Monarch

Assessment of Land Use Availability and Policy Options for Expanding Monarch Butterfly Migratory Habitat in the U.S.

June 1, 2016 - May 31, 2020, BASF, USA.

Jack Cothren (PI), Marty Matlock and Kusum Naithani

Student: Hanna Ford

The BASF Corporation provided funds to the U of A Office for Sustainability and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies to support a four-year doctoral fellowship to explore policies and practices to protect and restore habitat for Monarch butterflies across the U.S.

Publications:

1. Ford, H. L. Towards Quantifying Relevant Land Cover Change: A Case Study in the Central Flyway of the Monarch Butterfly.” M.S., University of Arkansas, 2018.

Presentations:

1. Ford, H. L. Towards Quantifying Relevant Land Cover Change in the Central Flyway of the Monarch Butterfly. The Arkansas GIS Users Forum 2017 Training and Symposium, Fayetteville, AR, November 11, 2017.
2. Ford, H. L. Analysis of Monarch Butterfly Habitat Change throughout the Central United States - Preliminary Results. The Keystone Policy Center: Monarch Collaborative Steering Committee Meeting, Washington D.C., August 8, 2017.
3. Ford, H. L. Analysis of Monarch Butterfly Habitat Change throughout the Central United States - Planning Phase. The Living Acres Research Symposium, San Antonio, TX, February 27, 2017.