Join the Alliance
Are you a Kula fire survivor or concerned neighbor living in the burned area? A willing volunteer? A potential partner with expertise or resources to contribute? Weʻd love to connect with you.
The fire-affected community of Upper Kula has come together to form an “alliance” that is working together to adopt and implement landscape scale restoration practices that are necessary for post-fire recovery on the landscape. These include: topsoil stabilization (mudslide prevention), proactive fuel load reduction (invasive species removal), ecological restoration (native species introduction, fencing, and long-term weed control), maintenance, and monitoring in order to to make Kula more resilient.
The near-term goals of this group include contiguous erosion mitigation along the burned land fronting and inside of the gulch, the recovery and restoration of lands that have burned, the installation of fence to prevent Axis Deer damage to our restoration zones, and the removal of fire-prone invasive species in Kula. Over the long term, we are looking to fulfill our vision to “Mālama Awāwa o Kula,” nurture the valleys/gulches of Kula beyond the burn scar.
Please click the button below to let us know more about you and your interest in KCWA, and weʻll invite you to our twice-monthly public meetings, seed collection hikes, and will keep you update updated about KCWA’s progress and how you can be a part of it.
Explore all the ways to join us and get involved.
Join the Alliance.
Are you a concerned resident living in the fire affected areas of Kula? A potential partner that can bring resources to our effort? Join the Kula Community Watershed Alliance and connect with like-minded neighbors who are dedicated to restoring the lands they call home.
Make a Gift
Post-fire recovery, soil stabilization, and land restoration of this magnitude is a long-term stewardship process that requires hard work, specialized equipment, expertise, and resources to properly execute. Please give what you can to help us make our neighborhood fire-safe, recover the land, and support its vitality.
Watch the Watershed.
Have you noticed anything new in your watershed? Submit your observations to our crowdsourced citizen science project to get to know our watershed better.
Volunteer
The Alliance is currently engaged in large-scale soil stabilization work in the burn areas requiring skilled contractors and machine operators – it is work that’s not quite suitable for volunteers.
Sign up to Join the Alliance, and choose the volunteer option, and weʻll be in touch when the opportunity arises!