Monday, April 17, 2017 Santa Rita Room, Hyatt Regency, Tumon

8:00 am Registration

8:30 am Welcome and Pre‐Conference Workshop OverviewJohn Peterson, Romina King, Maria Kottermair, UOG PICSC

8:45 am Introductions

9:00 am GIS Updates from UOG and Government of GuamRomina King, UOG / Jesse Rojas, GovGuam

9:15 am Reference Frames and GNSSOverview of Coordinate Systems and Datums in the Pacific by Ed Carlson, NOAA‐NGS Using Transformations in ArcGIS by Craig Clouet, ESRI GNSS Differential Correction Options by Karyn Nolan, Pacific GPS

10:45 am Break

11:00 am Geospatial ApplicationsInundation modeling by Ross Winans, NOAA‐OCM 3D modeling using UASs by Maria Kottermair, UOG New approaches to analyzing land use change by Robbie Greene, BECQ Analysis of water quality data by Yuming Wen, UOG

12:00 am ArcGIS 10.5 Updates Craig Clouet, ESRI

12:30 pm Lunch

1:30 pm Where can I get Geospatial Data?University of Guam Resources by Maria Kottermair & Romina King, UOG Government of Guam Resources by Jesse Rojas, GovGuam Digital Coast by Ross Winans, NOAA‐OCM ArcGIS Online by Craig Clouet, ESRI

2:15 pm Overview of GIS Projects by local and regional partnersBlitz‐Presentations by the university, local government agencies and partners from Micronesia

3:00 pm Break

3:15 pm Break‐out sessions: Needs Analysis

4:00 pm Presentations of results & panel discussion

Friday, April 21, 2017 Hands‐on GIS Training at the University of Guam

8:30 am GPS Basics by NOAA‐NGS, NOAA‐OCM, Pacific GPS

1:00 pm Introduction to Open‐Source GIS (QGIS) by NOAA‐OCM

3:00 pm ArcGIS Online by ESRI For more information, please contact Maria Kottermair at [email protected]. 04/06/017

MONDAY, APRIL 17 GEOSPATIAL Workshop & TrainingPRE-CONFERENCE

Maria Kottermair is a certified Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Professional and has applied that expertise on Guam since 2005. She holds a BSc in Cartography from the Munich University of Applied Sciences and an MSc in Environmental Science from the University of Guam. She has worked as a GIS Analyst for several programs at the University of Guam for about ten years. Lately, Maria has combined her passion for GIS and the islands by expanding her scope of work to other locales in Micronesia, including the outer islands of the FSM, Pohnpei and Majuro. Her most recent projects involve collecting aerial photographs using an UAS to develop digital elevation models of Majuro atoll (RMI) and Nan Madol (Pohnpei). For the two years, she has also taken up the role as the Regional Geospatial Coordinator of the Pacific Island Climate Science Center at the Center for Island Sustainability at UOG.


PRE-CONFERENCEMONDAY, APRIL 17 to TUESDAY, APRIL 18

AWWA-HIWPS Annual Water & Wastewater Conference

Start End Duration Event Name Presenter Topic8:00 AM 8:40 AM 0:40 Registration

8:40 AM 8:45 AM 0:05 Welcome RemarksGeigy SalayonAWWA-HIWPS ChairGuam Waterworks Authority

8:45 AM 9:30 AM 0:45 Keynote SpeakerPeregrine TonkingPacific Water and Wastewater AssociationCIGRE Worksgroup Convenor

Transforming Utilities inside the Pacific Rim

9:30 AM 9:50 AM 0:20 BREAK

9:50 AM 10:20 AM 0:30 PresentationBob MarshallManufacturer’s Representative for Zurn/Wilkins Pacific Rim Partners

Principles of Backflow Prevention

10:20 AM 10:50 AM 0:30 PresentationMichelle Sorensen, P.E.Principal EngineerBrown and Caldwell

Setting the Water Table - Source Water Challenge and the Need for Cooperative Water Resource Policy on Guam

10:50 AM 11:20 AM 0:30 PresentationAnn CardGrant/Program AdministratorGuam Water Kids

Protecting Guam's Fresh Water

11:20 AM 12:50 PM 1:30 LUNCH

12:50 PM 1:20 PM 0:30 PresentationBruce FredrickGeneral ManagerUSSI

General Overview of SCADA

1:20 PM 1:50 PM 0:30 PresentationPete Diaz, P.E.Project ManagerAECOM

General Overview of Implementing SCADA in Guam

1:50 PM 2:20 PM 0:30 PresentationAdrian LupolaProduct ManagerOne Source Distributors

SCADA Security and Compliance for the "Connected Enterprise"

2:20 PM 2:40 PM 0:20 BREAK

2:40 PM 3:10 PM 0:30 PresentationRon Abraham, P.E.Process EngineerGresham Smith Partners

Agat-Santa Rita Wastewater Treatment Plant Update

3:10 PM 3:40 PM 0:30 PresentationIrina Constantinescu, P.E.EngineerBrown and Caldwell

Pursuit of an Affordable Compliance Solution for Small Island Community - Improvements at the Umatac Merizo Wastewater Treatment Plant

3:40 PM 4:40 PM 1:00 Case Study TBA5:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 MIXER Hyatt Hotel

Begin End Duration Event Name Presentor Topic8:00 AM 8:30 AM 0:30 Registration -

8:30 AM 8:45 AM 0:15 VotingPaul KempAWWA-HIWPS Past ChairGuam Waterworks Authority

Voting for AWWA-HIWPS Officers

8:45 AM 9:15 AM 0:30 Presentation

Nipon Pisutpaisal, Ph.DAssociate Professor in Environmental TechnologyKing Mongkut University of Technology North Bangkok

Sustainable Treatment and Bioenergy Production of Wastewater

9:15 AM 9:45 AM 0:30 PresentationKevin Peacock, P.E.Senior Regional ManagerDN Tanks

Considerations for Storage Applications for Wastewater Process

9:45 AM 10:00 AM 0:15 BREAK

10:00 AM 10:30 AM 0:30 PresentationKen ThompsonSenior Technology FellowCH2M Hill

Water Loss

10:30 AM 11:00 AM 0:30 PresentationGeorge BontusDirector of EngineeringAegion Corporation

Emerging Renewal Technologies for Pressurized Pipelines

11:00 AM 11:15 AM 0:15 PresentationJohn Riegel, P.E.Chief EngineerCNMI CUC

Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC): Saipan Update

11:15 AM 11:30 AM 0:15 PresentationHeidi BallendorfGWA Communication Director/ Chair Northern Utility Chapter of PWWA

Northern Utility Chapter PWWA Update

11:30 AM 1:00 PM 1:30 Lunch1:00 PM 1:20 PM 0:20 Travel Bus Travel to Guam Museum1:20 PM 2:50 PM 1:30 Training Various Water 101: Water Development History, Basics and the Future2:50 PM 3:20 PM 0:30 Tour Short Tour & Snack3:20 PM 3:40 PM 0:20 Travel Bus Travel to Tumon Maui Well3:40 PM 5:00 PM 1:20 Tour GWA Tumon Maui Well Tour

Color Code: General Water Wastewater SCADA

Day 1 - Monday, April 17, 2017

Day 2 - Tuesday, April 18, 2017

2017 AWWA-HIWPS Annual Water and Wastewater ConferenceTentative Technical Program

(Subject to Change, see http://www.awwa-hiwps.org/2017-conference.html for updates)


AWWA-HIWPS Annual Water & Wastewater Conference

Conference topics include Emerging Technologies, SCADA Uses, Water loss among others. The two day conference is $120 for AWWA members and $150 for non- members.

It includes morning and afternoon refreshments, lunch, field trips and networking opportunities.

For more information about the conference, please visit http://www.awwa-hiwps.org or contact Vangie Lujan at 300-6887, [email protected]

“Applying Adaptive Management and Emerging Technologies to Improve Water Utilities in Tropical Islands.”

April 17-18, 2017 – Hyatt Regency Guam

2017 AWWA–HIWPS Annual Water and Wastewater Conference


1st, 2nd, 3rd place and People's Choice Award

GREEN DREAM SCHOOL COMPETITIONMONDAY, APRIL 17PRE-CONFERENCE


Let’s talk science.

