Easy to moderate walking in riparian area, could chhose a couple spots for site assessments

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Located 10 miles east of Beaver along UT-153 at junction for Kents Lake Rd; riparian habitat with pine and cottonwood tree community; riverbanks may be steep so caution is recommended

Bumblebees and monarchs

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Playa, marsh, wetland near Rock Island; only drive open roads and select a site with milkweed close to the road (at your discretion); located 17 miles east of Brigham City via W Forest St and Bird Refuge Rd; boots are recommended

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Playa, marsh, wetland near Rock Island; only drive open roads and select a site with milkweed close to the road (at your discretion); located 17 miles east of Brigham City via W Forest St and Bird Refuge Rd; boots are recommended

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Nibley City, Utah

Pollinator garden and naturally occurring milkweed. Nature Park with wetlands.

Bumblebees and monarchs

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Residential garden with abundant monarch breeding documented for the past 7+ years.

Bumblebees and monarchs

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Mill Hollow area, walk along river - wide wet meadows and marshes; located 6 miles east of Logan along US Hwy 89 just east of FR 125 junction

Bumblebees and monarchs

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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve

playa, marsh, wetland, upland, & riparian systems east side of Great Salt Lake, near Layton, UT; accessible by a mile-long boardwalk off 3200 West, with milkweed & monarch activity just off the boardwalk by pavilion

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Uintah & Ouray Tribal Lands

MUST HAVE AUTHORIZATION TO VISIT THIS SITE, Riparian and wet meadow habitat along Duschesne River via UT-35; this site is located on tribal land;

NO ACCESS WITHOUT PERMISSION

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riparian areas next to San Rafael River, Concentrate survey in riparian areas

REMOTE - difficult access

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riparian areas next to San Rafael River, Concentrate survey in riparian areas

REMOTE - difficult access

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riparian areas next to San Rafael River, Concentrate survey in riparian areas

REMOTE - difficult access

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Any bumblebee sites can be considered suggestions. Most are unknown as to the floral resources at that exact spot, but any subalpine or alpine area with good floral display in the state is a good bet for bumblebee sightings.

Moderate - Strenuous

Bumblebees and monarchs

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Fullers Bottom/Upper San Rafael River WMA

Extensive wetland and riparian habitat along San Rafael River at Fuller Bottom Draw; 20 miles southeast of Castle Dale via Green River Cutoff Rd; water boots are recommended

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riparian areas next to San Rafael River, Concentrate survey in riparian areas

REMOTE - difficult access

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easy access, next to road, 396 acres, but survey only riparian areas

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Wetland and wet meadow complex east side of UT-12 and north of Utah Slick Rock Guides; best to contact city of Boulder prior to visiting; patches of milkweed likely

Easy - NEED PERMISSION

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Mixed desert riparian habitat; this site is accessible from Deer Creek Campground, 8 miles southeast of Boulder

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riparian and wetland systems along the Colorado River in Moab, UT; accessible by boardwalk (entrance on Kane Creek Blvd) & can also be accessed via the Lions Park

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South Fork Seven Mile Canyon

Easy access from road, survey in riparian area, Riparian area with dense vegetation and tree community; site is located 13 miles from Moab; 2.5 miles west on UT-313 off of US-191, accessible from road and trail

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Located in Summit Creek, mixed desert riparian habitat with possible patches of milkweed, Easy access from road, walk along riparian area next to road

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very flat open moist to wet meadows; thick vegetation and LOTS of milkweed; a 2.5 hour drive one way from SLC on mostly dirt roads; refuge is fairly easy to access by dirt roads, but check with refuge manager to see which roads are open to public

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very flat open moist to wet meadows; thick vegetation and LOTS of milkweed; a 2.5 hour drive one way from SLC on mostly dirt roads; refuge is fairly easy to access by dirt roads, but check with refuge manager to see which roads are open to public

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very flat open moist to wet meadows; thick vegetation and LOTS of milkweed; a 2.5 hour drive one way from SLC on mostly dirt roads; refuge is fairly easy to access by dirt roads, but check with refuge manager to see which roads are open to public

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very flat open moist to wet meadows; thick vegetation and LOTS of milkweed; a 2.5 hour drive one way from SLC on mostly dirt roads; refuge is fairly easy to access by dirt roads, but check with refuge manager to see which roads are open to public

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very flat open moist to wet meadows; thick vegetation and LOTS of milkweed; a 2.5 hour drive one way from SLC on mostly dirt roads; refuge is fairly easy to access by dirt roads, but check with refuge manager to see which roads are open to public

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Marsh and wet meadow along Sevier River, milkweed patches throughout; 7 min east of Leamington, accessible from UT-132, 2 miles northeast of Ash Grove Cement factory; good idea to bring water boots

PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO ACCESS WITHOUT PERMISSION - moderate

