Date: 7/27/26 8:14 am From: Sally Laughlin <sblaughlininvt...> Subject: Re: [VTBIRD] Join Us for the Annual Vermont Mission Monarch Blitz (July 31 to August 15)
Kent
We are doing that on 1 August on the Krusch Preserve here in Cambridge. We
have a good butterfly meadow full of milkweed
Best Sally
On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 10:33 AM Kent McFarland <kmcfarland...>
wrote:
> Help us monitor Monarchs (they are sort of like birds)! The annual Vermont
> Mission Monarch Blitz (July 31 to August 15, 2026) starts at the end of the
> week and I hope some of you can visit a patch of milkweed nearby you. This
> is about the easiest protocol ever and anyone can do it!
>
> Visit https://val.vtecostudies.org/missions/vermont-mission-monarch-blitz/ > and
> learn more.
>
> All you have to do is:
> 1. Find milkweed
> 2. Verify presence of monarchs (examine each milkweed plant for eggs and
> caterpillars)
> 3. Write your observations on a field datasheet
> 4. Sign up at Mission Monarch and share your data
>
> Learn more about each step here:
> https://www.mission-monarch.org/en/content/what-is-a-mission >
> You can download a mission kit here:
> https://www.mission-monarch.org/en/content/mission-kit.
>
> This project is part of the International Monarch Monitoring Blitz. Our aim
> is to contribute a snapshot of the status of Monarch populations across
> Vermont each year during this critical time in their life cycle. We need
> your help to gather this data!
>
> The Blitz invites people across Vermont, and all of North America, to look
> for milkweed plants and survey them for monarch eggs, caterpillars,
> chrysalises and butterflies. This information helps us understand changes
> in breeding populations and productivity in different regions each year and
> to identify priority areas for Monarch conservation actions.
> ____________________________
>
> Kent McFarland (he/him)
> Vermont Center for Ecostudies
> PO Box 420 | Norwich, Vermont 05055
>
> <http://val.vtecostudies.org/> >