Hyatt Regency Guam Ballroom A April 18, 2017 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM Participants will build communication skills to positively impact the reach of their STEM and Sustainability efforts. Dr. Laura Biggs and Olympia Terral from the UOG College of Natural and Applied Sciences will facilitate the workshop.

Additionally, 2017 Regional Conference on Island Sustainability Keynote Speaker, Ari Daniel, will join the workshop to discuss strategies to ‘Carve the Story Out Your Science’. He will show you 1) how to effectively communicate your science to the news media and 2) how to communicate your science using social media. Ari is a renowned science communicator and independent producer known for his work on PBS NOVA and his radio stories appearing on PRI’s The World, NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Radiolab, Studio 360, Here and Now, Marketplace, and Living on Earth.

STEM and Sustainability Communication WorkshopSponsored by UOG Sea Grant and Guam EPSCoR

STEM AND SUSTAINABILITY COMMUNICATION WORKSHOPTUESDAY, APRIL 18

PRE-CONFERENCE


PICSC Student Research Symposium Agenda April 18, 2017, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Tumon, Guam

9:00 Introduction John Peterson University Consortium Lead, University of Guam

9:05 Welcoming Remarks Dave Helweg PI-CSC Federal Director, USGS

Time Student Affiliation Research Project Title

9:20 Nathan DeMaagd UH Mānoa Econometric modeling of the maximum sustainable yield of the Pearl Harbor aquifer

9:35 Kaylyn Bautista UOG Groundwater Percolation in Northern Guam: Insights from Jinapsan Cave

9:50 Erin Miller UOG Tracking climate variability through chloride concentration in municipal production well histories of the Yigo-Tumon basin, NGLA

10:05 Kamala Anthony & Cherie Kauahi

UH Hilo Understanding changes in hydrology and primary productivity within three Hawaiian fishponds in Keaukaha, Hawaiʻi.

10:30 Break

10:45 Louise Economy UH Hilo Rainfall driven shifts in Staphylococcus aureus in Hilo Bay, Hawaiʻi

11:00 Theresa Dean UH Mānoa Planning for sea level rise: Increasing rural Oʻahu coastal community resilience by addressing on-site wastewater management

11:15 Shellie Habel UH Mānoa Simulations of groundwater inundation induced by sea-level rise and high tides reveal widespread flooding in the Waikiki area on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi

11:30 Rose Hart UH Hilo Shoreline change analysis at three different coastal geomorphologies on Hawaiʻi Island

11:45 Lindsay Veazey UH Mānoa Managing for local stressors critical to coral reef ecosystem health and goods and services delivery

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Joanna Norton UH Hilo Can albizia mulch be used on agricultural land to replace fertilizer, improve agro-ecosystem functioning, and provide climate change mitigation and resilience?

1:15 Phil Cruz UOG Understanding the resiliency of small businesses on small islands to a changing climate

1:30 Kilika Bennett UH Mānoa Kilo Lani: Reconstructing climate patterns in Hawaiʻi

1:45 CJ Flores UOG Culturally relevant educational resources and lesson plans on climate science in Guam

2:00 Break

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 PICSC Student Research SymposiumPRE-CONFERENCE


Dr. Darren T. Lerner serves as the Director of the University of Hawaii’i Sea Grant College Program (Hawaii’i Sea Grant), the University of Hawaii’i Water Resources Research Center (WRRC), and the University Consortium for the Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PI-CSC). In these roles Dr. Lerner administers and serves more than 60 faculty and staff engaged with the public at large in communicating the value of the scientific enterprise to the sus-tainable and regenerative use of coastal and marine resources, climate change and other landscape-scale stressors, and adaptation to reduce impacts on our natural, economic, social and cultural resources. All three units serve to fund state of the art, competitive research in their respective fields and focus areas with strong emphasis on gradu-ate student advancement and engagement with stakeholders and the public across the state and region. Hawaii’i Sea Grant and WRRC also offer K-12, undergraduate and graduate education and public policy programs.

Dr. Lerner also maintains a collaborative research program in environmental physiology at the Hawai’i Institute of Marine Biology as affiliate research faculty. His research program focuses on the growth and development of fishes and investigations into the effects of environmental factors (e.g., water quality, temperature, salinity and contaminants) on growth, osmoregulatory ability, development, and behavior. Dr. Lerner earned his bachelor’s degree in political science and psychology from the University of Missouri, Columbia, a master’s degree in zoology from Oregon State University, and a PhD in organismic and evolutionary biology from the Uni-versity of Massachusetts, Amherst. He was hired by the University of Hawai’i in 2007.

Plenary Discussions 2:15 Plenary: Strengthening relationships between academia and management

What are some of the challenges managers face and what is their advice to emerging scientists?

2:20 Tricee Limtiaco President/Owner Guam Cornerstone, Inc.; Special Asst. to the Governor

2:25 Fran Castro Director of Coastal Resources Management Office, CNMI

2:30 Xavier Matsutaro National Climate Change Coordinator, Republic of Palau

2:35 Sharon Ziegler-Chong Facilitator PI-CSC Program Coordinator, University of Hawaʻi at Hilo

3:15 Plenary: Current work being conducted in Micronesia What are some of the possible pathways emerging for future scientific work in the region?

3:20 Bart Lawrence Asst. Director, Natural Resources Conservation Service

3:25 Peter Houk Asst. Professor of Marine Biology, UOG Marine Lab

3:30 Wendy Miles Adaptation Initiatives Project Manager, PICCC

3:35 Mark Lander UOG lead of Pacific ENSO Applications Center, WERI

3:40 Adrienne Loerzel Coral and Coastal Zone Management Liaison for NOAA, Guam

4:15 Closing Remarks

4:20 Networking Session

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Dr. David Helweg is the director of the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Pacific Islands Climate Science Center, headquartered in Hawai’i. The mission of the Pacific Islands CSC is to provide scientific information and tools regarding land, water, wildlife, and cultural resources to anticipate and prepare for climate change in Hawai’i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. Prior to assuming his role leading the Pacific Islands CSC, Helweg was the deputy director of the USGS Pacific Island Ecosystems Research Center. He has put his expertise in multidisciplinary science and experience with strategic program development to work on ecosystem-based watershed and coastal and nearshore resource management issues. He is an expert in behavioral biology, ecology, bioacoustics and signal processing, receiving his B.A. from Amherst College in 1981 and Ph.D. from the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa in 1993.

PRESENTERS


Dr.. Donald O. Straney has served as chancellor at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo since 2010. During his tenure at UH Hilo, the university has improved graduation rates, transfers from the local community college, and numbers of Native Hawaiian and STEM students and graduates. Trends have also shifted upward in research and scholarly activity, with more research proposals submitted and more research dollars coming in. An Office of Ap-plied Learning is increasing opportunities for students to apply their classroom knowledge to real-life experiences in the community at businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies.

UH Hilo also is improving campus-wide efficiency in several areas, notably technology infrastructure and sustain-ability measures with special focus on energy conservation. In addition, the university is working closely with key stakeholders in the local educational, agricultural and business communities to address economic, workforce, and quality of life issues.

Dr. Straney serves on the Hawai‘i County Workforce Investment Board, the Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Island Chamber of Commerce, the Hawai‘i Aeronautics Advisory Committee, and the Board of Directors of the Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems (PISCES). He also serves on the National Advisory Board of the Center for the Integration of Teaching, Research and Learning, a National Science Foundation initiative at the University of Wisconsin. In the Pacific, Dr. Straney leads the NSF-funded Islands of Opportunity Alli-ance and is the UH Hilo Lead for the University Consortium of the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PI-CSC).

Previously, he served eight years as dean of the College of Science and professor of biology at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. He was on the board of directors of the Desert Studies Center, the Ocean Studies Institute, and the Strategic Planning Council of the California State University Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology. Before that, he spent 23 years at Michigan State University as chair of the Department of Zoology and assistant to the provost for faculty development.

