Paula Becker of Maryland DNR - Wildlife an d Heritage Service will discuss the Featured Project on Maryland Departmen t of Natural Resources Community Science page: The Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP).
\n​The Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program is a national program to collect milkweed\, nectar plant\, and monarch use data from various land-use types and regio ns. This information is vital to shaping our understanding of how monarchs interact with their environment\, documenting conservation efforts\, and tracking the population and its habitat as they change over time.
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About the presenter:
Paula Becker is an Ecologist wi
th the MD Department of Natural Resources\, Natural Heritage Program. She
manages restoration efforts of the rare community of Soldiers Delight Natu
ral Environment Area\, oversees volunteers\, outreach and education\, cond
ucts rare species surveys\, and other projects for the State&rsquo\;s non-
game and endangered species program.
IMMP is part of The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV)\ , a partnership of federal and state agencies\, non-governmental organizat ions\, businesses and academic programs working together to protect the mo narch migration across the United States.
\nFor more information abo ut Citizen Science\, please visit our Citizen Science page. Also you may place requests for a Citizen Science Kit to collect data for Citizen Science projects about bees and pollinators on SciStarter.org
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