About Utah Pollinator Pursuit:
Our Mission: "Improve conservation efforts for Utah's sensitive pollinator species by leveraging the power of community science."
Goals:
Engage community scientists to collect vital habitat and distribution data for Utah's declining pollinator populations
Discover areas that are crucial to pollinator migration and habitat connectivity
Develop target areas for habitat improvement to sustain pollinator populations across Utah and the West
Educate and involve community members in the most effective methods used to improve pollinator habitat
Contact Utah Pollinator Pursuit:
Mindy Wheeler
Native Plant Conservation Project Leader, lead for Utah's Monarch Butterfly Conservation Initiative
Utah State University Wildland Resources
Amanda Barth
Rare Insect Conservation Project Leader, lead for Utah's Pollinator Pursuit initiative
Utah State University Natural Resources
Mary Pendergast
Ecologist and Conservation Biologist
Sageland Collaborative
Our Partner Agencies:
Pollinator Facebook Groups:
These Facebook groups frequently post sightings, discuss new study results, share milkweed seeds and seedlings, announce events, and simply celebrate monarchs.
Utah Friends of Monarchs (Salt Lake and surrounding counties) - Contact: Rachel Taylor
Monarchs of North Utah (Cache, Rich, Box Elder, and Weber County areas in Utah)
Uintah Basin Birds & Butterflies (Uintah Basin)