An evolutionary biologist by training, Straney studied patterns of change in a variety of organisms in his research. He received his doctor of philosophy in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley, and his master of science in zoology from Michigan State University.

Sharon Ziegler-Chong serves as the Director for the University of Hawaii at Hilo’s Research and Community Partnerships Office. In that role she works with Chancellor Straney and Scott Laursen to coordinate the UH Hilo component of the University Consortium for the USGS Pacific Islands Climate Science Center (PI-CSC), as well as leads the Pacific Internship Programs for Exploring Science (PIPES), the Hawaii Cooperative Studies Unit, the Hawaii-Pacific Islands Cooperative Ecosystems Studies Unit. Through these efforts, Ms. Sharon Ziegler-Chong focuses projects and staff on efforts that bridge community, research, partnerships and cultures across the Pacific to build stronger and more resilient island communities. Her office works with projects ranging from community outreach, K-12 education, conservation workforce and leadership development and research collaborations.

Ms. Ziegler-Chong serves on several advisory and steering committees with state and regional groups related to conservation and community resiliency. She earned her bachelor’s degree in biology from Grinnell College, Iowa, and a master’s degree in biology from the University of South Carolina, and is pursuing a PhD in Human Sciences with a leadership specialization from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Guatemala and worked with Peace Corps training programs for many years. She started working with the University of Hawai’i in 1992 as a coordinator for Pacific Island programs.

Dr. Romina King is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Guam. She also serves as the Pacific Islands Climate Science Coordinator at UOG and the Associate Director of NASA Guam EPSCoR. Dr. King is striving to build a robust GIS and remote sensing undergraduate curriculum at UOG, as an effort to further STEM education and augment current research interests across disciplines. Dr. King has two tiny humans and enjoys surf-ing and yoga classes during her very limited free time.

PRESENTERS (cont.)

TUESDAY, APRIL 18 PICSC Student Research SymposiumPRE-CONFERENCE

Dr. John A. Peterson earned his doctorate degree in Anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the former director of the Richard F. Taitano Micronesian Area Research Center at the University of Guam. Before moving the Guam in 2006, he was active in Museum Studies in Texas and in the Philippines. Peterson was the direc-tor of a Living Historical Farm and Agricultural Museum in Ohio. He also contributed to the initiation of the Kabilin heritage Center at the University of San Carlos Museum in Cebu, Philippines.

Peterson served as director of the Anthropology Research Center and the Asian Studies Development Program. As an archeological investigator, Peterson has conducted archeological and ethnographical research projects in the American Southwest, Texas, California, northern Mexico, the Philippines, Guam and Hawai’i, along with innumerable cultural resources management projects and has contributed to projects in Jiangxi Province, China, Ecuador, and

Palau. At the University of Texas at El Paso, Peterson’s focus and accomplisments were on teaching and research of historical ecology, tech-nology, society and archeology. His research and extensive publications include investigations and articles on the historical archeology of the American Southwest, northern Mexico, Hawaii and the Philippines.


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MAIN CONFERENCE OVERVIEW

Sign-in / RegistrationIntroductionsKeynote Speaker: Ari DanielPlenary Panel: Under DevelopmentPosters and Sponsor ExhibitsPlenary Panel: Sustainable UtilitiesLunch and Let’s Talk Trash Video and Essay CompetitionBreakout Session I Breakout Session IIBreakout Session IIIPlenary Panel: Healthy Environment = Healthy EconomyNetworking Reception

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FRIDAY, APRIL 21 POST-CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES

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Conference Watershed Adventure: Valley of the Latte

8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Pacific Islands Science Climate Center Hands-on GIS Training

Arbor Day 2016 at the Center for Island Sustainability: (L-R) University of Guam Sustainability Coordinator Phillip Cruz, Senior Vice President Dr. Anita Borja Enriquez, and President Dr. Robert Underwood plant a tree during an Arbor Day event held at the University’s Center for Island Sustainability in Mangilao.


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Seed slingstones used to reforest Southern Guam during a University of Guam Sea Grant Humatak Watershed Adventure.


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9:00 A.M, APRIL 19KEYNOTE SPEAKER

GRAND BALLROOMKEYNOTE SPEAKER

ARI DANIEL Independent Science Reporter and Multimedia ProducerAri Daniel has always been drawn to science and the natural world. As a graduate student, Ari trained gray seal pups (Halichoerus grypus) for his Master’s degree in Animal Behavior at the University of St. Andrews, and helped tag wild Norwegian killer whales (Orcinus orca) for his Ph.D. in Biological Oceanography at MIT and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. And for the last 9 years, as a science reporter, Ari records a species he’s better equipped to understand – Homo sapiens.

Ari produces web videos and digital interactives for PBS NOVA, and he has reported on science topics across five continents with his radio stories appearing on PRI’s The World, NPR’s Morning Edition and All Things Considered, Radiolab, Studio 360, Here and Now, Marketplace, and Living on Earth.

Ari also co-produces the Boston branch of Story Collider, a live storytelling show about science, and he is the lead producer of an occasional live storytelling, radio, and music show at the Charles Hayden Planetarium at the Museum of Science in Boston.

In the fifth grade, Ari won the “Most Contagious Smile” award.

9:00 A.M, APRIL 20

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 | MAIN CONFERENCE

KATE BROWN Executive Director of the Global Island PartnershipKate Brown is the Executive Director of the Global Island Partnership, a platform that enables island leaders and their supporters to take action to build resilient and sustainable island communities. Kate is a passionate advocate for islands. She is a valued and trusted international partnership and collaboration leader, with a unique ability to connect dots for issues and people. Kate has extensive experience in all island regions globally, and brings an extensive network of island leaders, blue sky thinkers and people dedicated to supporting islands.

Kate has experience working inside government, non profits and intergovernmentally as well as a keen sense of the most important elements of the international policy setting space relevant to islands as well as what is needed for implementation to happen. A strategic thinker who is able to present clear ideas and set up the right conditions for collaboration to thrive. Kate is originally from New Zealand and lived for eight years in Apia, Samoa. Kate now resides in Washington DC with her family.

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ABSTRACTS | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS: MARINE


Alexis Sturm, Whitney Hoot, Laurie Raymundo and Adrienne Loerzel*, NOAA

While resource managers tacitly assume recreational overuse contributes to declining coral conditions, it is challenging to measure such impacts on reefs. Tumon Bay, Guam’s tourism epicenter, is a case in point. In 2016, we paired coral condition surveys with a novel human use survey approach to understand patterns between coral damage and disease, and recreational use. Human use surveys included a spatial component allowing us to map where people conducted activities in the bay, and showed a sharp nearshore-offshore gradient in human use intensity. We are currently analyzing coral data in the context of the human use data. The results will help manage recreational impacts, which are currently unregulated. Further, the methodology can be duplicated in other high-use coral reef areas to better document the scale and intensity of recreational impacts. This information will be invaluable to protecting local natural resources as Guam strives to host 2 million tourists annually.


Andres Joshua Reyes, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Xenobiotics affect ecology in ways similar to marine secondary metabolites by eliciting biological activity within organisms. The efficiency by which marine consumers physiologically cope with xenobiotics influences their health, reproduction, and survival. Yet, little is known regarding marine consumers’ abilities to overcome the increasing diversity of xenobiotics encountered within tropical marine ecosystems and coastal habitats. Biomarkers (e.g., cytochrome P450s) serve as informative tools to measure changes in metabolic activity in response to xenobiotic exposure using the ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) assay. This thesis examined changes in Siganus spinus CYP1A metabolic activity in response to a known endocrine disruptor, 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), at different expo-sure routes – intraperitoneal and in the surrounding seawater. The in-water and intraperitoneal EE2 treat-ments had the highest mean EROD activities; whereas the controls exhibited the lowest mean EROD activity. In sum, exposure to EE2, either within the body of S. spinus or in the surrounding water, significantly decreases CYP1A activity.

