Monarch Conservation Planning Tools
County Ranking Tool
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
Milkweed Calculator Tools
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
County Area Adjustment Tool
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.
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Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
The Challenge Over the last two decades, the Eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies has declined by about 80%, leading many scientists to consider how to best conserve and rebuild monarch populations. Conservation efforts can be challenging to design and execute because of the multi-generational migration of monarchs that spans North America. Conservationists must consider many...
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Monarch Conservation Planning Tools
County Ranking Tool
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.The County Ranking Tool gives users the ability to prioritize counties within the conterminous United States according to multiple input field criteria important for monarch butterfly conservation. A spatial data layer representing U.S. counties was assembled and attributed with the information for each input criteria. Some of these criteria represent positive attributes for monarch butterfly conservation while others quantify potential threats. Milkweed Calculator Tools
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.Milkweed Calculator ToolsTwo separate milkweed calculator tools were developed to allow users the ability to model the anticipated number of milkweeds on the landscape. The tools use a county summary shapefile (attribute table) as a base layer for analysis. A seamless milkweed habitat raster was used as the source for the summary information contained within this shapefile. County Area Adjustment Tool
Sources/Usage: Public Domain.County Area Adjustment ToolA separate tool was developed to allow users the ability to make hypothetical adjustments to the area (in hectares or acres) of milkweed habitat classes for a user-defined set of counties. The results of these hypothetical changes can then be used as input in the milkweed calculator tools and can help to inform the user on the impact of specific conservation development activities. Download the Monarch Conservation Planning Tools
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Below are other science projects associated with this project.
Monarch Conservation Science Partnership
The Challenge Over the last two decades, the Eastern migratory population of monarch butterflies has declined by about 80%, leading many scientists to consider how to best conserve and rebuild monarch populations. Conservation efforts can be challenging to design and execute because of the multi-generational migration of monarchs that spans North America. Conservationists must consider many...