If Im not required to participate in the HCP, can I still help the Karner blue?
If you own land in the Karner blue range, you can do a few things to create and maintain butterfly habitat on your property. These activities may include brush clearing, planting of lupine and nectar species, and invasive species control. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has a program that provides technical and monetary assistance to private landowners who would like to help conserve the butterfly on their property. For more information on this landowner assistance program, call the FWS at 608-221-1206, ext. 21, and read the FWS fact sheet on Restoring Habitat for the Karner Blue Butterfly on Private Lands in Wisconsin. More information is available on the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program website . The DNR fact sheet on Growing Wild Lupine offers some technical advice.
