FYI...Stefanie ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- HIKERS, BACKPACKERS, AND MOUTAINEERS WANTED TO SEARCH FOR ENDANGERED ALPINE BUTTERFLY The Colorado Natural Heritage Program is looking for volunteers with experience in high mountain and backcountry travel to assist in efforts to preserve the endangered Uncompahgre fritillary butterfly. Habitat for this extremely rare species is found only at very high elevations (12,000 to 14,000 feet) in the Coloardo Rockies. We are currently forming search parties that will visit potential colony locations this summer. Work will consist of backcpacking to remote base camps and making daily hikes into high alpine habitat to search for butterflies. Wilderness excursions of up to six days may be required. Volunteers should be in adequate physical shape to carry a backpack and hike at high elevations, have experience in wilderness travel so as to be self-sufficient in the backcountry, have good map reading skills, and posses an interest biological conservation and natural history Training in buttefly and plant identification, alpine natural history, and data recording will be provided. Please join us as we work to save this imerilled species while enjoying the beautiful Rocky Mountains! Volunteer one to four weeks in JULY. BRING A FRIEND!! Intersted persons should contact Aaron Ellingson at the Colorado Natural Heriage Program; (970) 491-3342 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************ Stefanie S. Rixecker Department of Resource Management Lincoln University, Canterbury Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ************************************