Coastal Oceanography of Guam

Atsushi Fujimura, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Understanding characteristics of coastal ocean envi-ronments is essential to coastal ecology and manage-ment. As part of Guam EPSCoR project, we have been obtaining physical and chemical oceanographic data

of Guam’s coastal zones. In August 2016, oceano-graphic sensors were deployed on the reef flat, reef crest, and fore reef of Pago Bay. Most sensors have been collecting data continuously except for short maintenance periods. Measured parameters include water current, temperature, dissolved oxygen, con-ductivity, pressure, nitrate, and pH. Obtained data will be used to answer scientific and management questions. For instance, ocean current data are useful for population connectivity of marine organisms. Other possible applications as well as future direc-tions will be discussed.

Temporal and Spatial Characterization of Laolao Bay Coral-reef Fish Assemblages: Status and Function

David Benavente*, Rodney Camacho, Steven Johnson, John Iguel, Ryan Okano, Peter Houk, CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality

This study used a historical baseline to observe how coral reef assemblages have shifted across Laolao Bay over the past two decades and also examine plausible drivers of change. Analyses found a significant decrease in large-bodied herbivores and secondary consumers. Coral assemblages have also decreased in mean colony sizes and shifted species assemblages becoming dominated by smaller colonies. Interestingly, the decline in coral and fish was not spatially consistent across Laolao and the major driver of decline in coral assemblages was attributed towards compromised fish assemblages. Additionally, the gradient in benthic substrate condi-tion was predicted by wave exposure and herbivore assemblages. The present datasets depicted plausible pathways for negative changes in coral reef resources across an economically and culturally significant habitat in CNMI, providing resource managers with foundational knowledge to improve the conservation of Laolao Bay.

Assessing differences in targeted fish species be-tween marine protected areas and non-restricted waters on Guam

Devin Resko, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

“Marine protected areas (MPAs) are defined areas of ocean where human activities such as fishing are lim-ited or prohibited. MPAs are a popular management strategy to discourage overfishing and promote fisheries conservation. However, due to illegal fishing and poor enforcement, MPAs can underperform and provide little ecologic benefit to local marine ecosystems. Therefore, it is important to scientifically evaluate MPAs. Five such marine preserves can be found around Guam. Despite these preserves, previ-ous studies have concluded that Guam’s local fishery catch is declining, and reaching unsustainable levels of exploitation for several species. Using popular underwater visual census techniques, data were re-

corded on coral reef fish species that are important to Guam’s local fishery. This study aims to examine the success of 4 of Guam’s marine preserves using several fish metrics (i.e., biomass, size-class ratios, etc.), compared between the marine preserves and non-restricted waters.”


Diona Drake, University of Guam College of Natural and Applied Sciences

Sharks are important to healthy coral reef eco-systems by stabilizing food webs and keeping a balance between competitive fish species on reefs. Research on Guam’s sharks has been limited and little is known about movement patterns and population connectivity. The aim of this project is to provide an analysis of the population genetic structure of whitetip reef sharks found in Guam’s waters. Because the whitetip reef shark is wide-spread in the Indo-West Pacific, it is suspected that there may be limited genetic connectivity between neighboring islands due to their isolation by distance. The population genetics of whitetip reef sharks is investigated using tissue obtained from fin clips to characterize the population structure based upon differences at the genetic level using microsatellites. Knowledge of population structure is crucial in the management of threatened reef shark populations and overall health of the reefs in the Marianas.


Dirk Petersen, SECORE International

Coral reefs of Guam are threatened by anthropo-genic stressors. Deeper fore reefs were decimated by coral-eating crown-of-thorn starfish, shallow reefs have been killed by recent warming events. Pollution, coastal run-off and other stressors additionally reduce resilience of Guam’s reefs. The University of Guam Marine Laboratory and Under-water World Guam are working together with an international alliance around SECORE International to assist the recovery of local key species such as staghorn Acropora. In an in-situ nursery corals are cultured from asexual fragments and from sexual recruits, and are out planted on denuded reef areas. Research is carried out to understand processes fostering resilience and to develop technology for upscaling rehabilitation efforts to a more meaning-ful scale. This includes culture of multiple species, population genetics studies to restore ecosystem services, and involvement of community partners in restoration activities. In the face of climate change, addressing local causes of degradation will enhance restoration efforts.


ABSTRACTS | SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTS: MARINE (cont.)

Gineftao: The Use of Modern Aquaculture Tech-niques to Enhance the Ancient Chamorro Tradi-tion of Harvesting Mañåhak (juvenile Siganus spinus)

Frank Camacho Roberto, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

The Chamorro practice of Gineftao can be translated into “the act of giving back”. For thousands of years, Chamorro fishermen have harvested newly-recruited scribbled rabbitfish (mañåhak) for sustenance and as a delicacy for generations. With this substantial protein source as a major part of our spring diet, sustaining these fish has obvious cultural and socio-economic benefits for the people of Guam. Unfortunately, annual catches of rabbitfish have been on the decline. This study will adapt modern aquaculture techniques for the scribbled rabbitfish (Siganus spinus) to optimize growth rates of this species in captivity as a means to reverse the negative impacts of overfishing, enhance wild fish stocks, and in turn, perpetuate local fishing practices through re-stocking. Through these techniques, we can exercise our indigenous practice of Gineftao and give back to the ocean and maintain what she has provided us for thousands of years.


Lyza Johnston, David Benavente, Rodney Camacho, CNMI Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality

The calm, clear waters, coral reefs, and extensive seagrass meadows of the Saipan Lagoon provide substantial ecological, recreational, cultural, and economic value to the people of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Unfortunately, the la-goon is particularly vulnerable to stressors associated with a growing population, increasing commercial development, and other land-use changes along the adjacent coast. It has also been impacted by multiple acute disturbances over the last four years, including major typhoons and thermal stress events. Long-term monitoring is crucial to assess the relative impacts of these various stressors and develop and evaluate management strategies. Here, we will discuss the status and trends of the coral reefs and seagrass meadows in the lagoon, based on long-term monitoring data. We will also briefly touch on other recent and ongoing research projects and initiatives concerned with the conservation and sustainable management of this extremely valuable ecosystem.

Coralline algal diversity in Apra Harbor: a molecu-lar approach

Matthew Mills, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Coralline algae play an important ecological role in coral reefs and are some of the most sensitive organisms to climate change and ocean acidifica-tion. Historically, coralline algal systematics and

classification relied on morphology, but DNA-based identification has demonstrated that cryptic diversity abounds within coralline algae. Studies character-izing Guam’s coralline algal communities based on morphology have been conducted previously, but DNA-based identification is likely to improve our understanding of what taxa contribute to the local coralline algal communities. This study will examine the diversity and community structure of coral-line algae in Apra Harbor. DNA sequences will be compared to the known morphospecies of coralline algae from in Apra Harbor, and community analyses will be conducted to examine coralline diversity and community composition along an established envi-ronmental gradient present throughout the harbor.

The evolution of Guam’s coastal fisheries be-tween 1985 and 2005

Houk, P., Cuetos-Bueno, J., Tibbatts, B., Gutierrez, J., Uni-versity of Guam Marine Laboratory and Guam Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources

The Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources creel datasets offer novel insight into how Guam’s coastal fisheries have been changing since the mid 1980’s. We examined species-and-family based trends for the three dominant fisheries, SCUBA, free dive, and bottom. The results demonstrate the replace-ment of larger-bodied species with smaller-bodied species within most dominant fish families, and declines in contribution from iconic larger fishes. Interestingly, some species have maintained or even increased their contribution to landings, but often with significantly diminished size structures that suggested high recruitment of juveniles as adults were exploited (i.e., strong density dependence). Meanwhile, many other species had less change in their size distributions, but catches diminished (i.e., weak density dependence). The contrasting species responses offer tailored guidance to sup-port management and policy discussions aimed at ecosystem-based fisheries management, and serve as a foundation to assess the status of coral-reef fisheries in Guam and beyond.

