Boise Parks and Recreation 2017 Monarch Report

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1 Boise Parks and Recreation 2017 Monarch Report T he monarch butterfly has been a hot topic in recent years, and for good reason. This beautiful butterfly s population has been in decline nationwide for the last two decades. Boise Parks and Recreation (BPR) decided to take action and launched the Parks, Monarchs and Milkweeds citizen science program in Parks, Monarchs and Milkweeds was established in order to protect and enhance monarch habitat, as well as monitor monarch breeding activity and milkweed health in Boise parks. When Boise Parks and Recreation first set out to determine the scope of the Parks, Monarchs and Milkweeds program, we were pleasantly surprised by the amount of milkweed in Boise parks. There is also room for future habitat enhancement and development. Volunteers and staff spent much of 2015 identifying and mapping milkweed patches, as well as developing support material for the program. There are six species of milkweed native to Idaho, with showy milkweed being the only one found in the Boise parks so far. As such, BPR will continue to work with volunteer groups to plant showy milkweed seed at numerous locations. This fall the Bethine Church River Trail and Warm Springs Park were seeded with seed collected locally by volunteers. Milkweed emerging in the spring in Kathryn Albertson Park. The monitoring season kicked off with a hands on field training led by Boise Parks and Recreation. Staff demonstrated how to recognize the different developmental stages of both the monarch butterfly and showy milkweed plant. Volunteers then chose a site to monitor for the season, with available locations in Kathryn Albertson Park, Ann Morrison Park, Parkcenter Park and a few sites in the Boise Foothills. This is the first season BPR has monitored milkweed in Parkcenter Park and the foothills. We were unable to monitor along the Bethine Church River Trail, as we did in 2016, due to the flooding of the Boise River. The sites along the trail will be revisited in the spring and hopefully included in the 2018 monitoring season. The 2017 monitoring season ran from the end of May through September with volunteers visiting their adopted milkweed patches regularly, committing over 150 hours and submitting over 230 observation reports. All of which have been compiled for inclusion in a national database, managed by the Xerces Society. The collected information will help scientists determine the migration pattern of monarchs west of the Rockies, as well as study breeding activity. Although it seemed there was a decrease in monarch activity this year, total monarch sightings are comparable to 2016 (see figure 1). This year s volunteers reported 18 adult monarch sightings, over 200 eggs on monarch plants, and 35 larvae growing and eating. Mid-June through mid-july was the busiest 1 P age

2 time and had the most activity recorded. There were only a few reports of monarch activity in August and no reports in September. Number of Sightings Monarch Activity Data: 2016 vs Eggs Larvae Adults Reports Volunteers Sites Monitored Type of Monarch Activity and Site Info Figure 1. Comparing monarch activity from 2016 to 2017 volunteer reports. Kathryn Albertson Park Kathryn Albertson volunteers found 209 eggs, 34 larvae, and saw 18 adult monarchs during the season. All but one of the larvae sightings occurred in this park and all adult sightings occurred here. The most activity occurred between the middle of June through the end of July. Site #10 reported having the most activity (see Monarch Observation Data sheet). It is the largest milkweed site in the park, does not have any human foot traffic and is a large open meadow. The combination of these characteristics seem to consistently attract monarchs to the site and protect the eggs so they develop into larvae safely. Ann Morrison Park Ann Morrison volunteers found 2 eggs, 1 larva, and 0 adult monarchs. All the eggs were observed on a single day in mid-june, as well as the single larvae sighting. Normally one of the largest patches of milkweed in the park system, the Ann Morrison milkweed came in much later than usual this year and was not as dense as it has been in prior years. Possibly due to the heavy snows Boise experienced this year. The difference in timing and smaller patch size may have had an impact on monarch activity. Ann Morrison will continue to be monitored in the coming seasons, and will hopefully return to its high numbers of activity. Parkcenter Park Volunteers monitoring Parkcenter Park found 52 eggs, 0 larvae, and 0 adult monarchs. Monarch eggs at this location were observed throughout the entire summer, from June to the end of August. Although chewed leaves were noted on plants, there were no sightings of larvae. This is the first year the Parks, Monarchs and Bee on showy milkweed flower in Ann Morrison Park. Photo by Tracey Bish. 2 P age

3 Milkweeds program has monitored this site, and continued reports will help us better understand monarch activity in this location. Foothills Hull s Gulch and Foothills Learning Center Monarch and milkweed monitoring in the foothills occurred in both the Hull s Gulch area and around the Foothills Learning Center. Volunteers at these sites found 10 eggs, 0 larvae, and 0 adult monarchs. This is the first year the program has monitored these sites which varied in size, elevation and density. At the close of the monitoring season, we are in awe of what our volunteers can accomplish. A heartfelt thank you goes out to each and every volunteer that participated in our citizen science monarch project. Boise Parks and Recreation will continue to work towards the preservation and conservation of the monarch butterfly and its habitat. Thank you for a great season and we look forward to seeing you and the monarchs in the spring! 3 P age

4 Boise Parks and Recreation 2017 Monarch Observation Data LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 6/1/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Bish, T. 6/7/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 6/13/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Bish, T. 6/24/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Bish, T. 6/28/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 7/5/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 8/8/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 7/19/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Bish, T. 7/13/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 8/17/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 8/24/ None Present Ann Morrison Park # Neale, T. 8/31/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Bish, T. 7/29/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 5/30/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 6/5/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 6/11/ trace None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 6/19/ none None Present st instar present. Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 6/23/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 7/3/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 7/11/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 7/28/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 7/31/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 8/8/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 8/14/ none None Present Ann Morrison Park # Blomquist, A. 8/22/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 6/21/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 7/1/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 7/7/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 7/14/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 7/30/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 1

