Purchase a sticker to support Island Marble Butterflies:
- Sticker proceeds benefit the Island Marble Butterfly Volunteer Program
- Sticker cost helps us offset the cost of printing, paypal/square percentages and shipping
- Sticker size is 4" x 2.79"
- Help support the long-term recovery plan for a federally listed imperiled species
- A huge thanks to artist Jill Bliss for her rendition of the Island Marble Butterfly in its native habitat, ©2022 of www.JillBliss.com
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Coming Soon! The Island Marble Butterfly Volunteer Hub Website - September 2022
To Donate directly to the Island Marble Butterfly Volunteer Program, click the button above:
To Donate directly to the Island Marble Butterfly Volunteer Program, click the button above:
On Sacred Ground currently partners with the US Fish & Wildlife Service to create a specific volunteer program to support Island Marble Butterfly. The volunteer program will launch in September 2022 and initially support habitat creation and maintenance.
Collaborators for the Island Marble Butterfly volunteer program include the San Juan Island Conservation District & Friends of San Juans.
Collaborators for the Island Marble Butterfly volunteer program include the San Juan Island Conservation District & Friends of San Juans.
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Jenny Shrum collects DNA samples for Island Marble Butterfly - Summer 2022
In partnership with the Jaret Daniels Lab at the University of Florida, Jenny Shrum has been collecting tissue and fluid samples from Island Marbles in the lab to sequence DNA and RNA for research purposes. Stay tuned for the results.
On Sacred Ground leads Island Marble Butterfly Captive Rearing Under the Leadership of Jenny Shrum from 2020-2022
2020-2021: The IMB Rearing Lab collected more individuals than ever before and fostered 258 chrysalides into the 2021 season for release-- nearly doubling the 2019 season results. The lab successfully released 121 adults into quality habitat at American Camp. 82 surveys were conducted which were completed throughout the eight-week flight season across six pre-established transect sites and butterflies were encountered 134 times.
2020-2021: The IMB Rearing Lab collected more individuals than ever before and fostered 258 chrysalides into the 2021 season for release-- nearly doubling the 2019 season results. The lab successfully released 121 adults into quality habitat at American Camp. 82 surveys were conducted which were completed throughout the eight-week flight season across six pre-established transect sites and butterflies were encountered 134 times.
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Photo Left; A later stage instar munches on Brassica Rapa flower buds 2021-2022: Due to concerns about over-collection, the IMB Rearing Lab reduced its IMB juvenile harvest to 259 individuals and fostered the creation of 224 chrysalides for release in the spring of 2022—35 fewer than in 2020. The lab successfully released 250 adults into quality habitat at American Camp. 100 surveys were completed throughout the nine-week flight season across six pre-established transect sites and butterflies were encountered 217 times (compared to 134 in 2020). |
