- Author
- Fimbel, Cheryl
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Species
- Taylor's checkerspot
- Region
- Puget Trough/Lowlands
The Nature Conservancy is working in partnership with Fort Lewis and other South Puget Sound conservation partners to develop rare butterfly habitat enhancement methods. To gain a better understanding of habitat needs for relatively unknown, but important life stages of the priority species, Taylor’s checkerspot, we investigated the potential for training a conservation detection dog to locate checkerspot larvae in native prairie sites.