Iowa Monarch Habitat Project

Durations

Six-month, Three-month

Regions

Iowa

Age Ranges

18-35

Eligibility

US Citizen, national, or permanent resident
No more than three prior AmeriCorps service terms
High school degree, GED, or willingness to work towards obtaining a GED
Must pass a criminal history check consisting of a National Sex Offender Public Website check, a state criminal history check, and a fingerprint-based FBI check. Passing the criminal history check is defined as no positive hits on the NSOPW and no history of violent offenses on the state or FBI checks
Commitment to upholding Corps values of safety, service, respect, equity, and community
Dedication to complete the full term of AmeriCorps service

Interest Areas

Habitat Management & Improvement
Mapping & Data Collection

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Iowa Monarch Crews travel and camp throughout the state while collecting data related to monarch butterfly habitat.

Corpsmembers develop technical skills throughout their term while completing challenging and impactful conservation projects. Habitat projects may include but are not limited to pollinator counts, milkweed stem counts, and maintaining and organization field data. Project sites vary throughout Iowa, including urban settings and wilderness. Service is performed exclusively outdoors and may involve camping for several days at a time.

After the monarch butterfly migration in early to mid-October, crew member duties will shift. Members will participate in habitat restoration projects in Iowa, completing natural resources conservation projects such as exotic species management, herbicide application, streambank stabilization and erosion control, timber stand improvement, prescribed burning, trail construction & maintenance, tree planting, basic carpentry, wild land fire suppression and emergency response in partnership with public land management agencies.

The Iowa Monarch Habitat project is a newly funded initiative made possible by:

AmeriCorps
Iowa DNR – Wildlife Diversity Program
Iowa Monarch Conservation Consortium
Monarch Joint Venture
Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust
Volunteer Iowa
Young Family Foundation
Generous donors