Evolution of CNMI coral-reef fisheries (1993-2009)

Javier Cuetos-Bueno, Dalia Hernandez-Ortiz, Peter Houk, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Snapshot assessments of CNMI’s commercial coral-reef fisheries landings have been conducted since the early 1990s. While most datasets from these surveys are not readily available, we extracted data from several reports and publications to examine how size structures of dominant food fishes have shifted over the years. Comparisons highlighted a significant decrease in size-at-capture for 18 of 20 dominant species, with populations of many species now significantly skewed. Size reductions translated

to an average decrease in biomass-at-capture of 25%. Shifts in sampling effort, fishing techniques, and limited historical data pertaining to overall catch biomass restricted complimentary assessments of species-based contributions to landings. However, power laws dictate an exponential relationship between fish size and both reproduction and function. The decrease in size structure suggests that ecosystem-level functions may have been com-promised, corroborating modern studies showing declining reef health associated to fishing access. The results offer guidance to improve ecosystem-based fisheries management discussions.

Drivers of Macroalgal Dynamics within Halodule Seagrass Beds

Rodney Camacho, Ryan Okano, David Benavente, John Iguel, Steven Johnson, Tom Schils, Jason Biggs, and Pe-ter Houk, Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality

Managing seagrass habitats for ecosystem resilience requires a better understanding of how seasonal and temporal trends interact to determine future projections. This thesis examined Halodule uninervis beds and associated macroalgae canopies across a 10-year period in the Saipan Lagoon to quantify both seasonal and temporal dynamics. Within each year, seasonal cycles were the strongest drivers of macroalgal dynamics. Once controlling for the expected seasonal dynamics in statistical models, the persistence of macroalgal canopies through time was predicted by watershed size and developed land within. The majority of the Halodule seagrass beds in the lagoon had a growing tendency for the long-term persistence of macroalgal canopies. The collective results were used to prioritize local management strategies in Saipan, but also offer guidance to similar programs dealing with complex seasonal-and-temporal cycles that exist in seagrass systems.

Guam’s Tropical Reefs: Biodiversity and Commu-nity Dynamics of a Unique Ecosystem in Flux

Tom Schils and David Burdick, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Ongoing studies to understand the biological diver-sity and ecology of Guam’s tropical reefs emphasize their uniqueness within the Mariana Islands, Micro-nesia, and the world. First, we discuss the overall bio-diversity, endemism, and phylogenetic relationships of Guam’s marine flora and fauna in comparison to those of other Micronesian Islands. Second, we focus on reef habitat diversity and changes in community composition and ecosystem functioning of Guam’s reefs over the past two decades. The excitement of current scientific advances to unravel the biological complexity and ecological processes of Guam’s reefs is countered by the increasing effects of chronic and acute disturbances that reshape this important natural heritage resource.


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Eight Spot Butterfly and their Host Plants: The Importance of Endemic Species for Our Island For-est Communities

Else Demeulenaere; Fiedler, Curt; Putnam, Matt.; Shen Christa; Perez, Art; Emia, Jocelyn; Calaor Jeried, Dizon, Carla, Center for Island Sustainability

The Marianas eight-spot butterfly, Hypolimnas octo-cula marianensis, is an endangered species endemic to the Marianas Islands. This butterfly lays its eggs on two host plants, Elatostema calcareum and Procris pedun-culata; the former is regarded as a traditional medicinal plant. Endemic species add value to our ecosystems, and the eight-spot may be a bellwether species for the health of limestone forests. Endemic species also have intrinsic value for island communities. They can serve as mascots for tourism or natural resource protec-tion. Can the island community help the plight of this species, by providing green space to bridge their fragmented habitat? How might we repurpose urban greening in favor of ecosystem services?

Save Our Snails?

Curt Fiedler, University of Guam CNAS Biology

In 2015, Guam’s three extant native tree snail species (Partula gibba, P. radiolata and Samoana fragilis) were among the first invertebrates from the Marianas to be added to the US endangered species list. Threats to these species include habitat destruction, due to human development and feral ungulates, and introduced predators. Addressing these threats to tree snails and other species may be secondary to convinc-ing a disengaged public of their worth, as important ecological components and putative cultural icons. The current status of each species will be presented, along with discussion of changing the public discourse on species that are not inherently regarded as charis-matic megafauna.


Hauhouot Diambra-Odi, Bob Barber and Peter Barcinas, Cooperative Extension and Outreach, CNAS, UOG

Exploring the viability of a flexible small-scale poultry production system may be one approach in promot-ing food security and meeting income needs. Guam imported approximately 4 million-dozen eggs in 2015 and the demand for locally produced fresh eggs is increasing in both the community and the hospitality industry.

A case study of 20 egg layers has been developed to produce local and fresh eggs. Chicks were brooded and raised to reach sexual maturity at 5 months before laying. Feed intake and egg production were recorded during the duration of the study.

Results indicated that one household is likely to supply on average one dozen of eggs to seven households

per week. This represents 14% of households to produce approximately 65% of egg consumption on Guam.

Impacts include increased food security, income generation, better egg quality, improvement of soil fertility and providing for an excellent source of dietary protein.

Hydrogeology of the Finegayan Basin

Ida Shalilian, John Jenson, Richard Randall, Mark Lander, University of Guam, WERI

The Finegayan Basin of the Northern Guam Lens Aquifer is well developed, but is expected to under-go additional economic development. The purpose of this study was to better understand the natural plumbing that controls groundwater recharge, transmission, and discharge. A field survey showed that the single greatest concentration of freshwater discharge from the northwest coast issues from Ayuyu Cave, which lies precisely at the end of the Pugua Fault. An initial estimate suggests discharge from Ayuyu Cave of up to 5.3 Mgal/day, which would constitute of 32% of basin recharge. Given the 4.8 Mgal/day of withdrawal from the basin, discharge of 5.3 Mgal/day would further constitute 45% of the remaining total basin discharge of 11.7 Mgal/day. Additional field measurements are recommended to ascertain the reliability of the 5.3 Mgal/day discharge estimate. This study concludes by offering recom-mendations for revision of the basin boundaries to reflect the influence of the fault.

Beneficial use of piggery waste with a focus on energy production

Joseph D. Rouse & Hyun Jong Hahm, UOG, Water and Environmental Research Institute

In Micronesia, pig farming is a common practice. Households may have one to three animals for personal use and sometimes as many as ten. With proper management, the manure can be used for enhancement of crop production or remediation of badlands. Another value that can be drawn from the manure is that of biogas production. Results of field surveys in Pohnpei State revealed considerable prog-ress in applying composting for constructive use of pig waste. In addition, over the past three years 25 anaerobic digesters have been installed with assistance from a Chinese aid project that otherwise would not have been possible. However, in Yap State, much less progress has been made mainly due to cultural differences, including hesitation in allowing influence from a foreign government. Conversations with the local Yapese, though, reveal great interest in making progress in this area with some successful applications of clever techniques already evident.


Mari Marutani, Ayumu Doi, Hagen Elias, Hertin Gabiriel, and Seanne Clemente, Agriculture and Life Science Division, College of Natural and Applied Sci-ences, University of Guam

Food waste can be converted to useful agricultural resources in animal production. Local layer feeds were made using spent grain (by-product from a brewery), food scraps, fish bones, and other natural resources like tangan-tangan (Leucaena) leaves. Three groups of five hens (ISA Brown) were fed with diets containing 50%, 25% and 0% local feed added to commercial feed to compare egg produc-tion, palatability, and change in body weight in experiment design with four replications. Experi-ment results indicated that diets with addition of local feeds were comparable to commercial feeds only in egg production and egg quality. Color of eggs appeared be darker by addition of local feeds. The findings suggest that food waste can be incor-porated into sustainable agriculture. This study was conducted for the food waste management project supported by the Department of Interior. The study was a collaboration of UOG and University of the Ryukyus of Okinawa.

Guam’s Food System and The Need for Sustain-ability Farming As A Means of Sustaining Com-munity Health

Nicole Dhanraj, Tiffiny Shockley, Hilary Johnson and Thomas Rzemyk, Independent Researchers

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Pro-motion sent a goal to promote health through eat-ing healthy foods with the ultimate outcome also of reducing chronic disease in the United States. This paper provides a discussion of the influence of the food system on achieving such a goal specifi-cally in Guam, a US Territory located in Micronesia. The paper presents a literature review of the factors such as location, transportation, political, and environmental issues that significantly affect the Micronesian food system and consequently show the interplay of these factors on the community food environment and how it grossly impacts local population health. Currently, the Federal Govern-ment provides extensive subsidies to support the financial operations of the local hospital that pro-vides care to a significantly unhealthy population of which half is uninsured or underinsured. The article highlights the need for sustainability farming a one solution to improving the local food system which would support healthier eating diets and have a potential outcome of easing the financial burden of the healthcare costs associated with such poor population health.


