![]() ![]() Louis River in the west part of Duluth for about 5 miles. It is a field between the river and railroad tracks accessible by the Western Waterfront trail. The Northern Crescents Chapter of NABA began monitoring the Knowlton Creek Field site in June 2003. This site is monitored by North American Butterfly Association (NABA) volunteers. Knowlton Creek Field: Monarch Larva Monitoring Program.Descriptions of these areas follow this map. Monarch Butterfly Monitoring Area Locations. Their goal is to have a total of 10,000 Waystations over the next three years. Currently Monarch Watch has over 1,250 Waystations. There are over 700 monitoring locations participating in the Monarch Larva Monitoring Program in the Eastern United States and Canada. The citizen science monitoring programs includes areas all across North America. The information can be used to monitor butterfly populations and study the effects of changes in weather and habitats. The NABA compiles and publishes the results in annual reports that provide information about the geographical distribution and relative population sizes of the species counted. ![]() Volunteers in the United States, Canada, and parts of Mexico conduct a one-day census of all butterflies sighted within a 15-mile diameter circle during the annual North American Butterfly Association (NABA) Butterfly Counts. North American Butterfly Association Butterfly Counts The Monarch Butterfly Parasites Web Page.Volunteers capture live butterflies and collect parasite spores to help scientists map the locations and amounts of parasitism and disease in monarch butterfly populations. The protozoan parasite, Ophryocystis elektroscirrha, does not affect humans but it can hinder a monarch butterfly’s growth and survival. Researchers at the Institute of Ecology at the University of Georgia are studying monarch health as part of a national citizen-science program. Journey North, a participatory science program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, engages people from across North America in tracking wildlife migration and seasonal change to foster scientific understanding, environmental awareness, and the land ethic. Monarchs bask just after sunrise on groundsel-tree ( Baccharis halimifolia) at the edge of Oyster Bay in the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia, where they roosted for the night. ![]()
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