Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Recovery Project Conducts Surveys and Habitat Restoration

environment · April to June 2021 · Helliwell Provincial Park and other sites on Hornby and Denman Islands

Volunteers and biologists conducted butterfly surveys in Helliwell Provincial Park and other locations to monitor the critically endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly. Habitat restoration efforts including weeding and replanting native species continue to support population recovery. The project involves multiple organizations and has received funding and in-kind support.

Sources

• “Almost every day, from late April to early June, dedicated Hornby Island Natural History Centre volunteers walked the coastal bluff trails in Helliwell Provincial Park... Habitat enhancement work has been ongoing in Helliwell Provincial Park for several years.” — The Islands Grapevine – June 17th, 2021 (June 17th, 2021)

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