Enhancement of Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly habitat at Beazell Memorial Forest: 2018 annual report

Institute for Applied Ecology (IAE) partnered with Benton County Natural Areas and Parks Department (Benton County) in 2018 to continue implementation of habitat restoration activities at Beazell Memorial Forest. Restoration efforts in three meadows at Beazell support the recovery of the federally listed Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas editha taylori). Restoration efforts focused on expansion and enhancement of Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly habitat by identifying and treating invasive species, clearing trees, limbs and slash, and creating Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly habitat patches planted and seeded with a high density of Taylor’s checkerspot butterfly nectar and larval host food plants.