2023 Western Monarch Mystery Challenge underway

The Western Monarch Mystery Challenge is a community-science initiative that aims to collect data on western monarch distribution during the first breeding generations. Researchers expect that spring is a critical time for migratory monarchs, as it is when population numbers are lowest. However, data on monarch habitat use and breeding during this time is still limited. We need your help to fill in the gaps! The Challenge runs from February 14th - April 22nd, 2023.

Participation in the Challenge is simple - whenever you spot a monarch (outside of overwintering sites!), take a photo and either upload it to iNaturalist (tagging the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper project), the Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper monarchmilkweedmapper.org, or email it to Washington State University directly at monarchmystery@wsu.edu. Be sure to include information on when and where you saw your monarch. Each week you submit a photo, you will be automatically entered to win a prize! Check out https://bit.ly/3wUZ6uC for more information.

Note all records from the Western Monarch Mystery Challenge eventually end up in Xerces' Western Monarch Milkweed Mapper project monarchmilkweedmapper.org which collects monarch and milkweed records from anytime, anywhere in the West. 

Publicado el febrero 15, 2023 09:08 TARDE por emmapelton