Funding came from Joint Base Lewis-McChord and US Fish and Wildlife Service. In 2011, partners built the second facility at Mission Creek Corrections Center for Women (MCCCW), doubling program capacity. The Oregon Zoo established the first rearing program. With the guidance of Biologist Mary Linders of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Oregon Zoo, SPP partners (Evergreen and WA Corrections) rear and release federally-endangered Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies.Ī technician passes an adult butterfly to Evergreen’s Allison Anderson. Ultimately, all partners agreed that the program could re-start with new safety protocols in place. The lead wildlife biologist agreed that operations must be contingent on new protocols to reduce human health risks. Technicians requested the program be restarted and expressed that, in the program space, they felt a reduced risk of contracting the disease. Prison staff demonstrated that they were eager to prioritize the health and safety of the incarcerated technicians, willing to adapt program practices, and could support increased remote communication as SPP-Evergreen limited our prison visits. Taylor’s Checkerspot Butterfly Program Spring & Summer 2020 updateĮarly in the pandemic, following the general pattern, program partners agreed to suspend the program.ĭuring the suspension and following all COVID-19 safety protocols, partners met several times to consider s a potential restart. Current Evergreen student and past butterfly technician speaks to the butterfly technicians about her pathways in school and career since reentering the community. A close-up of an adult butterfly on nectaring on a flower in the prison's rearing facility. Master of Environmental Studies student Emily Passarelli visits the program coordinated by her peer Keegan Curry, and learns about butterfly rearing from the technician team. To learn more about the program and recovery efforts, SPP partners visit a Taylor's checkerspot release site.
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