Grassland Butterfly Symposium

In collaboration with the Alameda County Resource Conservation District, the SF Bay Chapter is excited to present a symposium on the ecology, management and regulation of three at risk grassland-associated butterfly species: the Callippe silverspot (Speyeria callippe callippe), Bay checkerspot (Euphydryas editha bayensis) and Monarch (Danaus plexippus). The Callippe and Bay checkerspot are both listed as federally endangered and threatened, respectively; the monarch is currently undergoing USFWS status review for listing under the Federal Endangered Species Act. The two-day workshop will consist of one day of presentations with butterfly experts, land managers and regulators, plus a half-day field trip. See attached flyer for additional details and a list of instructors! 

 

The two-day workshop will consist of one day of presentations with butterfly experts,

land managers and regulators, plus a half-day field trip. The lecture portion will occur at

the Robert Livermore Community Center in Livermore, CA on April 17. The field trip will

take place on lands in Sunol on April 18. At the field site we will visit host plants for the

Callippe silverspot and monarch butterfly. There are two options for the field trip -

Saturday morning or Saturday afternoon.

$195 SF Bay Chapter Wildlife Society Members (Codes are case sensitive)

Saturday am field session use coupon code: MEMBER1 

Saturday pm field session use coupon code: MEMBER2

$250 Non-Members (+ one year membership the the SF Bay Area Chapter of The Wildlife Society!)

$100 Student Rate *

$135 Friday Lecture Only Attendance (+ one year membership to the SF Bay Area Chapter of The Wildlife Society!) *

 *Student Rate and Friday Lecture Only registrations are limited in number. Once they fill, you will not be able to register for them 

The impressive list of speakers includes: 

Alan Launer, Associate Director of Conservation Planning, Stanford University

Ryan Hill, Associate Professor, University of the Pacific

Angela Laws, Endangered Species Conservation Biologist, The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation

Stu Weiss, Founder and Chief Scientist, Creekside Science

Ryan Olah, Coast Bay Division Chief, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Clayton Koopmann, 5th generation Rancher, Koopmann Ranch and Rangeland Manager, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission

Jackie Charbonneau, Ecologist, Natural Resources Conservation Service

Hannah Ormshaw, Natural Resource Manager, San Mateo County Parks Department