Four people holding open insect net cages releasing butterflies in a grassy field.
Photo By/Credit

1st Lt. Paige Bodine/Michigan National Guard and U.S. Army National Guard

Date Shot/Created
06/30/2026
Media Usage Rights/License
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0
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Fort Custer Training Center is the first military installation in the United States to reintroduce a federally endangered species that had previously been extirpated from the site, marking a significant milestone in both species conservation and military environmental stewardship.
Partner(s)
Michigan State University
U.S. Army
Species
Neonympha mitchellii mitchellii
Staff
Tameka Dandridge
Subject tags
Endangered and/or Threatened species
Pollinators