Buckley Space Force Base is partnering with the US Fish & Wildlife Service and Monarch Joint Venture to preserve a habitat important to migrating monarch butterflies.
“Our typical mission is operationally focused here at Buckley Space Force Base,” said Captain Karissa Rodriguez. “But one of our main priorities is being a great steward to the environment.”
The migratory path of the monarch butterfly takes them over 2,000 miles from Canada to Mexico. They will stop to lay eggs on milkweed plants along the way, including at places like Buckley Space Force Base.
US Fish & Wildlife biologist Veronica Reed has been doing a lot to make the base an attractive place for the butterflies, such as planting more milkweed in designated natural areas.