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Sustaining the Guam’s Native Terrestrial Ecosystem through Seed Storage and Micropropagation

Ron Manzano, James McConnell, Mari Marutani, GPEPP

Guam Plant Extinction Prevention Program (GPEPP) aims to prevent the extinc-tion of Guam’s rare and native plant species. Two of the techniques that GPEPP uses are seed storage and micropropagation. For seed storage, collected seeds from different populations are dried at a specific relative humidity and are later sealed in bags or vials for storage in cooler temperatures, ensuring the avail-ability of viable seeds when a planting program of a specific rare plant is initi-ated. Micropropagation utilizes both reproductive and vegetative propagules collected from different populations that are cleaned, sterilized, and sown on a specific medium in vitro under aseptic conditions, producing a high-yield of plants. These two techniques perpetuate the genetics of vigorous individuals among the rare plant populations, ensure the establishment of new rare plant populations, and potentially sustain the native terrestrial ecosystem of Guam.


Mohammad H. Golabi, and C. Iyekar, University of Guam

Soil erosion has a major impact on the global carbon cycle and must be consid-ered while assessing the global C budget in relation to the GHG emission into the atmosphere.

Adoption of practices such as the application of ‘Biochar’ as a soil amendment that may effectively ‘Sequester’ the carbon in the soil must be considered in order to reduce the amount of CO2 coming off, upon soil surface disturbances such as cultivation tillage. Toward these goals, we are evaluating the conserva-tion tillage practices as well as the effect of ‘Biochar’ application as a soil carbon ‘sequestration’ technique, for improving the carbon storage capacity, thus reducing the amount of CO2 emission into the atmosphere due to the oxida-tion of carbon in the soil.

In this presentation, we will report the result of the land application of ‘Biochar’ on the dynamics of soil carbon content and their capacity to ‘sequester’ the carbon.


Aubrey Moore, Roland J. Quitugua, Sean D. G. Marshall, Trevor A. Jackson, Matthew S. Siderhurst, University of Guam

Introduction: O. rhinoceros (coconut rhinoceros beetle; CRB), a major pest of coconut and other palms was first detected on Guam in 2007. Adults damage and sometimes kill palms when they bore into crowns to feed on sap. Grubs feed on decaying vegetation. Massive amounts of decaying vegetation gener-ated by typhoons, agricultural activities, or war may initiate a positive feedback cycle whereby palms killed by adults become breeding sites producing even more adults.

Method: Eradication was attempted, but failed when the CRB population spread to all parts of the island by 2010. Attempted implementation of classical biological control using Oryctes nudivirus (OrNV), the preferred biocontrol agent for CRB, also failed. Metarhizium majus was successfully introduced, spread naturally, and is killing about 20% of grubs before they become adults. Improved pheromone traps equipped with solar-powered ultraviolet light emitting diodes catch more than 10 times as many beetles as standard phero-mone traps for CRB. Fish gill nets are being draped over piles of green waste to trap beetles attempting to leave or enter these potential breeding sites. Dogs and radio-tagged CRB were used to discover cryptic breeding sites. However, island-wide population suppression by these methods has recently been over-whelmed by massive numbers of adults emerging from abundant breeding sites created by Typhoon Dolphin which visited Guam in May 2015.

Results/Conclusion: Without an effective density-dependent biocontrol agent, such as an OrNV isolate which is highly pathogenic for the CRB-Guam biotype, many if not most palms on Guam will be killed by CRB.

Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative

Austin Shelton, Else Demeulenaere, Center of Island Sustainability

Our islands are washing away, and we need to GROW them back. The Guam Restoration of Watersheds (GROW) Initiative was recently established at the University of Guam to reduce land erosion and the subsequent sedimentation on downstream coral reefs. As a collaboration between UOG Sea Grant and the Center for Island Sustainability, researchers will test how effective various veg-etative and engineered tools are for restoring watersheds. Seeds will eventually be packaged into ‘Badland Bombs’ to be dropped into eroding hillsides from drones to promote accerlerated reforestation.


Marybelle Quinata, Adrienne Loerzel, Valerie Brown, NOAA Fisheries & NOAA Ocean Service

Resource managers typically focus on biophysical monitoring efforts to under-stand how humans may be impacting a particular ecosystem. However, many threats to an ecosystem have corresponding effects on the human communi-ties that depend on them. To address this, NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint project in the Manell-Geus watershed includes human well-being objectives and socioeconomic monitoring. In 2016, researchers collected baseline socioeco-nomic data through household surveys and interviews. This information will be integrated with biophysical information to understand human interactions

with the environment and identify management opportunities. Data include human perceptions of the environment and their role in these spaces, the threats that affect ecosystems and humans, and their willingness to participate in actions to improve the ecosystem. Managers believe this data can help them avoid impacts to human well-being, develop opportunities for residents to get involved in management and restoration activities, and identify appropriate ways to share data with the community.

Flooding in Manell-Geus

Patrick Keeler & Adrienne Loerzel, GCMP/NOAA

Merizo’s Manell-Geus watershed includes numerous short, steep stream reaches that routinely flood homes and carry significant amounts of sedi-ment into coastal waters. Though these floods occur naturally, the effects and frequency of flooding are worsened by human activities. Local and federal government agencies have struggled to find resources to prevent or mitigate the problem. We present the results of Guam Coastal Management Program research to quantify the frequency and cost of Merizo’s flood events. This information which will be paired with other socioeconomic and biophysical data from NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint Initiative to propose solutions ranging from residential scale stormwater controls and invasive species removal to larger scale infrastructure changes. As development, climate change and other factors leave more areas of Guam vulnerable to flooding events, the Merizo project may prove a model for understanding and managing flood-ing in other parts of Guam.

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ABSTRACTS | ENERGY


Kamerin Pereira, Pay-Less Supermarkets

Plastic bags are a global plague that can have severe negative effects on our environment, and this problem hits our island home. Plastic bags clog up our storm drains, cause build up in our landfill, ruin our island’s landscapes and harm marine animals.

As one of the largest distributors of plastic bags, Pay-Less Supermarkets realized this environmental problem and in 2012 introduced a campaign called Mission: Zero Bags. The goal is to reduce the number of plastic bags in Guam by not distributing any on Wednesdays and instead encourage the community to use reusable bags when shopping. Today the campaign has eliminated over 8 million plastic bags with the support of the community.

Pay-Less invites local businesses to join their initiative in reducing plastic bags through their “Partnership for a Greener Guam” Program. Let’s actively work together to cultivate a sustainable future -- because when we succeed, the community wins.

Energy Audits for Small Local Businesses


The UOG Center for Island Sustainability is helping small local businesses reduce their dependency on fossil fuels while saving money on utility bills by providing low-cost energy audits. With a grant received from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP), businesses only pay for 25% of the cost of the audit; the other 75% gets billed to USDA. The audit involves collecting historical data of a business’ energy consumption, a walk-through site visit to find energy inefficiencies and waste, and a report detailing mea-sures that can be taken to reduce consumption through energy efficiency upgrades, modifications, and behavioral changes.

Navy Regional Energy Plan

Desiree Masterson. Joint Region Marianas Navy

This presentation provides an overview of the Joint Region Marianas (JRM) Energy Implementa-tion Plan. The comprehensive energy plan is a single, actionable, execution plan, mapping out energy-related assessments and project schedules to ensure implementation of an energy strategy that achieves mandated energy targets and energy security initiatives. The execution plan will address integration of renewable energy projects, energy ef-ficient design, conservation measures, and ongoing efforts on district cooling, Smartgrid and Microgrid. The plan addresses Guam island-wide energy plan-ning and development efforts that incorporate the U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) relocation. The plan will document the projects that are planned and efforts already underway to reduce operational cost, influ-ence cultural change, leverage innovative technol-ogy, improve partnerships, increase renewables, strengthen infrastructure, and improve JRM’s ability to manage and measure progress. The comprehen-sive Energy Implementation Plan sets the course for JRM to meet the 50% energy reduction and 50% renewable energy goals.


