Source: UNIV OF MINNESOTA submitted to NRP
MONARCH BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
HATCH
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1006579
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
NC-507
Project Start Date
Jul 2, 2015
Project End Date
Apr 3, 2017
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIV OF MINNESOTA
(N/A)
ST PAUL,MN 55108
Performing Department
Fisheries & Wildlife
Non Technical Summary
This project will develop methods to restore Monarch habitat and assess project success through established monitoring protocols.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
13608501070100%
Knowledge Area
136 - Conservation of Biological Diversity;

Subject Of Investigation
0850 - Wildlife habitats;

Field Of Science
1070 - Ecology;
Goals / Objectives
Cost-effective methods to establish and maintain milkweeds and companion plants in rural, suburban and urban landscapes Optimal milkweed species and companion plants patch characteristics and spatial arrangements to maintain and promote larval productivity and population viability Survey and sampling protocols to monitor milkweed and larval and adult monarch populations. The extension program will ensure the distribution of practical, science-based information on conservation approaches in agricultural landscapes.
Project Methods
Meet with partner individuals and institutions to develop products.

Progress 07/02/15 to 04/03/17

Outputs
Target Audience: Nothing Reported Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? This project is being terminated - The PI, Karen Oberhauser, is no longer a part of the Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology.

Publications


    Progress 10/01/15 to 09/30/16

    Outputs
    Target Audience:I have worked with many different stakeholder groups on monarch conservation, including the Monarch Conservation Science Partnership (a collaboration of federal, state, NGO and academic members), K-12 teachers (through a U of MN program funded by the USFS), and multiple groups to whom I gave public talks. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided? Nothing Reported How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We are engaging many groups in the monitoring efforts, and will roll the program out to citizen scientists in 2017. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

    Impacts
    What was accomplished under these goals? I have worked on several fronts to monitor milkweed presence and abundance in rural and urban habitats. A key goal of the Monarch Conservation Science partnership is to establish a sampling protocol, and this protocol was tested in summer 2016.

    Publications


      Progress 07/02/15 to 09/30/15

      Outputs
      Target Audience:I attended two phone meetings of this group, and provided information to other participants on monarch biology and conservation knowledge and action. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?As part of the milkweed survey, we hosted an Americorps Volunteer who conducted the survey. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest? Nothing Reported What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will write up a report of milkweed distribution and abundance on roadsides.

      Impacts
      What was accomplished under these goals? As part of a separately-funded project, the U of M Monarch Lab conducted a survey of roadside milkweed to address goal 3. We are working on an analysis of this research to share broadly.

      Publications