MONARCH JOINT VENTURE JULY 2009 MAY Partnering to conserve the monarch butterfly migration

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1 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE JULY 2009 MAY 2014 Partneringtoconservethemonarchbutterflymigration

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

3 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE PARTNERSHIP STRUCTURE

4 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS SCIENCEBASED CONSERVATION APPROACH MonarchHabitatConservation,MaintenanceandEnhancement Asclepias

5 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE EducationtoEnhanceAwarenessofMonarchConservationIssuesandOpportunities ResearchandMonitoringtoInformMonarchConservationEfforts

6 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE A GROWING PARTNERSHIP

7 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE FINANCIAL SUMMARY OTHER FUNDS SUMMARY U.S.FishandWildlifeService CommissionforEnvironmental Cooperation MonarchButterflyFund Audubon/ToyotaTogetherGreen PrivateDonations

8 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE *IncludesonlyUSFSFunds FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 FY14 **FY15 **FY16 Totalavailablefunds $200,178 $500,535 $740,910 $1,010,091 $756,902 $508,242 $279, MJVStaffandProgram StaffandProgramSubtotal 49, , , , , , , PartnerProjects PartnerProjectsSubtotal 5, , , , , , Indirectcosts(8%) 4, , , , , , , Totalfundsexpended 59, , , , , FundsExpended Balance $200,178 $440,670 $609,806 $756,902 $508,242 $(0) **Currentbudget

9 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE FUNDING PROCEDURE FOR PARTNER CONSERVATION PROJECTS PARTNER PROJECT DETAILS CIBOLO NATURE CENTER ($34,700) Promong Cizen Science Monitoring in Texas.

10 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES ($67,242.80) Bringing Back the Prairie, Building Habitat for Monarchs. Asclepias Liatris AsclepiasLiatris MONARCH ALERT ($9,100) Analysis of Nave vs. Nonnave trees in California overwintering sites.

11 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Analysis of Western Populaon Trends. UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MONARCH LAB ($133,598) Monarch Breeding Habitat Assessment Tool.

12 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Monarch Success Stories Program. Monarch Cizen Science Training and Outreach: Ophryocystis elektroscirrha,

13 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Online Training. Understanding the Value of Monarch Larva Monitoring Project Sites and Monarch Waystaons.

14 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Monarch Biology and Conservaon Meeng. Monarch Monitoring Training Assessment. MONARCH WATCH ($144,070) Bring Back the Monarchs Nave Milkweed Campaign.

15 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Expanding the Monarch Waystaon Program. Monarch Watch Conservaon Specialists. Tracking the Migraon Data Vericaon and Analysis.

16 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE NORTH AMERICAN BUTTERFLY ASSOCIATION ($10,802) Expanding Parcipaon in NABA Buery Counts. NABA Website Update. POLLINATOR PARTNERSHIP ($52,300) Creang Habitat in Corporate and Ulity RightofWay Areas.

17 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Nectar Plant Recommendaons for Monarchs. TALLGRASS PRAIRIE CENTER ($5,493) Mapping the Milkweed Marketplace.Asclepiassyriaca

18 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE A.syriaca Asclepias UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA/MONARCH HEALTH ($39,837) Assessment of Exoc Milkweeds and the Spread of Disease in Monarchs: Asclepiascurassavica Ophryocystis elektroscirrha

19 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE MonarchNet. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND ($30,533) Sharing What We Know Trinaonal Data Exchange and Monitoring Program Analyses:

20 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE WILD ONES: NATIVE PLANTS, NATURAL LANDSCAPES ($23,500) Wild for Monarchs Campaign. THE XERCES SOCIETY FOR INVERTEBRATE CONSERVATION ($238,306) Creang Habitat in Agricultural Areas. Overwintering Habitat Management Plans for Los Padres Naonal Forest.

21 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Workshops for Overwintering Site Land Managers and Cizen Sciensts in California. Protecng and Monitoring California Overwintering Sites.

22 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Review of laws and policies regarding western overwintering sites. Documenng known and potenal breeding areas in the western U.S. Increasing Nave Milkweed Seed Availability. North American Monarch Conservation Plan

23 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE ProjectMilkweed, Milkweeds:A ConservationPractitioner sguide Promong the Planng of Nave Milkweed in the Central U.S.

