We each have diverse perceptions of the natural world, and guesses about how nature is managing the changing climate. Find out what is actually happening.
"I don't see as many butterfIies as I used to."
Is this statement really true? Doug Taron tracks long-term trends in butterfIy population through the Illinois ButterIy Monitoring Network and dragonfIies and damselfIies through the Illinois Odonate Survey. He will discuss longterm trends in their populations and how we can help.
Doug Taron is the Curator of Biology and Vice President of Research and Conservation at Chicago Academy of Sciences’ Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, employed by the Academy since the museum’s opening in 1999. He manages the 2,700 square-foot Judy Istock Butterfly Haven; oversees management of the Chicago Academy of Sciences’ collections; and heads the institution’s insect conservation biology research. Under Taron's direction restoration activities have involved nearly a dozen imperiled butterfly species, including the regal fritillary and swamp metalmark.