There are many opportunities for citizens to support the conservation of the Karner blue and its habitat. You can help recover and protect this species in a variety of ways from volunteering to restoring habitat on your own property.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Karner blue recovery plan sets goals for reclassification (i.e. endangered to threatened) and delisting of Karners. Each state has population goals set by recovery units and each state must reach its goals to…
The Karner blue butterfly, Lycaeides melissa samuelis, is in the Lycaenidae (gossamer-winged butterfly) family.
The HCP offers several types of partnership levels including full partner, limited partner, a one-time permit option and the voluntary category. The partnership levels depend on the scope and type of work conducted and have varying levels of…