Keālia Pond National Wildlife Refuge

Refuges use a wide range of land management tools based on the best science available. Some refuges use prescribed fires to mimic natural fires that would have cleared old vegetation from the land helping native plants regenerate and local wildlife to thrive. Other refuges contain Wilderness areas where land is largely managed in passively. The management tools used are aimed at ensuring a balanced conservation approach where both wildlife and people will benefit. At this field station our conservation toolbox includes: managing water levels in the wetland habitat, removal of invasive plant and animal species, growing and outplanting native plant species, cultivating a native pollinator garden, and providing interpretative and educational opportunities to the public and school students.