<div dir="ltr">Good morning,<br><br>I’m happy to share that the Xerces Society’s <a href="https://www.westernmonarchcount.org/" target="_blank">Western Monarch Count</a> results for the New Year’s period are now in, revealing a 58% seasonal decrease in the overwintering western monarch population. Although the overall number of western monarchs counted for the New Year’s count remains relatively high compared to recent years — with more than 116,000 butterflies reported — the 58% seasonal decrease exceeds the typical range of 35-49% observed over the previous six winters. <div><br></div><div>Get the full story on the Xerces Society's blog: <div><a href="https://xerces.org/blog/new-years-count-of-western-monarchs-reveals-high-seasonal-decrease-following-severe-winter" target="_blank"><font size="4">New Year’s Count of Western Monarchs Reveals High Seasonal Decrease Following Severe Winter Storms</font></a><br></div><div><br>Warmly,</div></div><div>Isis</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span><font color="#000000"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Isis Howard</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap">Endangered Species </span><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap">Conservation Biologist</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:13.3333px;white-space:pre-wrap">Western Monarch Community Science</span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Pronouns: </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">she/her/hers</span></font></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.368;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Remote Office: Marin County, CA</font></span></p><p style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.368;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Cell: (503) 212-0546</font></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(32,33,36);line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="border:none;display:inline-block;overflow:hidden;width:160px;height:60px"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/Lqe0ZG77W4XT3YiiAwKHCopj51BHCdUYYYp3oAmXwUowOCPPQauzN8tr9PyEuZN2jICDvT_e2QTtDSG7WY04-qajJ31fW6MNgL4Mi9EOlXemiF6-gZLo6v3-5pqNSyxg_AFsuKWI=s0" width="160" height="60" style="margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px"></span></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><i><br></i></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;white-space:pre-wrap"><i><b>Protecting the Life That Sustains Us</b></i></span></font></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);line-height:1.368;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Connect with us on</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/xercessociety/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">,</span><a href="https://twitter.com/xercessociety" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">, </span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/xercessociety/?hl=en" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Instagram</span></a>, </font><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAiPLPJuySOgn6CbjkOxqLQ" style="color:rgb(17,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