John J. Cruz, Jr., P.E., Guam Power Authority

The Guam Power Authority is evolving to meet the changes in customer use and demand, address federal regulations and lead the region in using new technologies for our island grid system. Over the past several years GPA pursued implementing pro-grams and plans to reduce the impact of fossil fuel use by implementing energy efficiency programs, implementing a net metering program, contract-ing for utility scale renewable systems, deploying a Smart Grid system and pursuing replacement of older power plants. GPA presents updates to ongo-ing programs and projects and takes a look into future programs being evaluated.

MEETING THE GETF 20/20 GOAL: REDUCING GUAM’s PETROLEUM IMPORTS by 20% by 2020

Dr. Carl Swanson, UOG/CNAS/MCS

Only 3 years are left to achieve the Guam Energy Task Force (GETF) 20/20 goal to reduce Guam’s imports of petroleum products by 20% by the year 2020. This was the goal presented to Governor Calvo in 2013 after the third Conference on Island Sustainability.

In this presentation, I will show that this goal is achievable, at least for gasoline imports, by follow-ing the example of Brazil to add alcohol to gasoline sold for Flex-Fuel cars.

My System Dynamics model will demonstrate how this can be realistically achieved through local pro-ducers creating and servicing a new entrepreneurial activity on Guam.

Current barriers to implementing this goal will be discussed and practical solutions to overcome them will be offered.

Additionally, areas for R&D uniquely suited to UOG as it marches to G2G will be shown.

Exotic, Savage, & Sexual: (Re)presenting Pacific Island Women as Agents for Environmental Change

Andrea Sant, Ph.D. & EN 461/561 Students, University of Guam

The 2016 Disney film Moana, depicts a young Pacific Island girl partnering with a mythological demigod to save her island home from destruction. Our projects ask the question: What real contributions have Pacific Island women made in articulating environmental degradation, mobilizing community activism, and communicating sustainable change? And how have literary and film representations of Pacific Island women complicated our response to environmental degradation? The emerging scholars of the UOG class, EN 461/561 Pacific Women Writers, would like to share their research on selected oral and written literature, and film, examined utilizing the lenses of literary analysis, postcolonial theory, and ecofeminism.

The class enrollment is twelve. We anticipate a minimum of four, 10-15 minute talks; however, if space permits, we may have enough material for two hours.

Additionally the students in the course have expressed an interest in giving their time as volunteers during the conference in exchange for the waiving of their registration fees.

Education - Successful Ways to Work with Teachers and Students

Melanie Blas, Guam Department of Education

Presented by teachers and students, successful activities, partnerships, conferences, and programs will be shared. What makes them work? Why are they successful? How do you maximize student participation? What activities appeal most to students? Ideas for how to work with teachers and students in GDOE will be presented.

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Update on Geospatial Resources in Micronesia

Maria Kottermair & Romina King, University of Guam

This presentation will talk about available geospatial data sources for Guam and the region and also geo-graphic information systems (GIS) training opportuni-ties at the University of Guam. It will be a summary of the GIS Pre-conference Workshop.

Climate adaptive agriculture and resilience proj-ect- Sustainable adaptation strategies for island communities in Yap

Murukesan Krishnapillai, College of Micronesia-FSM

Traditional agriculture is one of the high priority sectors in Yap where the impacts of global climate change exceed tolerance limits with implications on the livelihoods of indigenous communities. The climatic changes are affecting every aspect of life of coastal communities due to the small size of islands and atolls, lower elevations and extensive coastal ar-eas. Climate risks are further amplified by the regional ENSO phenomena that threatens the food and water security of island communities. Further changes are projected long into the future because of increased temperature, decreased rainfall, rising sea level and ocean acidification. Many of the projected impacts are now unavoidable, some degree of adaptation is essential to enhance the food security, strengthen live-lihoods and increase the resilience of island communi-ties to future climate risks. This paper highlights the outcomes of an ongoing project on ‘Climate Adaptive Agriculture and Resilience.’ It presents a three-pronged approach to enhance the adaptive capacity and climate resilience of atoll communities in Yap.


Rebecca Skeele Jordan, Dana Okano, Pacific Coastal Research & Planning, The Baldwin Group for NOAA OCM

This study examines the public’s knowledge and perceptions of climate change and its impacts in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). 419 surveys were conducted on the islands of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota. Respondents were asked a selection of questions designed to assess their basic knowledge of climate change, its causes and potential impacts, and their perception of vulnerabil-ity to climate change. Responses were analyzed and compared to respondents’ age, ethnicity, level of edu-cation, and whether they had lived outside the CNMI. The results of this analysis will help resource managers in CNMI to develop more appropriate education and outreach tools to help the public better understand and adapt to the changes they will face from climate change in the CNMI.

Building climate literacy within the Cooperative Extension Service to support Pacific Island food production systems

Clay Trauernicht, Patricia Fifita, Rebecca Ryals, Jona-than Deenik, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Two significant challenges to maintain and improve livelihoods on Pacific Islands in the face of climate change are (1) identifying strategies to reduce vulnerability and adapt to climate-related stresses and (2) increasing the awareness and implementa-tion of these strategies on the ground. This project seeks to identify regionally appropriate climate adaptation strategies for Pacific Island food systems by developing climate science literacy within the Cooperative Extension Service (CES) across multiple Pacific Island Land Grant Institutes. This process will enhance the capacity of CES to identify and develop locally relevant climate science resources and adap-tation opportunities within the agricultural sectors in Hawaii and the US-Affiliated Pacific. CES personnel are ideally situated to implement climate change adaptation given well established relationships with local communities and expertise across diverse programs and topics related to food production including youth education, crop and soil health, pest management, livestock production and aquaculture.

Assessment of the climate and weather of Micro-nesia: ongoing trends and a look ahead

Mark A. Lander, University of Guam

The next Pacific Island Regional Climate Assess-ment (PIRCA) is now underway, and its focus is on projected climate changes and actions needed to protect communities from any adverse effects. This talk begins with a close look at the historical post-WWII climate record for Guam and the other islands of Micronesia (from Palau to the west and eastward through the atolls of the RMI). Trends in observed local and regional sea level, temperature, rainfall, and typhoon distribution are discussed. Projected changes of these climate variables are examined in the context of continued warming over the next several decades. This talk finishes with a detailed as-sessment of the direction and magnitude of changes to our climate. Are we going to get: More typhoons? — Stronger typhoons? — Heavier rainstorms? — More or less annual rainfall? — Bigger and longer droughts? — More inundation from higher sea level? Come to this talk to find out.

Collaboration across worldviews: utilizing knowledge co-production on Hawai’i Island to thrive through change while preparing for the future

Scott Laursen and Sharon Ziegler-Chong, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Pacific Islands Climate Science Center

Knowledge coproduction is a highly effective process through which to build transdisciplinary professional networks that are inherently powerful in both shifting human behavior and maximizing adaptive capacities during socio-ecological change (e.g. climate change, land-use change, invasive spe-cies impacts, cultural change). The process can be applied locally or globally at most any stakeholder scale. Our knowledge coproduction session will be-gin with a panel session that introduces the concept of knowledge coproduction and offers examples of this collaborative, manager-driven research process through three 10-minute presentations. A short film will offer an example of building upon diverse local networks on Hawaii Island. The session will close with an opportunity for the audience and panelists to discuss the knowledge coproduction process.

