Event schedule

Project Monarch Exchange

Four days of collaboration, field practice, public outreach, and shared action for monarch conservation.

July 13–16, 2026 Cape May Point Arts & Science Center All times Eastern

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Monday, July 13

Arrival & welcome

1:00–5:00 PM
Arrival

Check-in & Registration Open (CTT Tours?)

6:00–8:00 PM

Tuesday, July 14

Welcome, talks & collaboration

8:00–9:00 AM
Morning

Breakfast & Registration Open

9:00–10:00 AM
Welcome & plenary

Welcome & Plenary

  1. Welcome & HousekeepingTBD
  2. Fort Collins Meeting RecapSkye Bruce
10:00–10:15 AM
Break

Coffee Break

10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Session I

How We Got Here

  1. A short history of the Monarch Watch tagging programChip Taylor Virtual
  2. A Cape May Story: 35 Years of NJ Audubon’s Monarch Monitoring ProjectTom Reed
  3. History of the Monarch Conservation Science PartnershipJay Diffendorfer
  4. Conservación Integral del Fenómeno Migratorio: Hábitat, Comunidad y monitoreo BluSeriesMarco Antonio Castro Martínez
  5. Development of the BluMorphoMike Lanzone
  6. Project Monarch: A Brief HistoryDavid La Puma
12:00–1:00 PM
Meal

Lunch

1:00–3:00 PM
Session II

Contributed Talks

  1. Monarch biology relevant to radio tagging successChip Taylor Virtual
  2. Conserving the Monarch Butterfly Flyway: Actions for Monarchs and Other Pollinators.Adriana Valera
  3. Deploying Blu+ transmitters to discern migration patterns along the East CoastRay Moranz
  4. Collaboration between Federal Agencies and local non-profits to answer multiple questions of Monarch migration through the American SouthwestPeter Ibsen
  5. CONANP’s Work in the Monarch Butterfly Overwintering SitesAdriana Avelina Ruiz Márquez
3:00–3:15 PM
Break

Coffee Break

3:15–5:00 PM
Workshop I

Building the Project Monarch Collaboration Framework

  1. Where Does Project Monarch Fit?Mike Lanzone
  2. Collaboration Membership - Who can join & how?Sean Burcher, Mike Lanzone, David La Puma
  3. Data Sharing Agreement - Who gets to access the data?Sean Burcher, Mike Lanzone, David La Puma
5:00–6:30 PM
Open time

Free Time

6:30–8:00 PM

Wednesday, July 15

Workshops, training & public celebration

8:00–9:00 AM
Morning

Breakfast

9:00–10:00 AM
Plenary

Plenary

  1. Analysis of Fall 2025 MigrationGreg Mitchell Virtual
  2. First Generation Monarch MovementKristen Baum
10:00–10:15 AM
Break

Coffee Break

10:15 AM–12:00 PM
Workshop II

Project Monarch Collaboration Business

  1. Project Monarch App DiscussionSean Burcher
  2. Project Monarch Collaboration CharterSean Burcher, Mike Lanzone, David La Puma
  3. Future Goals: 1 year, 3 year, 5 yearSean Burcher, Mike Lanzone, David La Puma
12:00–1:30 PM
Meal

Lunch

1:30–2:45 PM
Workshop III

Standardizing Protocols

  1. A Best Practices Protocol for Tagging Monarch Butterflies with BlūMorpho TagsLee Brown / Kristen Baum
  2. MeasurementsLee Brown / Kristen Baum
  3. OE EvaluationRay Moranz
2:45–3:00 PM
Break

Coffee Break

3:00–4:30 PM
Workshop IV

BluMorpho Tag Deployment Training

  1. Tagging Techniques & MethodsMike Lanzone
  2. Hands-on Training - Tag handling and attachment, CTT SidekickMike Lanzone, Sean Burcher, Lee Brown, etc.
4:30–5:00 PM
Open time

Free Time

5:00–about 9:00 PM

Thursday, July 16

Outreach, action & next steps

8:00–9:00 AM
Morning

Breakfast

9:00–10:00 AM
Discussion

Public Outreach

  1. Public OutreachBrett Ewald, Kristen Baum, Mark Garland, Adriana Ruiz
10:00–11:00 AM
Discussion

Turning Science into Conservation Action

  1. Turning Science into Conservation ActionEduardo Rendón, Adriana Valera, Skye Bruce, Ray Moranz
11:00–11:15 AM
Break

Coffee Break

11:15 AM–12:00 PM
Wrapup

Wrapup - Outcomes & Next Steps

  1. Project Monarch Fall 2026 DeploymentsTBD
  2. TBDTBD
  3. Project Monarch Collaboration FutureTBD
12:00–1:00 PM
Departure

Checkout & Departure

1:00–2:00 PM
Tour

CTT Tour - 1

2:00–3:00 PM
Tour

CTT Tour - 2

All times are Eastern. “Virtual” marks remote presentations.