Monarch Conservation: Saving an Iconic Insect

Karen Oberhauser

Thursday, 03 Oct 2019 at 7:00 pm – Great Hall, Memorial Union

Karen Oberhauser is the director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and the founder and director of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, a nationwide citizen science project. She will discuss the ways in which human activities affect monarch butterfly habitats, including her research on habitat management and availability and the risks posed by global climate change and pest control practices. Oberhauser has a strong interest in engaging K-12 students and teachers in inquiry-based science and promoting scientific and environmental literacy. As part of the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project, she developed a comprehensive science education program, Monarchs in the Classroom. Paul L. Errington Memorial Lecture

The University Bookstore will be on site to sell copies of The Monarch Butterfly.
Karen Oberhauser earned her undergraduate degree from Harvard, and graduate degrees at the University of Wisconsin, Madison (MS) and the University of Minnesota (PhD).

Cosponsored By:
  • Agronomy
  • College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
  • College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Program
  • Ecology, Evolution & Organismal Biology
  • Iowa Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Service
  • Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium
  • Natural Resource Ecology & Management
  • Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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