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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Hi everyone,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I just wanted to let you know that the Xerces Society has just produced a handy guide to the milkweeds and monarchs in the western U.S. This is not an ID guide; we’ve already produced a series of those for several western states. But if you’re a land manager or farmer and want to know more about these species and how you can help understand their distribution and status, this is for you.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Our thanks go to the Monarch Joint Venture, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service for their cooperation in developing this guide, and to the Alice C. Tyler Perpetual Trust, The Bay and Paul Foundations, Endangered Species Chocolate, and Turner Foundation—and Xerces Society members!—for financial support</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">To download the guide, please go to <a href="http://www.xerces.org/guidelines/milkweeds-and-monarchs-in-the-western-u-s/">http://www.xerces.org/guidelines/milkweeds-and-monarchs-in-the-western-u-s/</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Matthew</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">________</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Matthew Shepherd</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">, Communications Director</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Protecting the Life that Sustains Us</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Stay in touch: </span><a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><b><span style="color:red;text-decoration:none">xerces.org</span></b></a> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Xerces-Society/193182577358618"><b><span style="color:#17365d;text-decoration:none">Facebook</span></b></a> <a href="http://www.xerces.org/enewsletters/"><b><span style="color:#984806;text-decoration:none">E-newsletter</span></b></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/xerces_society"><b><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">Twitter</span></b></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">628 NE Broadway, Ste 200, Portland, OR 97232-1324, USA</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Tel: (503) 232-6639 ext. 110; Toll free: 1-855-232 6639 ext. 110; Cell: (503) 807-1577</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mdshepherd@xerces.org"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070c0">mdshepherd@xerces.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070c0"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation is an international nonprofit organization that protects wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat. To join the Society, make a donation, or read about our work, please visit </span><a href="http://www.xerces.org/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070c0">www.xerces.org</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt">.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>