<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi All, <br><br></div>In December the MJV will be hosting
two exciting Monarch Conservation Webinars, in partnership with USFWS
NCTC. Registration is now open, please sign up and help us spread the
word about these events! My apologies if you've seen this already on DPLEX.<br><br><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><u>Monarchs and Climate Change:</u> </b><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-m_-1350928344862081240gmail-m_-5940492946662053481gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-1350928344862081240gmail-m_-5940492946662053481gmail-aQJ">Thursday, December 15th</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px">, </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><span class="gmail-m_-1350928344862081240gmail-m_-5940492946662053481gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-m_-1350928344862081240gmail-m_-5940492946662053481gmail-aQJ">2:00-3:00pm</span></span></span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> EST</span><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:40px"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><u><br>Register:</u></b><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> </span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/fBY8jGuPpCkiYKrp2" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/form<wbr>s/fBY8jGuPpCkiYKrp2</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:40px"><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">We know that monarchs are negatively impacted by many human
activities, including habitat degradation and loss, pesticide use, climate
change, vehicular collisions, invasive species, and pathogen spread. Due to
this long list of factors that affect monarch populations, it is difficult to
determine the contributions of any single factor to their dwindling numbers. In
this webinar, we will summarize the ways in which climate affects monarchs
during all stages of their annual cycle of breeding, migrating, and
overwintering. We’ll then review potential impacts of climate change on
monarchs, summarizing a combination of lab and field studies, and modeling
efforts. There will be plenty of time to ask questions, and we’ll provide links
to published and online resources that will allow you to dig deeper into the
fascinating topic of monarchs, weather, and climate.<span></span></p></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:40px"><b style="font-size:12.8px"><u><br>Presenters: </u></b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px;margin-left:40px"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:small">Dr. Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota Monarch Lab,
Monarch Joint Venture) and </span>Dr. Kelly Nail (University of Minnesota Monarch Lab, US Fish
and Wildlife Service)</p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p></div></div><u><b>Monarch Conservation Science Partnership Desktop and Online Spatial Tools</b></u>: Tuesday, December 20th, 2:00-3:00pm EST. <br><br><div style="margin-left:40px"><u><b>Register:</b></u> <b> </b><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Pmox2jpwybla9RVx2" target="_blank">https://goo.gl/forms/Pmox2jpwy<wbr>bla9RVx2</a><br></div><div style="margin-left:40px"><br>The
eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies has declined by
more than 80% over the last two decades. In support of the USGS' Monarch
Conservation Science Partnership, Jason Rohweder and Wayne Thogmartin
developed desktop decision support tools to help in conservation
planning for the imperiled monarch butterfly. Desktop tools were
developed that allow users to prioritize counties within the
conterminous United States according to multiple input criteria
important for monarch butterfly conservation. Additional tools were
developed to model the anticipated number of milkweeds on the landscape
based upon underlying land cover/land use characteristics. The user can
alter the composition of these land cover/land use characteristics using
a separate desktop tool to model gains and losses of milkweeds on the
landscape under various conservation scenarios. These tools were first
developed as desktop tools downloadable from the internet and now the
county ranking tool and milkweed calculator are available as online
tools that do not require any GIS software, only a web browser. <br><br><u><b>Presenters: </b></u><br>Jason Rohweder (USGS) and Dr. Holly Holt (Monarch Joint Venture)<br><br></div>To see a full list of all upcoming Monarch Conservation Webinars (we have them scheduled through April 2017) visit <a href="http://monarchjointventure.org/news-events/events/" target="_blank">http://monarchjointventure.org<wbr>/news-events/events/.</a><br><br>Thank you,<br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div><div><div>Cora Lund Preston<br></div><div></div>Communications Specialist<br></div>Monarch Joint Venture<br></div><div><a href="http://www.monarchjointventure.org" target="_blank">www.monarchjointventure.org</a><br>Like us on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/monarchjointventure" target="_blank">Facebook</a> or follow us on Twitter @MonarchsJV <br></div><div>612-625-8304 | <a href="mailto:mjv@umn.edu" target="_blank">mjv@umn.edu</a> <br></div></div><div><br>University of Minnesota, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology<br><span>2003 Upper Buford Circle<br></span><span>135 Skok Hall<br></span> Saint Paul, MN 55108<br><div><br></div></div><div><i>The
Monarch Joint Venture is a national partnership of federal and state
agencies, non-governmental organizations, and academic programs working
together to conserve the monarch butterfly migration. <br><br></i><i>Please support US monarch conservation efforts through the MJV: <a href="http://monarchjointventure.org/get-involved/donate/" target="_blank">http://monarchjointventure.org/get-involved/donate/</a></i><a href="http://monarchjointventure.org/" target="_blank"> </a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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