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Take water boots! Do not visit until mid July to allow waterfowl to nest and fledge

5740 acres, but choose a couple wetlands to survey, do not access until July to allow for waterfowl to breed

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Really interesting wetland area in the West Desert

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Access will require a hike, Survey wetland/ wet meadow area, relatively small site

Moderate to Strenuous

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DNR/SITLA/BLM

Lion Rock - East Fork Sevier River

part of Kingston Canyon WMA, Relatively easy access to open flat dry to wet meadows with milkweed along ditches and in fields; land owner should be contacted prior to first visit; good idea to bring water boots

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SLC Parks and Public Lands

Wetlands preserve, Parks planted milkweed here

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Milkweed (Certified Monarch Weigh Station

Monarch Habitat and Bumblebee Habitat

Milkweek and Monarch seen last year

along roadway, across from golf course

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Sandy Parks and Rec

Monarch and Bumblebee Habitat

Take water boots, try to walk in more moist/ wet areas

If possible, choose a couple spots for a site assessment

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Wet meadow and riparian habitat accessible from US-89 south of Fairview; site is located to east of road via trail beside culvert

PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO ACCESS WITHOUT PERMISSION - Easy

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Marsh and wet meadow habitat along Jordan River; accessible via Jordan River Pkwy trail near 700W & W 9000S in West Jordan; milkweed patches along banks

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Marsh and wet meadow habitat along Jordan River; accessible via Jordan River Pkwy trail off of UT-71 (W 12600 S) in Riverton; milkweed patches along banks

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Monarch and Bumblebee Habitat

Riparian area along Green River; west of Colorado border, just south of Wyoming border near Indian Crossing Campground off Browns Park Rd

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Riparian habitat along Green River, site is located in Dinosaur National Monument near Colorado border at the termination of moderately difficult Jones Hole Trail, trailhead at Jones Hole Fish Hatchery

NPS - must make contact

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complex of wet meadows fed by perennial springs & a well that emerge from Hog & Box Canyons; full of swamp & showy milkweed, nectar plants, trees for roost sites & surface water; near to the Green River, which may be a migration corridor for monarchs

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Survey only in riparian areas, large wetland complex with a couple of ag-fields in the ridgetops; also a pond with pipe system that can be used to transport water downstream; a lot of milkweed here but few pollinator-friendly plants

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bird refuge, wading & waterfowl bird refuge, 30min east/south along Green River off Hwy 88, south of Pelican Lake; wide riparian area on both sides of the Green River with large intact cottonwood galleries and floodplain characteristics

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south of Jensen UT along Green River; site of old irrigation reservoir; lake now managed for wildlife, fills in the spring, gradually empties later in the year; it is a large wetland complex with lots of milkweed and monarch habitat

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Flat to gently sloping moist to extremely wet meadows; good idea to bring your water boots; access relatively easy, but good to contact the Reclamation Commission first as some areas may have farming lessees on property; near junction of US-6 W & UT-141

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vegetation tends to be open, flat to gently sloped, with moist to wet meadows; some meadows overgrown with thick vegetation; most of the property is very easy to access as many dirt roads crisscross the area

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multiple wet meadows and ponds and large swathes of ungrazed land; site is accessed by taking FR 083 from Timber Lakes just east of Heber

Bumblebees and monarchs

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multiple wet meadows and ponds and large swathes of ungrazed land; site is accessed by taking FR 083 from Timber Lakes just east of Heber

Bumblebees and monarchs

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multiple wet meadows and ponds and large swathes of ungrazed land; site is accessed by taking FR 083 from Timber Lakes just east of Heber

Bumblebees and monarchs

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located in Zion NP, in canyon with mixed riparian habitat along Oak Creek; accessible from Oak Creek Service Rd past residential area, 1 mile west of UT-9 by Zion Human History Museum (near Springdale)

NPS - must make contact

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Access is somewhat unknown, so this is for the adventurous only as the Virgin River can be difficult to reach in places; site is located northwest of Hurricane accessible by hiking trail from the southern end of 900N; presence of milkweed is likely.

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Access is somewhat unknown- this is for the adventurous only as the Virgin River can be difficult to reach in places; this site is located along the Virgin River southwest of St. George, 1.5 miles west of I-15 Port of Entry exit.

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661 acres total, but concentrate survey only in safely accessible moist/ wet areas

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Fruita Campground/Fremont River (Capitol Reef NP)

Mixed desert riparian and marsh with some dense vegetation; this site is accessible from Fruita Campground in Capitol Reef NP; 16 min east of Torrey, UT via UT-24 E

NPS - must make contact

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Box Elder C0 - S Fork of Ogden River

high diversity, moderately good condition wetland

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private property

Agricultural, wetlands, near Harold Crane Bird Refuge