<div dir="ltr">I've just learned there's a presentation at CP Airport Museum TONIGHT on "<span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">What You and Your Parks Can Do Now to Help Save the Monarch" - passing this along in the event others are also interested. I am, and hope to be in attendance!</span><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Elizabeth Arnold <a href="mailto:elizabetharnold@earthlink.net">elizabetharnold@earthlink.net</a> [HOPE_in_Hyattsville]</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com">HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 3:03 PM<br>Subject: [HOPE_in_Hyattsville] presentation on Monarch butterflies tonight<br>To: HOPE <<a href="mailto:HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com">HOPE_in_Hyattsville@yahoogroups.com</a>><br><br><br>
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*Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 10:16 AM<br>
*To:* Washbutterflies; VA-MD-DE-Bugs<br>
*Subject:* [VA-MD-DE-Bugs] Monarchs at tmw's PGAS Mtg<br>
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I would like to extend an invitation to all interested in the monarch <br>
situation to attend a talk that will be given at tomorrow night's <br>
meeting of the Prince George's Audubon Society and the Patuxent Bird <br>
Club. The program is free and open to the public, and takes place at the <br>
College Park Aviation Museum, off Cpl. Scott Drive. See our website <br>
Prince George's Audubon Society <<a href="http://www.pgaudubon.org/" target="_blank">http://www.pgaudubon.org/</a>> for <br>
directions. The program description follows.<br>
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*/What You and Your Parks Can Do Now to Help Save the Monarch/**//with*<br>
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*Richard Dolesh*<br>
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*7:30 pm, Tuesday, February 10, 2014*<br>
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*College Park Aviation Museum*<br>
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*1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, MD 20740*<br>
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Monarch butterflies are in deep trouble. Once found in great numbers <br>
throughout North America and much beloved for their multi-generational <br>
migration from Mexico all the way into Canada and the northern United <br>
States, monarch populations have declined nearly 95% in recent years. <br>
There are many reasons for the decline--the loss of migratory habitat, <br>
the rapid disappearance of critical food plants, the negative effects of <br>
new classes of insecticides, extreme weather events, disruptions of <br>
winter roosts, and more. No one factor is solely responsible, but the <br>
fact is that the monarch population has crashed and some experts fear <br>
that the northward migrations of this species may soon simply cease. <br>
Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to review a petition <br>
to list the monarch as a federally endangered species under the <br>
Endangered Species Act.<br>
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But there is hope for this seriously threatened species. Restoring <br>
habitat for monarchs, planting milkweed, and ensuring that there are <br>
food plants along the migration routes of monarchs may be able to turn <br>
the tide and stop the decline. And citizen volunteers working with <br>
their local and state park and recreation agencies and other public <br>
landowners can play a critical role in directly helping to save this <br>
disappearing species.<br>
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This informative program will cover actions that you personally can take <br>
right now, this year, to attract, feed, and propagate more monarchs on <br>
their migration. It will also provide information on how you and your <br>
family, friends, and communities can take action as citizen volunteers <br>
working with your local park and recreation and public lands agencies.<br>
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Richard Dolesh, vice-president for conservation and parks of the <br>
National Recreation and Parks Association, will discuss the most <br>
important action steps that individuals and parks can take to improve <br>
monarch habitat, create monarch Waystations, engage volunteers in <br>
citizen science, connect kids to nature, and engage both park staff and <br>
the public in responding to this national conservation challenge.<br>
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Whether you are already committed to the cause of monarch conservation, <br>
or if you are just learning what needs to be done, there will be much <br>
new for you to learn and new resources for you to discover how you can <br>
do more to help turn the tide for monarchs. In addition, you’ll hear <br>
some great ideas on how you and your friends can contribute to public <br>
education and conservation stewardship for this valuable wildlife species.<br>
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I hope to see many new faces there Tuesday night!<br>
<br>
Lynette Fullerton, Monarchaholic<br>
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