Northern San Juan • Entered by CARRIE KRICKBAUM on September 21, 2022
butterfly monitoring
May 1, 2022 – August 31, 2022
Participants and Hours
| Pre Planning hours | 1.5 |
| Post Admin hours | 2.5 |
| Activity Hours | 4 |
| Participants | 3 |
| Total Hours | 16 |
Key Issue: Climate Change
Activity Type: Stewardship (monitoring, sampling, planting, etc.)
Measurable Outcomes
Outcome 1: Wildlife monitored (2 sites/plots)
Short Description of Activity
We monitored two routes in Ridgway State Park for the Colorado Butterfly Monitoring Network for a total of 16 hours. We hope to expand and create routes outside the park to monitor butterflies next year. Butterflies are a great indicator species and tell us how the environment is doing.
Reflection/Evaluation
Whether we see butterflies or not, it’s still data!
Photos/Uploads
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Photo Captions
Purplish Copper butterfly