When

Wednesday, July 25, 2018                      6:00 PM to 8:00 PM MDT
Informal Discussion from
8:00 PM to 9:00 PM MDT

Thursday, July 26, 2018
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM MDT

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Where (Wednesday PM)

Fort Lewis College, Dept. of Bio, Berndt Hall 235
1000 Rim Dr
Durango, CO 81301

 
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Where (Thursday AM)

Animas River Wetlands
4166 County Rd 203
Durango, CO 81301

Intended Audience

This course is intended for land managers and citizen scientists. 

Additional Information

There is no cost for the workshop, however, pre-registration is required and space is limited to 35 people.

Meals will not be provided during either session; please bring snacks and/or a bagged lunch or dinner to the course.

Sunscreen, hiking shoes, a hat, and sunglasses are recommended for the field session.

Registration Contact

Lauren Richey,  Xerces Society 
(503) 232-6639, Ext. 123 
lauren.richey@xerces.org

Workshop Instructor Contact

Candace Fallon,  Xerces Society 
(503) 232-6639, Ext. 118
candace.fallon@xerces.org

Photo Credits

Banner Photo:
Candace Fallon, The Xerces Society
Side Photo:
Stephanie McKnight, The Xerces Society

Monarch and Milkweed Conservation in the West:

Integrating Citizen Science and Best Management Practices

Fort Lewis College 
Dept. of Biology, Berndt Hall 235
Durango, Colorado
Wednesday, July 25th, 2018
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM MDT
Optional one hour informal discussion from
8:00 PM - 9:00 PM MDT

Animas River Wetlands
Durango, Colorado
Thursday, July 26th, 2018
9:00 AM to 1:00 PM MDT

PLEASE JOIN THE XERCES SOCIETY AND THE SOUTHWEST MONARCH STUDY FOR A WORKSHOP TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WESTERN MONARCHS, MILKWEED, AND HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED IN    CURRENT CONSERVATION EFFORTS.

WORKSHOP INFORMATION

Workshop topics will include:
1. Basics of the monarch life cycle and migration, milkweed identification, population trends, and conservation issues,
2. Milkweed and monarch monitoring tools, what we currently know about monarchs in the West, and efforts to address knowledge gaps,
3. An introduction to citizen science programs in the West, including those run by the Xerces Society, Southwest Monarch Study, and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project.

The workshop will be broken into two sessions: an evening classroom session at Fort Lewis College followed by a morning field session along the Animas River. During the field session, we will search milkweeds for adult and immature monarchs, practice tagging and data collection, and tie in lessons learned from the classroom.

INSTRUCTORS

Candace Fallon, Senior Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society
Candace is a Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society’s Endangered Species Program, where she focuses on the conservation of rare and declining invertebrates in the western U.S. Since 2012, she has spearheaded numerous monarch conservation projects, including providing training and educational workshops for volunteers and agency biologists, monitoring over 100 California overwintering sites, and developing regional monarch nectar plant guides for the continental U.S. Most recently, she led the development of a new citizen science website, the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper, to collect milkweed and monarch observations throughout the West. 

Gail Morris, Coordinator of the Southwest Monarch Study
Gail Morris coordinates the Southwest Monarch Study, a citizen science research project based in Arizona that monitors monarch butterflies in Nevada, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, western Colorado and the deserts of California. She is also a member of the Western Monarch Conservation Science Team, a Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, and the Vice President of the Monarch Butterfly Fund and the Central Arizona Butterfly Association. Gail has authored several monarch publications and dedicates her time training citizen scientists to participate in monarch research, education, and conservation in the southwestern United States. Recently, she received a 2017 Impact Volunteer Award from the City of Phoenix.

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