24 1. Threats, Prevenon, Control and Migaon A. Overwintering Assessment and monitoring of more than 140 priority CA overwintering sites from Assessment of western monarch populaon trend and lisng of western monarchs using IUCN Red List criteria Completed analysis of nave vs. non nave tree use in CA overwintering sites and provided recommendaons for management to promote nave tree growth. B. Flyway Nectar plant recommendaons for Eastern migratory corridor idenfied, project expansion planned C. Breeding Areas Mapped/idenfied over 7,000 western breeding areas (milkweed sites) in 7 western states Coordinated wild seed gathering from volunteers and producon and distribuon of milkweed plugs across the US, ~22,000 plugs distributed in 2013 and ancipate over 60,000 in Enhanced state restoraon projects throughout Iowa by providing nave milkweed and forb seeds. Impacted ~6,000 acres from , ~200 lbs milkweed and forb seed. Launched producon of 11 milkweed species in CA, AZ/NM, Great Basin, TX and FL. Over 35 million seeds produced for promong habitat creaon in agricultural and other areas. Assessment of milkweed availability and markeng in the Midwest Monarch breeding habitat assessment tool development and distribuon D. Across Annual Life Cycle (climate, invasives, etc.) Assess potenal risks of growing exoc milkweeds for monarchs in southern and western US, including disease spread Research control methods for exoc Vincetoxicum species 2. Innovave Enabling Approaches Development and distribuon of monarch habitat creaon guidelines for corporate and ulity ROW land managers. 3. Research, Monitoring, Evaluaon and Reporng Cizen science and conservaon trainings in known data gaps and priority conservaon areas. Intensive workshops in TX, CA, MN along with various volunteer led trainings throughout the US. Aggregaon of data and development of MonarchNet for use in idenfying priority conservaon/data gap areas. Monarch tagging data curaon 4. Educaon, Outreach and Capacity Building Over 10,000 habitats registered through MJV partner monarch/pollinator habitat recognion programs Monarch, pollinator, and gardening outreach campaigns by partners and volunteers ( ) impacng thousands. Development of online resources including MJV website and outreach materials, Monarch Larva Monitoring Project online training, e newsleers, and social media. Xerces proposed development of WMTC online resource center. Monarch Biology and Conservaon Meeng held in 2012 for 175 researchers, land managers, cizen sciensts, and the general public. MJV Partners Xerces Society, Monarch Alert Xerces Society, Monarch Alert Monarch Alert Pollinator Partnership Xerces Society Monarch Watch Iowa DNR, Tallgrass Prairie Center Xerces Society, NRCS Tallgrass Prairie Center Monarch Lab Monarch Health, Monarch Alert USFS, Superior Watershed Partnership Pollinator Partnership Cibolo Nature Center, Monarch Lab, Monarch Alert, Monarch Health, Xerces Society, North American Buerfly Assoc. Monarch Lab, Xerces Society, Monarch Health, University of Maryland Monarch Watch Monarch Watch, North American Buerfly Assoc., Wild Ones, Xerces Society Wild Ones, Monarch Watch, North American Buerfly Assoc. Monarch Lab, MJV coordinator Monarch Lab, MJV coordinator

25 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE STRATEGIC OUTREACH MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS

26 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF PRINT AND WEB OUTREACH MATERIALS

27 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE

28 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE CURRENT STEERING COMMITTEE: CURRENT MJV PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS

29 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE MJV MISSION AND VISION Mission. Vision. The vision of this Joint Venture is abundant monarch populations that can be sustained into perpetuity, and more broadly to promote monarchs as a flagship species whose conservation will sustain habitats for pollinators and other plants and animals.

30 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE Oberhauser, K. S., D. Cotter, D. Davis, R. Décarie, A. E. Behnumea, C. Galino-Leal, M. P. Gallina Tessaro, E. Howard, J. Lauriault, W. Macziewski, S. Malcolm, F. Martínez, J.M. González, M. McRae, D. Nernberg, I. Pisanty Baruch, I. Ramírez, J. J. Reyes, and A. Wilson North American Monarch Conservation Plan. Commission on Environmental Cooperation. Montreal, Canada. Danaus plexippus

31 MONARCH JOINT VENTURE ä Asclepias

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