Brochures Addressing Human Etiquette and Private Property Issues

As The KBB gains in popularity and as it is promoted by our Education and Outreach Committee, more people will want to see the butterfly. This could lead to harm to habitat and potential taking. This protocol sets a baseline where no take is assumed. It also lets people know what behavior is prudent around the butterflies. Most tours will receive oversight from either the FWS or DNR so they will be governed by more than these minimums.

This protocol focuses largely around surveys. Entities that are conducting KBB-directed surveys in KBB habitat likely already adhere to more rigorous standards. They often represent institutions (MSU E--MNFI, TNC, Universities) that have rigorous internal protocols surrouding work with sensitive species. However, for those needing to work in KBB habitat that do not fall into these categories, these are recommended minimums.

What would you do if you are a private landowner and you discover KBB--or someone tells you about them--on your property. This brochure sets down some requirements but sets these within a positive focus. Would you like to tell a landowner what they can do, or would you prefer to hand them a sheet that covers some of those restrictions.

Very often, questions come up on how private landowners can manage for the KBB. This brochure does some of this as it also educates on the spatial needs of the KBB. Something this brief is not going to provide all of the answers. Hopefully, it will enable landowners to ask more discriminating questions and provide sources for those answers. The DNR LIP program will be drafting a more comprehensive piece on savannas, but it is not expected until later in the summer. Until then, this may help to answer questions.