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 Bierman, Student Conservation Association natural resources intern, inspect milkweed plants for monarch eggs and larvae on Buckley Space Force Base, Colo., July 18, 2024, as part of the Integrated Monarch Monitoring Program. U.S. Space Force photo by Master Sgt. Carlin Leslie