Photo: Eric Eldredge, USDA-NRCS

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When

Thursday, August 11, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM PDT
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Where

Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex (Maintence building)

13303 Stillwater Road
Fallon, NV 89406  

 
 

Additional Information

  • Lunch is not provided, please bring a sack lunch.
  • Sunscreen, insect repellent, hiking shoes, hat, sunglasses, etc. are recommended for the field.
  • There is no cost for the workshop, however pre-registration is required and space is limited.

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Contacts

Registration Contact                                                 Michele Blackburn 
The Xerces Society 
503-232-6639 
michele.blackburn@xerces.org

Workshop Instructor
Emma Pelton
The Xerces Society 
503-232-6639  
emma.pelton@xerces.org

Stillwater NWR Contact
Donna Withers
Wildlife Refuge Specialist
775-423-5128 ext. 231
donna_withers@fws.gov

 

Monarch Butterfly & Milkweed Conservation Workshop for Resource Managers 

stillwater National Wildlife Refuge COMPLEX
Fallon, Nevada
Thursday, August 11 , 2016
8:00 am - 3:30 pm PDT

 

Join the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Xerces Society for a one-day workshop to learn about monarchs and milkweed and how you can help conserve monarch populations and their migratory phenomena.

Workshop content will include:
  • Learn (or get a refresher on) the basics of the monarch life cycle, migration, population trends, and conservation issues
  • Learn how to identify and monitor for milkweed and monarchs 
  • Learn how you can contribute to our growing understanding of when and where monarchs breed in the West 
  • Discuss successes and challenges managing for milkweed and monarchs with other resource managers 
  • Connect with ongoing monarch conservation efforts in Nevada
The workshop will include an indoor presentation and a hands-on field component where participants will learn to identify native milkweed species, search for monarchs at different life stages, and practice using monitoring techniques.
 

Instructor

Emma Pelton, Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society
Emma is a Conservation Biologist with the Xerces Society whose work focuses on the conservation of the Western population of monarch butterflies. She has a Master's degree in Agroecology and Entomology and has experience working with rare species and agricultural pests in the Upper Midwest. Emma is the Xerces Society project lead for milkweed and monarch surveys in the Great Basin and developing Best Management Practices for monarch butterflies on public lands in the West.

 

Speakers

Sarina Jepsen, Director of Endangered Species and Aquatic Programs, The Xerces Society

Donna Withers, Wildlife Refuge Specialist-Stillwater NWR, USFWS

Sarah Kulpa, Restoration Ecologist/Botanist, USFWS

Dirk Netz, Forest Botanist, US Forest Service