Contributing to the 4th US National Climate As-sessment (NCA4): Regional Input and Discussion

Laura Brewington, Romina King, David Helweg, East-West Center, University of Guam

Join the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assess-ment (PIRCA) team as we gather regional input for the US National Climate Assessment (NCA) about the impacts of and adaptation to climate change in Hawai i and the US-Affiliated Pacific Islands. This session will introduce the 4th National Climate As-sessment (NCA4) and review previous key findings. Then, we will describe the process to develop a regional chapter for NCA4 and how communities and individuals can contribute technical and policy inputs to ensure a more representative and relevant report. For the remainder of the session, we will outline current findings in 5 key sectors (Water, Oceans, Ecosystems, Indigenous Communities, and Coastal Systems) and open the floor for a facilitated panel discussion to gather input. Discussion will have a particular focus on how climate-related concerns can be or are being addressed throughout the region and ways that communities can use information from NCA4 to build resilience.


ABSTRACTS | OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT


Christine Camacho Fejeran, Guam Forestry & Soil Resources Division, Department of Agriculture

Wildland fires ravage Guam each year burning thousands of acres. Wildfires threaten our community and infrastructure including the historical and natu-ral resources that make Guam a popular tourist destination. In order to protect our community and resources from wildfires and the impacts from uncertain climatic conditions, Guam Forestry has been promoting planting native trees. With support from various partners Guam Forestry has been working to convert fire-prone sword grass to forests in southern Guam. In addition to fuel conversion and planting projects, Forestry maintains fire breaks and shaded fuel breaks adjacent to conservation lands actively managed by Guam Forestry. However, the time for community-driven action has come, how can you contribute to ensuring your village is Firewise and or fire adapted? The movement for a Firewise Guam is underway, see how you can become part of the, ‘‘Munga masongge Guåhan, Don’t burn Guam!’ message.


George Kallingal, Ph.D., University of Guam

The Nation of Singapore successfully applied a simple equation to motivate her citizens to take sustaining actions to make her communities cultivate sustaining environments. The equation is: EcQ (Ecological Quotient)= IQ (Intelligence Quotient)+ EQ (Emotional Quotient) + SQ (Spiritual Quotient) + BQ (Behavior Quotient) + ScQ (Socio-cultural Quotient). This presentation will highlight the specific actions the home, the school, the government and the religious institutions need to take in order for the members of the community to take the needed actions to make their community sustainable. I believe that this equation, if applied, can and will make Guam more sustainable

Outreach or Out of Reach?

Jane Dia, Guam Department of Agriculture Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources

How do you effectively communicate your conservation objectives, engage your community, and receive conservation impact results? While there are many methods to address each of these components, using a strategic approach such as a “Theory of Change” will not only yield cost-efficient plans but could create sustainable behavior change in communities. A non-profit conservation organization, Rare, has developed over many years and within diverse countries marine and terrestrial conservation projects that are fun, community-based, and most importantly, impacting conservation results.

Find out about the Rare Pride Theory of Change methodology to conserva-tion behavior change. Discover Rare Pride campaigns on Guam and the Micronesian region. Brainstorm for your own conservation projects!

How Extension & Outreach Supports Improvements on Guam

Jim Hollyer, UOG / CNAS / C E&O & UOGSG

Extension & Outreach (E&O), the typical way that science and community education is taken off a Land Grant and Sea Grant university campus and provided to the community, helps individuals and communities improve. Our scientists provide the knowledge and training to reach goals. You lead, E&O supports. You will learn how these systems work in this talk.

Keep Guam Beautiful

Megan McAlonis (Hernandez), War in the Pacific National Historical Park

In October 2015, War in the Pacific NHP began hosting a monthly cleanup event titled Keep Guam Beautiful on every second Saturday, rotating within our 3 coastal park units and surrounding land. In the past year and 3 months, we have had 802 volunteers, totaling 2005 volunteer hours, collect approximately 18,225 pounds of trash and recycle. The increasing number of volunteers each month (132 in January) has also allowed us to remove inva-

sive plant species and help restore natural habitats. Each event begins with a short lesson in local history and ecology, and a strong emphasis on the importance of recycling. In December 2016, US Fish and Wildlife joined us to host monthly clean-ups in Ritidian on every first Saturday. Keep Guam Beautiful is transforming from an event to a campaign, as we aim to find more organizations/businesses/individuals to host monthly cleanups and spread these willing volunteers around the island.

Kontra I Kulepbla - Challenge the Snake

Diane Vice, Jane Dia, James Lewis, Guam Department of Agriculture - DAWR, USDA - Wildlife Services

Since its introduction, the brown tree snake (BTS) has negatively impacted Guam’s social, economic and natural environments. Local and federal agencies developed tools and strategies to control BTS in ports of exit, power distribution areas, and native species habitats. Traps, hand-capture, detector-dogs and bait stations are used effectively to prevent the spread of snakes to other vulnerable ecosystems, protect island power, and reduce predation of native species. However, these con-trol strategies are manpower intensive, expensive, and challenging for large-scale snake reduction. In today’s global economy, large populations of BTS on Guam are unsustainable. Large-scale BTS reduction is necessary to reduce the risk of BTS introduction to other Pacific islands and recover Guam’s native species.

Join the Division of Aquatic and Wildlife Resources and the USDA Wildlife Services for the Kontra I Kulepbla Workshop. Learn about the latest large-scale BTS control strategy – Automated Aerial Bait Delivery System, and BTS home control tips!

Effectively Addressing Waste Plastics Management

Margaret J. (Peggy) Denney, i*recycle/Denney Environmental Consulting

The challenge Guam faces with plastics in our waste stream has increased significantly with the economic downturn. The recycling of plastics 1&2 is now being restricted in the curbside recycling program, and the remaining plastics 3-7 are not recyclable on Guam and thus are disposed of in our landfill. This panel will present the current situation, the challenges with recycling plastics in general, existing programs for recycling some plastics, and emerging processes and technologies that could provide a means of recycling all or most plastic waste on Guam while creating functional products that could be sold and gen-erate revenue. These technologies include plastics to fuel, fused plastic building blocks, and an open-source website which provides schematics for building machines that will shred, extrude and mold a variety of plastics into a variety of items of value and function. The action component will be a demonstration of at least one of these technologies.

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

WERI-The Water and Environmental Research Institute of the Western Pacific, University of Guam

Ann Card, Guam Water Kids

Could land applications of ‘biochar’ reduce the amount of carbon dioxide emissions from the soil and reduce the greenhouse effect on climate change?

Anne Jing Ping Wen; Mohammad Golabi, St. John’s School; University of Guam

Grow Fresh, Grow Green: Growing Vegetables in Guam

Berry Barnabas, Raymond Gerard Chagualaf, Gonzaga Ganong, Beverlie Pretrick, Joseph Tuquero and Mari Marutani, Agriculture and Life Science Division, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam

Fishing for life and country: tidal stone fish weirs of Asia-Pacific

Bill Jeffery, Ph.D., University of Guam, Anthropology

Culturally Relevant Educational Resources on Climate Science

Cassandra-Jay T. Flores-Hughes, PICSC

Characteristics and Drivers of Coral-Reef Fishery Landings in Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia

Dalia X. Hernandez-Ortiz, Peter Houk, Kevin Rhodes, Javier Cuetos-Bueno, University of Guam Marine Laboratory

Climate Change Adaptation Planning in the U.S. Affiliated Pacific Islands

Deanna Spooner, Dr. Dan Polhemus, Whitney Peterson, Meghan Gombos, Dr. Wendy Miles*, Stanton Enomoto, Meredith Speicher

Importance of Watershed to Palau

Mira Mariur, Palau Community College

Pacific Climate Education Partnership Resource Sharing

Pamela Legdesog, Pacific Resources for Education and Learning (PREL)

Sustainable architecture utilizing irregular materials

Sangchul Kim, Hankyong National University

Influence of composted materials on growing lettuce in pot culture

Seanne Clemente Hagen Elias, Ferdinand Galsim, Joseph Tuquero and Mari Marutani, Agriculture and Life Science Division, College of Natural and Applied Sciences, University of Guam

Searching for Sustainable Practices and Policies: Recommendations from Four Years of Research

Yukiko Inoue-Smith, PhD, University of Guam

Development of Sustainable Production of Disease Free Bananas, Taro, Yams and Orchids in Tissue Culture Laboratory at Guam Department of Agriculture

Alicia Wiecko, Department of Agriculture


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