This year, there will be two indoor orientations (trainings) for the Cascade Butterfly Project as well as two field trainings. More information is given below. If you have any questions, contact Regina_Rochefort@nps.gov
1) Webinar: June 22, 6 pm - this webinar will be about 30 minutes in length with time for questions. Registration link is given below. There will be a toll free phone number to listen in:
Please register for Orientation to the Cascade Butterfly Project on Jun 22, 2016 6:00 PM PDT at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1291928736522716931
Learn the basics of the Cascade Butterfly project - Why, What, Where and How you can be a part of the project.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
2) June 25, 4 - 5 or 5:30 pm, University of Washington Burke Museum - Come and learn about Monitoring Butterflies in Mount Rainier and North Cascades National Parks and Mount Baker-Snoqualmie & Okanogan-Wenatchee Nation Forests
This will be a short powerpoint presentation with plent of time to talk. Parking is free in the afternoon!
This orientation will be following the MeadoWatch Orientation (MeadoWatch is a Plant Phenology monitoring program at Mount Rainier). If you are interested in both programs please attend both. Here is the website for MeadoWatch:
http://www.meadowatch.org/get-involved.html
3) July 8 - Field Training! at Sunrise in Mount Rainier National Park - meet us at 10 am in the Sunrise parking lot in front of the Visitor center. - Bring a lunch and practise netting, butterfly identification, and plant identification. We will bring a calendar and have sign-ups for surveys.
4) Coming Soon - Sauk Mountain Field training - when this scheduled, Regina will send out a notice.
Mountain ecosystems are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, and butterflies are bellwether species, moving north in latitude or up in elevation as temperatures warm. As part of the Cascades Butterfly Project, you can help track changes in butterfly species distribution and relative density. Just grab a butterfly net and join a three-person team on a designated one-kilometer south-to-north route through an alpine meadow. Each of the 10 routes is monitored weekly during the summer, and both long-term and one-time volunteers are welcome. Even if you can’t make one of the survey days, you can still help: Upload your butterfly pics, along with location info, to the photo inventory project.
