Monarchs, milkweed and citizen monitoring: Setting conservation targets with messy data.
Friday, October 4, 2019 - 3:10pm
Dr. Karen Oberhauser, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Dept of Entomology
Co-sponsored by NREM.
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New monarch numbers encouraging: Conservation efforts in Iowa contribute to long-term recovery
AMES, Iowa — This week, the World Wildlife Fund released its 2018-2019 overwintering monarch population report. Adult monarch butterflies covered approximately 15 acres of forest canopy in Mexico, a doubling of last year’s population, and a level not seen since 10 years ago.
The report provides hope, say leaders of the Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium.
Monarch Intern: "Even the littlest of changes can make a huge difference."
Melanie Aust is an undergraduate research assistant with the ISU monarch butterfly research team. Aust, a native of Glenwood, Iowa, is a senior in animal ecology and a member of Gamma Phi Beta sorority, Environmental Science Club, and Fisheries and Wildlife Biology Club. She has worked with the monarch team in the field and in the lab since 2018.
Monarch Conservation Field Day
Monday, July 24, 2017 - 9:00am
The Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium is hosting a monarch conservation field day July 24 at the Iowa State University Field Extension Education Laboratory near Boone. Read more.