The Mitchell’s Satyr butterfly
Credit: Ashley Wick
Along with the spring tulips and early morning birds, you might have also started to notice a few butterflies now that the weather has warmed up. Michigan is home to over 150 species of butterflies, from swallowtails to monarchs. And that means that soon, volunteer monitors will be out in full force for the annual state butterfly survey.
Current State’s April Van Buren headed to the Kalamazoo Nature Center to meet up with wildlife biologist Ashley Wick, who is the director of the Michigan Butterfly Network. This is an organization that sends out volunteer monitors to track and collect data on butterfly species in areas across the state.
This segment was produced by WKAR’s Current State and is reproduced with permission.