Monarch monitoring is back!

Photo: Joelle Burnie

Greetings! We are pleased to announce, we are getting the monarch monitoring program started up again this year! It is officially monarch season, which means all returning volunteers can resume monitoring activities at their assigned sites. All returning volunteers have the option to sign up for a refresher training session coming up in the near future. Keep an eye out for an email with the details to register. Monarch monitoring manuals and tools will be made available if you need a new one. Returning volunteers can arrange a time to pick up a new manual by calling (705-716-2547) or emailing me. Looking forward to getting back out there for monarch monitoring! Please do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions. Thanks, Alysha

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Online Learning

We also plan to put a module covering monarch monitoring protocol on EdApp. (link is for people who havent used edapp before). We will let you know once this module is available.

Site visits with Aiesha & Alysha

For returning volunteers, if your monitoring partner is away and you would like Aiesha or Alysha to accompany you for a monitoring visit, we would be happy to do so. To schedule a site visit with us, please email Summer@couchconservancy.ca Aiesha@couchconservancy.ca

Photo: Ryan Lamoureaux

Did you know?

Photo: Susan Blayney Milkweed is the only plant monarch can successfully lay their eggs on. Monarch caterpillars have an exclusive diet of Milkweed. Threats to Milkweed include invasive plants, herbicides, habitat destruction, and climate change. Photo: Toby Rowland Many Canadian Monarchs travel approximately 4000 kilometres to the Oyamel Fir forest, located in Central Mexico. This habitat is where Monarch Butterflies retreat to during the colder months. Come spring, it takes multiple generations for the Monarch Butterflies to return to Canada.

I am Aiesha Aggarwal, the Conservation Analyst at The Couchiching Conservancy. If you have questions about Community Science then feel free to get in touch. Email: aiesha@couchconservancy.ca Work hours: 9:00am-5:00pm Phone: (705) 238-1811

I am Alysha Henry, the Biological Technician at The Couchiching Conservancy. If you have any questions about the Monarch Monitoring program, feel free to get in touch. Email: summer@couchconservancy.ca Work hours: 9:00am-4:00pm Phone: (705)-716-2547

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