Submit your Observations
Submit your Observations! Help track monarchs and milkweeds in Wyoming this summer. It's free, easy, and fun for the whole family!
Join the Action - Submit your Observations!
Help track monarchs and milkweeds in Wyoming this summer. It's free, easy, and fun for the whole family!
How to Volunteer:
1. Sign up for our mailing list (see left column)
2. Submit observations! All observations of monarch adults, caterpillars, and eggs, as well as milkweed plants, go into WyoBio, a citizen science web portal for Wyoming. It's easy to use - register, add an observation, and immediately see it on a map. (click here for the how-to video) Pictures are essential!!
- Download the Monarch ID Guide
- Download the Milkweed ID Guide
3. Repeat! Keep looking for and submitting observations of monarchs and milkweeds.
THEN WHAT?
Once you submit observations to WyoBio, they will be reviewed by a scientist and approved if correct and put into the growing database that helps us understand where these wonderful butterflies and plants live. You will get feedback on your observations within a couple of weeks!
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You can identify milkweed species based on their location in the state, leaf shape, flower color and other hints.
All observations go into WyoBio, a community science web portal for Wyoming.
