Events and Workshops
2022 Pollinator Events and Workshops
Statewide Opportunities for Utah
All event dates and times may be postponed or cancelled due to the current coronavirus situation. Make sure you contact the event host or presenter prior to the day of the event to make sure it is still scheduled. We will try to keep you up-to-date here, as well.
If you are interested in information on past events for 2021 in Utah, scroll back to the appropriate month and click on the event name on the calendar.
April 14: 5:30-7:00 p.m. Virtual Pollinator Training by Wild Utah Project. The Utah Pollinator Pursuit project season is approaching. With an app and a little training, you can help scientists answer questions about bumble bee and monarch populations that are vital for their conservation. And, you can do it from your backyard, while out hiking, or by adopting a site. Register HERE.
MONARCH JOINT VENTURE WEBINAR SERIES (2022): The Monarch Conservation Webinar Series is hosted by Monarch Joint Venture and the USFWS National Conservation Training Center. Click on the title of the webinar for more details and to register. A complete listing of webinars for 2022 can be found on the Monarch Joint Venture website. To register for any of the webinars, go HERE. In addition, archived webinars can be found HERE.
March 22: Roadsides as Habitat for Monarchs: A Great Opportunity or a Salty Death Trap?
April 26: Western Monarch Update: Population and Seasonal Windows of Opportunity for Monarchs in California
May 24: Can We Grow Crops and Monarchs? Risks and Benefits of Monarch Habitat in Agricultural Landscapes
June 28 2022: Rapid-fire Research: Key Takeaways from the 2021 MJV Monarch Research Review
July 26: The International Monarch Monitoring Blitz: A New North American Tradition for Monarch Conservation
August 23: Climate, Weather, and Monarchs
September 27: The Role of Zoos in Butterfly and Insect Conservation
October 25: What We Talk About When We Talk About Monarchs: Tackling the Tough Topics in Monarch Conservation
November 15: The Milpa and the Monarch: Indigenous Cosmologies of Mexico
December 20: Remote Sensing Technology Development to Aid Conservation
Tagging Monarchs for Migration: August 15-October 15
Request tags from Southwest Monarch Study prior to August and make sure you are up-do-date on current tagging and reporting procedures. Where you attach the tag and how you report the data is critical! Click HERE for specific details.
Stay Up-To-Date on Current Monarch News in Your Region of Utah by Joining One or More of the Following Facebook Pages
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 (Coordinating efforts for the state of Utah)
Monarchs of Bridgerland (Cache, Rich, Box Elder, and Weber County areas in Utah)
Uintah Basin Birds & Butterflies (Uintah Basin)
Utah Pollinator Pursuit is now on Instagram @UTAHPOLLINATORPURSUIT