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The first webinar of the 2019 Monarch Conservation Series is coming soon.
Date/Time: Tuesday, February 26^th at 2PM ET (1pm Central, 12pm Mountain, 11am Pacific)

Webinar Title: Western Monarch Population down by 99%: How you can help 

Description: Have you heard about the steep decline in the Western monarch population? Are you wondering how you can help? This webinar will explore the citizen science effort that tracks the California overwintering monarch population and will discuss the results from this year’s Western Monarch Thanksgiving Count, a record low and a 99.4% decline.

Katie Hietala-Henschell, endangered species conservation biologist with the Xerces Society and co-coordinator of the WMTC, will go over the history of the WMTC, how it works and why it is important. Nick Stong, Programs Manager at the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History and WMTC Regional Coordinator, will provide a case study and highlight his experience participating in the WMTC. Emma Pelton, western monarch lead, endangered species conservation biologist with the Xerces Society, and co-coordinator of the WMTC, will discuss the implications of the western monarch population size, quasi-extinction risks, and overwintering habitat conservation efforts.

Presenters:  

·         Katie Hietala-Henschell, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, the Xerces Society

·         Nick Stong, Programs Manager, Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History

·         Emma Pelton, Western Monarch Lead, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, the Xerces Society

 

Register: https://goo.gl/forms/71F21CP88Xbomus92

 

The webinar will be offered through WebEx.  The link and participation details will be provided the day prior to the webinar.

 

Please feel free to share this announcement and registration information!

 

We look forward to your participation!
MJV/NCTC Webinar Team

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Tracy McCleaf

US Fish and Wildlife Service

National Conservation Training Center

698 Conservation Way

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

304-876-7781

tracy_mccleaf@fws.gov