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Monarchs in Maryland

Citizen Science

Marylanders! Help us fill the void of data on monarchs in our state. Also if weather and butterflies cooperate, we will tag and release monarchs outside.

Paula Becker of Maryland DNR - Wildlife and Heritage Service will discuss the Featured Project on Maryland Department of Natural Resources Community Science page: The Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program (IMMP).

​The Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program is a national program to collect milkweed, nectar plant, and monarch use data from various land-use types and regions. This information is vital to shaping our understanding of how monarchs interact with their environment, documenting conservation efforts, and tracking the population and its habitat as they change over time.

About the presenter:
Paula Becker is an Ecologist with the MD Department of Natural Resources, Natural Heritage Program. She manages restoration efforts of the rare community of Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area, oversees volunteers, outreach and education, conducts rare species surveys, and other projects for the State’s non-game and endangered species program.

IMMP is part of The Monarch Joint Venture (MJV), a partnership of federal and state agencies, non-governmental organizations, businesses and academic programs working together to protect the monarch migration across the United States.

For more information about Citizen Science, please visit our Citizen Science page. Also you may place requests for a Citizen Science Kit to collect data for Citizen Science projects about bees and pollinators on SciStarter.org

Kits can be checked out for 21 days from Lexington Park Library, and must be returned inside Lexington Park Library (no book drop please). 

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