[PCA] [MJV-Partners] Join the 2019 International Monarch [& Milkweed] Monitoring Blitz!

De Angelis, Patricia patricia_deangelis at fws.gov
Mon Jun 17 17:33:10 CDT 2019


The 3rd Annual International Monarch Monitoring Blitz is coming up in
Canada, Mexico and the United States from 27 July to 4 August 2019.

For one week, the Blitz invites people across North America to go out to
gardens, parks and green areas and monitor milkweed plants for monarch
eggs, caterpillars, chrysalises and butterflies. This information will help
researchers identify priority areas for monarch conservation actions.

*You can help by spreading the word, hosting a monitoring event, or
monitoring yourself during this time!*

To take part in the Blitz, simply observe milkweed and monarchs, and report
your observations. Record the location and area where you monitored, the
number of milkweed plants observed, and the number and life stage of
monarchs counted (even if there are no monarchs!).

In Canada, report observations to Mission Monarch
<http://www.mission-monarch.org/>. If you are east of the Rocky Mountains
in the United States report to Monarch Larva Monitoring Project
<https://monarchlab.org/mlmp/updates/join-the-2019-international-monarch-monitoring-blitz>,
and if you are west of the Rocky Mountains report to Western Monarch and
Milkweed Mapper <http://www.monarchmilkweedmapper.org/>. In Mexico, you can
report to Naturalista <https://www.naturalista.mx/> or use the Red Monarca
app
<https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.RedMonarca.www&hl=en_US>.
You can also share about and follow the Blitz on social media using the
hashtag #MonarchBlitz.

If you host an event, you can register it on SciStarter
<https://scistarter.org/events>! Just make sure to select ‘International
Monarch Monitoring Blitz’ in the ‘What Type of Event’ section.

The Blitz is an initiative of the Trinational Monarch Conservation Science
Partnership, created through the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
<http://www.cec.org/> (CEC). Through the Blitz, scientists from the
Insectarium/Montréal
Space for Life <http://espacepourlavie.ca/insectarium>, Environment and
Climate Change Canada
<https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change.html> (ECCC), Monarch
Joint Venture <http://www.monarchjointventure.org/>, the US Fish and
Wildlife Service <https://www.fws.gov/>, the Xerces Society for
Invertebrate Conservation <https://xerces.org/>, and Mexico's Comisión
Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas <https://www.gob.mx/conanp> (Conanp)
are asking the public to help them understand monarch and milkweed
distribution throughout North America. Data gathered during the Blitz will
be uploaded to the Trinational Monarch Knowledge Network, where they will
be accessible for anyone for consultation and download.

*FACTS ABOUT THE 2018 MONARCH BLITZ*
●       486 participants across Canada, Mexico, and the United States
●       1,323 records
●       53,588 milkweed plants monitored
●       13,796 monarchs observed
●       6,905 eggs
●       4,900 caterpillars
●       470 chrysalises
●       1,521 butterflies

For more information, contact André-Philippe Drapeau Picard, Blitz
Coordinator, Insectarium/Montréal Space for Life at
xdrapan at ville.montreal.qc.ca.
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