Monarch monitoring and habitat conservation at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado

Veronica Reed, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fish and wildlife biologist, and Max Berman, Student Conservation Association natural resources intern, conduct a milkweed and blooming plant survey on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., July 18, 2024, as part of the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program. This survey studies plant and egg activity every five meters on a pre-determined plane. U.S. Space Force photo by Master Sgt. Carlin Leslie