[Pollinator] IUCN/SSC Butterfly Specialist Group Survey

Thu Mar 3 07:09:26 PST 2011

Please see attached flyer relative to ecosystem management studies we are conducting in MD and AZ that includes pollinator research. Note that we are working with USGS and USF&WS at Patuxent which will include pollinator experts, but for the study in AZ with the Navajo Nation, we don't presently have anyone to conduct the pollinator survey, so your help is appreciated. 
We would also appreciate Xerces passing this flyer on to your supporters for possible donations for expanding our work to additional ecosystems across North America. I am in discussions now to possibly begin studies in the Pacific Northwest. You can also follow the studies on our website; www.ivmpartners.org as we will soon post our efforts as we document the plant communities this June. 

Rick Johnstone, President 
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From: "Matthew Shepherd" <mdshepherd at xerces.org> 
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Sent: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 3:22:00 PM 
Subject: [Pollinator] IUCN/SSC Butterfly Specialist Group Survey 

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IUCN/SSC BUTTERFLY SPECIALIST GROUP SURVEY 

Greetings partners in butterfly conservation, 

In fall of 2010, The International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) Species Survival Commission ( SSC ) re-formed its Butterfly Specialist Group and named Scott Hoffman Black, executive director of the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation, as the group's chair. In this capacity, Scott will work to bring together scientists and conservationists to facilitate butterfly conservation action and influence policy worldwide. 

In anticipation of this task, we have prepared a short on-line survey with the aim of identifying current butterfly conservation projects, priorities, and needs, and the individuals and organizations engaged in these efforts. The results of this survey will be used to create an action plan to prioritize individual species status assessments, surveys, and direct conservation action. 

We'd appreciate your help in better understanding what's being done and who is engaged in butterfly conservation across the world. Please complete this brief survey; it should take less than 10 minutes to complete . Any information you can give will be of great benefit to the work of the Butterfly Specialist Group. 

We hope to get this survey out as broadly as possible. To help us do this, once you have filled out the survey, please forward this information and the link to the survey: http://survey.constantcontact.com/survey/a07e39t3abkgiro65gp/start to others whose work or experience may be applicable to this specialist group. We are especially interested in gathering information about butterfly conservation efforts in areas outside North America and Western Europe, as the initial aim of this group is to prioritize work in countries and regions generally underserved by butterfly conservation organizations. 

The survey is in English. If this is not your first language, we hope that you will still be able to read and complete the survey and that language will not be a barrier to your participation. Unfortunately, the specialist group doesn't currently have the capacity to present and analyze the survey in other languages. 

If you have any questions, please email them to butterflysg at xerces.org , or call (503) 232 6639. Thank you for your help in making the Butterfly Specialist Group a success. 

Sincerely, 

Scott Hoffman Black 

Executive Director - The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation 

Chair - IUCN SSC Butterfly Specialist Group 

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Leona's little blue (Philotiella leona) . Taken by Sarina Jepsen, the Xerces Society. 

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