5 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 8/9/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 8/19/ none None Present Saw 1 orange/black butterfly, about 2 inches in diameter. Could not see clearly enough to determine if it was a monarch. Foothills Learning Center Noller, D. 9/26/ none None Present Foothills Learning Center # Noller, D. 6/9/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/16/ trace None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/9/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/4/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/20/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/27/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/30/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/3/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/16/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/31/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/27/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/10/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/17/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/25/ trace None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 6/27/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/3/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/16/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 7/31/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/10/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/17/ none None Present Hulls Gulch Reserve # Troje, S. 8/25/ trace None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Quinn, T. 6/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Quinn, T. 6/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Quinn, T. 6/16/ light None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 6/10/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 2

6 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 6/18/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 7/1/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 7/8/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 7/18/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 7/26/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Brothers-Lundgren, M. 8/4/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 6/9/ none None Present Almost no chewed leaves. Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 6/24/ none None Present One 1st instar. Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 6/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 7/7/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 7/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 8/12/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Ellis, B. 8/22/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Recla, B. 6/1/ trace None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Recla, B. 6/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Recla, B. 6/25/ none None Present st stage instar about 10 cm long. Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 6/28/ none Flying (Foraging) Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 5/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 6/4/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 6/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 6/23/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 7/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 7/14/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 7/22/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 7/29/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Harpold, S. 8/13/ trace None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 6/9/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 6/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 6/28/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 7/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 7/23/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 3

7 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 7/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 8/6/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 8/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 9/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 6/9/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 6/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 6/28/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 7/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 7/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 8/6/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 8/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, H. 9/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 6/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 6/11/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 6/18/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 6/23/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 7/3/ None Present One second stage instar and a fourth stage instar. Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 7/9/ none Flying (Migrant) Cound not tell sex of monarch in flight. Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 7/14/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 7/29/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 8/4/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 8/11/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 8/20/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 8/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Baker, L. 9/4/ none None Present /1/ light None Present /11/ none None Present /13/ none None Present /15/ none None Present /5/ none None Present /11/ none None Present nd stage instar. 6/20/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 4

8 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH 6/26/ none None Present /13/ none None Present One 2nd stage instar. 7/20/ none None Present Two 1st stage instars. 7/24/ trace None Present /2/ none None Present One 2nd stage instar present. 8/12/ none None Present /16/ none None Present /24/ none None Present /28/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 6/8/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 6/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, A. 6/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. 6/29/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, A. 7/8/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 7/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 7/22/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 7/31/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, A. 8/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 8/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, A. 8/29/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Straessle, C. and A. 9/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/9/ Flying (Foraging) Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 6/3/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 6/7/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 6/14/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 6/21/ none None Present Eggs more yellow than white but not longitudinal lines and oval shaped. Larval stages: 1st - 6, 2nd - 2, 3rd - 1. Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 6/29/ None Present Larval stages: 1st - 1, 2nd - 1. Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 7/9/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 7/13/ Flying (Foraging) Larval stage: 2nd - 2. Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 7/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 7/9/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 5

9 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 7/23/ none Flying (Foraging) Flying too fast to tell gender. Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 7/28/ none Flying (Foraging), Loafing/Perched One female monarch present, not sure of gender of second monarch present. Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 7/18/ none Flying (Foraging) Unsure on adult monarch gender. Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 7/27/ none Mating Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 7/31/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 8/11/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Kirk, L. 8/25/ none None Present st instar larvae. Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 8/13/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 8/17/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 8/23/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 8/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 9/4/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 9/10/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 9/16/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 9/20/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Meyers Family 9/25/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Starratt, A. 6/28/ Flying (Foraging) Kathryn Albertson Park # Miller, K. 6/20/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Miller, K. 7/13/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Miller, K. 7/29/ none Mating Kathryn Albertson Park # Miller, K. 8/9/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Miller, K. 8/26/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 6/15/ none Flying (Foraging) Gender of adult unknown. Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 6/18/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 6/22/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 6/29/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 7/6/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Marlow, C. 7/15/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 6/27/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 7/22/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 8/8/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 8/18/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 6

10 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 9/4/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Terry, J. 9/6/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 6/2/ light None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 6/9/ None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 6/16/ trace None Present st instars. Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 6/24/ none None Present Could not find any larvae nor evidence of consumed leaf/leaves. Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 6/29/ none Nectaring Gender unknown on adult monarch present. Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 7/6/ trace None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 7/13/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 7/21/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 7/30/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 8/4/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 8/11/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 8/17/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 8/24/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lunn, M. 9/2/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/3/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/9/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/13/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/21/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 6/29/ none None Present rd instar larvae. Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 7/6/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 7/18/ none Nectaring Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 8/5/ none None Present st instar- one larvae. 2nd instar - two larvae. Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 8/13/ light None Present Kathryn Albertson Park # Lovitt, C. 8/17/ none None Present Kathryn Albertson Park Eyrie Ga /20/ none Nectaring Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 6/14/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 6/21/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 6/29/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 7

11 LOCATI LATITUDE LGITUDE OBSERVER DATE FE MARCH Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/4/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/10/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/14/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/21/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/18/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/24/ None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 7/30/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 8/6/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 8/13/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 8/20/ None Present Parkcenter Park # Janson, S. 8/28/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 6/7/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 6/17/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 6/23/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 7/3/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 7/8/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 7/17/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 8/8/ none None Present Parkcenter Park # Gregor, P. 9/1/ none None Present Shane's Loop Noller, D. 7/20/ none None Present Monarch Observation Data 8

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