1. 4-H Ag Innovators Experience

2. Learn about the unique lifecycle of butterflies.
Explore ways to increase monarch habitat, its importance, and ways that everyone can participate. 
Learn why the monarch butterfly is a flagship species representing many pollinators that contribute to our food supply and the health of our planet. 
Understand the challenges that impact the monarch butterfly including habitat loss, extreme weather and pest management. 
Understand the collaborative effort required to increase monarch populations. 

3. Nectar Plants Purple Coneflower Golden Alexanders Wild Bergamot
New England Asters
Goldenrod

4. Milkweed Plants Common Milkweed Swamp Milkweed
I need to add different photos. 

5.   Monarch Life Cycle 

6. Section from Facilitator's Guide.
Insects if available
Nebraska Parks and Game activity

7. What is unique about the lifecycle of butterflies?
RELECT 
Ask question after activity with insects or Nebraska Game and Wildlife activity  
Potential answers could be:  
The egg was so small.  
The caterpillars are so small.
The caterpillars eat a lot of leaves 
They grow so big.  
Not every 

8.   Monarch Migration 

10. Monarch Population Slide so leaders know what is next.
Start by asking question:  What do you know about the monarch the monarch population.  

11. Total Area Occupied by Monarch Colonies at Overwintering Sites in Mexico
What tends do you notice?
What do you think is causing the fluctuations in the graph?  

12. Threats to the Monarch Butterfly Population
Loss of milkweed habitat
Loss of Oyamel Fir trees in the overwintering grounds in Mexico 
Increases in extreme weather evens and abnormal weather fluctuations 
Pest management (insects and weeds) 
Climate change 

13. Native Prairie
How often do you see this type of landscape? 

14. What do you notice when comparing maps?  

15. Butterfly Trees
Dr. Lincoln Brower

16. Monarch habitat loss in Mexico What is the difference?

17. Hungry Caterpillar Slide so leaders know what is next.
Start by asking question:  What do you know about the monarch the monarch population.  

18. I will be adding different factor images 

19. This Land is Your Land Slide so leaders know what is next.
Start by asking question:  What do you know about the monarch the monarch population.  

20. Slide so video can be cued to play. Hyperlink on the picture
Slide so video can be cued to play.  Hyperlink on the picture.  Click on the picture.  
Would like to embed the video using the following embed code:  
Embed video
<iframe width="560" height="315" src=" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe>

21. Land Management Practices
Border color indicates the impact of the land management practice
Photo of the land management practice
Name of the land management practice
Link to more information
Description of the land management practice
QR code for more information

22. Reading Satellite Images
 Buildings look like rectangles
SHADOWS   
Compare to 
determine 
height  
Long shadow = 
tall structure 
ASSOCIATION
location relative to each other  
Parks are near neighborhoods 
TEXTURE 
smooth vs
rough
PATTERN 
random
patterns
Fields are smooth. 
Forests are rough.  
Fields have many rows
Forests are random
At team meeting on Friday afternoon, we decided that the directions for analyzing satellite images would be beneficial for the group to review. 
Need to get a different image. 
Water looks dark 
Roads look like ribbons 

23. Map A
Map C
Cue this slide up when the youth are ready to identify the land practices.
This slide can be up if one group has a question.
The leader can answer the question for the good of the group.
Group can refer to the images when asking questions.
Map B
Map D

24. LOCATIONS

25. LOCATIONS

26. LOCATIONS

27. LOCATIONS

28. KEY

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31. KEY

32. AgSolver www.agsolver.com

33. This Land is Your Land Challenge Maps
Slide so leaders know what is next.  
Start by asking question:  What do you know about the monarch the monarch population.  

34. Challenge Map 1 Challenge Map 2

35. LOCATIONS

36. LOCATIONS

37. KEY

38. KEY

39. Monarch Gardens and Planting Kits

40. How can we work together to increase monarch habitat?
These milkweed and nectar plants were planted near the storm drain in Ankeny, Iowa.  
Example of how governments can contribute to adding milkweed and nectar plants.  
Rain gardens. 
Erosion control.  

41. Planting directions 
Soak pellets in water until fully expanded to about two inches. This should take less than 8 minutes.
Place expanded pellet into peat pot. Make five shallow holes in pellet.
Add one seed to each hole. Cover with ¼ inch of peat.
Keep pot moist and in a sunny location for seeds to germinate (10-14 days).
Plant seedlings in peat pot outdoors after danger of frost.

42. Milkweed Germination Note these are not the same seeds.
Different Jiffy Pots began germination at different times.

43. Purple Coneflower Germination

44. Monarch Gardens Use #4HAIE to share how you’re increasing
monarch habitat!
Monarch Garden
Use #4HAIE to sharhow you’re increasing monarch habitat!

45. Complete & turn in surveys.
Thank You.

46. Created by
Lynne Campbell, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Professional Development Specialist
Dr. Richard Hellmich, USDA-ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, and Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Research Entomologist
Keith Bidne, USDA-ARS, Corn Insects and Crop Genetics Research Unit, Insect Rearing Specialist
Maya Hayslett, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Crop Science Youth Education Specialist
Clark Colby, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Program Specialist
Amy Powell, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Animal Science Youth Educator
Brandon Kleinke, Iowa State University, Integrated Pest Management, Videographer / Photographer
Dr. Cayla Taylor, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, K-12 Educational Opportunities Program Manager
Dr. Chad Higgins, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Senior Director