1. The Monarch Butterfly (Current Caltrans Response and Guidance) Presented by Jim Walth Associate Caltrans Biologist District 5 –Central Region San Luis Obispo

2. Background 2/19/20162

3. Current Guidance and Resources 2/19/20163

4. Proposed Responses 2/19/20164

5. Proposed Responses: Management 2/19/20165

6. Proposed Responses: Loss of Overwintering Sites 2/19/20166

7. Proposed Responses: Host Plant Abundance 2/19/20167

8. Proposed Responses: Host Plant Abundance 2/19/20168

9. Proposed Responses: Non-Native Species 2/19/20169 Tropical Milkweed (Asclepias curassavica)

10. Proposed Responses: Non-Native Species 2/19/201610

11. Proposed Responses: Pesticide Use 2/19/201611

12. Challanges 2/19/201612

13. Questions 2/19/201613