Links to Karner Blue Related Sites*

HCP Related Links
General Karner Blue Info
Karner Blue in the Media
Butterfly Photography/Art
Other Butterfly Sites
Plant-Related Sites

HCP Related Links

Wisconsin Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/invertebrates/karner.htm

"The Karner Blue Butterfly Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is the product of an innovative statewide partnership to protect the habitat of the Karner blue butterfly..."

Minnesota DNR Karner Blue Restoration

http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/ecological_services/nongame/projects/karner_blue.html

"The Karner blue butterfly (Lycaeides melissa samuelis) is a federally endangered species and is only found in one location in Minnesota..."

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Technical Agency Draft Recovery Plan

http://midwest.fws.gov/Endangered/insects/kbb/index.html

Alliant Energy Karner Blue Butterfly

http://www.alliantenergy.com/stellent/groups/public/documents/pub/au_env_lw_blaze_000103.hcsp#TopOfPage

General Karner Blue Info

Chipper Woods Bird Observatory Karner Blue Page

http://www.wbu.com/chipperwoods/photos/karner.htm

Competitive Enterprise Institute Case Study

http://www.cei.org/gencon/025,01365.cfm

Derek Scheider Karner Blue Page

http://www.ecosurvival.com/main/kbb/index.html

Karner Blue captive rearing program in Concord, New Hampshire

http://hometown.aol.com/karnerblues/

Michigan DNR Karner Blue Page

http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/1,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12204-33007--CI,00.html

National Wildlife Federation: Keep The Wild Alive

http://www.nwf.org/keepthewildalive/butterfly/

New York State Karner Blue Butterfly Fact Sheet

http://www.dec.state.ny.us/website/dfwmr/wildlife/endspec/kbbufs.html

Ohio DNR Karner Blue Page

http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/wildlife/Resources/projects/karner/karner.htm

Port Franks Wetlands and Forested Dunes

http://www.carolinian.org/CarolinianSites_PortFranks.htm

(See the tall grass prairie & savanna fauna page.)

Prairie Frontier Karner Blue Butterfly

http://www.prairiefrontier.com/pages/butterflies/karnerblue.html

University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/lycaeides/l._melissa$narrative.html

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Karner Blue Page

http://endangered.fws.gov/i/I0Q.html

[02 Nov. 2003---Note: this page has some broken links]

Wisconsin DNR Bureau of Endangered Resources

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/er/

Karner Blue in the Media

Minnesota Public Radio Article

http://news.mpr.org/features/200108/03_losurem_butterfly/

Butterfly Photography/Art

Jay Cossey

http://www.images.on.ca/JayC/

Karner Blue Art

www.emilydamstra.com

RLEPhoto

http://www.rlephoto.com/butterflies/

Other Butterfly Sites

Butterflies of Wisconsin

http://www.wisconsinbutterflies.org/

Plant-Related Sites

PLANTS National Database

http://plants.usda.gov/

Wisconsin Vascular Plants and Lichens

http://www.botany.wisc.edu/wisflora

* The links on this page are not endorsed by the Michigan DNR or GVSU.