Cost

There is no fee for this workshop. 

When
Saturday, September 23, 2023                   
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM MDT

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Where

Riverside Nature Center

135 N Browning Pkwy
Farmington, NM 87402


 
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Instructor Contact

Kaitlin Haase, The Xerces Society
kaitlin.haase@xerces.org

 

Agenda

  • 10am to 12pm: Riverside Nature Center - Studying Monarch

    • 10am - 11am: Monarch biology, migration research, and community science projects (Gail Morris, SW Monarch Study)

    • 11am - 12pm: Monarch habitat field walk with netting and tagging demonstration (Gail Morris, SW Monarch Study)

  • 12pm to 1pm: Lunch break

  • 1pm to 5pm: Creating Monarch Habitat

    • 1pm to 2pm: Community tabling event

    • 2pm to 3pm: Monarch conservation and habitat needs (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 3pm to 4pm: Native plants for monarchs and other pollinators (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 4pm to 4:30pm: Walk and talk to view pollinator plants along Animas River (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 4:30pm to 5pm: Wrap up and lingering questions

 

Additional Information

The morning of the short course will feature presentations on monarch ecology and community science in the Southwest with a hands-on outdoor monarch netting and tagging demonstration. The afternoon will focus on creating and protecting habitat for monarchs with presentations on growing native pollinator plants and choosing pollinator-friendly land management practices.

A community tabling event featuring local organizations will be available to registrants midday during the short course. 

 

Partners and Acknowledgements

This short course is made possible thanks to the support of the City of Farmington, the Southwest Monarch Study , and the Carroll Petrie Foundation.

 

Photo Credits

Banner Photo:
Kaitlin Haase / The Xerces Society
Side Photo:
Stephanie McKnight / The Xerces Society


Monarch Conservation in the Four Corners

Riverside Nature Center 
Farmington, NM

September 23, 2023
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM MDT

Join Kaitlin Haase, Pollinator Conservation Specialist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, and Gail Morris, Coordinator of the Southwest Monarch Study, for a full day short course on the conservation of monarch butterflies in the Four Corners. 

AGENDA

  • 10am to 12pm: Riverside Nature Center - Studying Monarchs

    • 10am - 11am: Monarch biology, migration research, and community science projects (Gail Morris, SW Monarch Study)

    • 11am - 12pm: Monarch habitat field walk with netting and tagging demonstration (Gail Morris, SW Monarch Study)

  • 12pm to 1pm: Lunch break

  • 1pm to 5pm: Creating Monarch Habitat

    • 1pm to 2pm: Community tabling event

    • 2pm to 3pm: Monarch conservation and habitat needs (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 3pm to 4pm: Native plants for monarchs and other pollinators (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 4pm to 4:30pm: Walk and talk to view pollinator plants along Animas River (Kaitlin Haase, Xerces Society)

    • 4:30pm to 5pm: Wrap up and lingering questions

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The morning of the short course will feature presentations on monarch ecology and community science in the Southwest with a hands-on outdoor monarch netting and tagging demonstration. The afternoon will focus on creating and protecting habitat for monarchs with presentations on growing native pollinator plants and choosing pollinator-friendly land management practices.

Attendees are welcome to join the morning session, tabling event, and/or afternoon session as their schedules allow. Feel free to drop in and out as convenient for you!

A community tabling event featuring local organizations will be available to registrants midday during the short course. 

INSTRUCTOR

Kaitlin Haase - Southwest Pollinator Conservation Specialist for Xerces Society
Kaitlin works to create climate-resilient, connected pollinator habitat in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, and other communities of northern New Mexico. She collaborates with and educates public and private urban land managers in the desert Southwest on pollinator-friendly practices for landscaping, gardening, and open space restoration. 

GUEST SPEAKER

Gail Morris - Southwest Monarch Study
Gail Morris is the Coordinator of the Southwest Monarch Study, a Community Science research project, based in Arizona. She has been researching monarch butterflies since 2006 and also volunteers as a board member of the Central Arizona Butterfly Association and the Monarch Butterfly Fund. Gail writes regularly for Journey North’s Western Monarch Updates during the migration and has authored several monarch publications. She dedicates her time training Community Scientists to participate in monarch research, education and conservation.