Pollinator Training Recording & Next Steps

Thank you to everyone who attended our Utah Pollinator Pursuit virtual training! We were happy to see familiar faces, as well as many new ones.

If you weren't able to attend the training for any reason, you're still absolutely welcome to join! We've included the recording and next steps below. Thank you so much for joining us.

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2022 Volunteer Training Recording

Next Steps

1. Watch the training recording if you weren't able to attend or would like to review.
   

2. Visit the Utah Pollinator Pursuit page, where you can choose whether to become a Site Steward and/or an opportunistic data collector and view everything you need to get started.
   

3. Log Monarch, bumble bee, and other butterfly observations whenever you are out and about by downloading the application on your mobile device or computer.
   

4. If you are signing up to do a habitat assessment, see the Site Steward instructions here.
   

5. Review project materials (see "Volunteer Resources" below) as needed, including identification resources and information on downloading and using the Survey123 app.
   

6. Start collecting pollinator data! Whether on a hike, in your garden, or at a Monarch Site, every sighting counts. Don't forget to include photos!
   

7. Share this project, whether through including family and friends, passing along this email, offering project flyers during encounters while collecting data, or sharing on social media. Don't forget to share photos and quotes with sarah@sagelandcollaborative.org for a chance to be featured and tag @sagelandcollab and @utahpollinatorpursuit in your posts!

Photo by Amanda Barth

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Volunteer Resources

Printable PDF Guides to Identifying Milkweeds and Pollinators:

More Pollinator Pursuit Resources:

• Using Survey123 to Collect Pollinator Data (PDF)

• Using Survey123 for Opportunistic Surveys (Video)

• Using Survey 123 for Site Stewards (Video)

• Utah Pollinator Pursuit page, where you can view additional resources and information about the project.

• Sageland Collaborative pollinator page, where you can view updates if you miss them in your inbox and print flyers to have on hand during site visit.

Contact Information:

• ​Amanda Barth, Rare Insect Conservation Coordinator
  abarth@utah.gov

• Mindy Wheeler, Rare Plant Conservation Coordinator
  mindywheeler@utah.gov

• Mary Pendergast, Conservation Ecologist
  mary@sagelandcollaborative.org
  

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To help us get more data on this important project, please share this email with anyone else who might be interested.

Thank you for everything you do to conserve our special insects in the West. This work would not be possible without you. ​Don't hesitate to email us at info@sagelandcollaborative.org with any questions.