Announcement: The Monarch Butterfly as a Flagship Conservation Species

The Karen Oberhauser, Ph.D, an Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology will give a talk at 7 p.m. on November 13, 2008 in the Interpretive Center. Her talk is titled: The Monarch Butterfly as a Flagship Conservation Species: Forests, Prairies and People and will be of interest to students, faculty and staff who are interested in insect ecology and in efforts of conservation. Oberhauser's research include: invertebrate conservation and ecology, with particular interest in monarch butterflies; Citizen Science and ecological monitoring; promoting a citizenry with a high degree of scientific and environmental literacy. Currently, Oberhauser is chair of The North American Monarch Conservation Plan (NAMCP), which is intended to provide a long-term cooperative agenda for conservation of the monarch butterfly with the United States, Canada and Mexico. Refreshments will be served. For more information about Oberhauser's talk, please contact Michele Koomen (Education Department) at mkoomen@gac.edu or x 6057.