How Texans are Protecting Monarch Butterfly Migration Paths

About this episode

Darlene Goehl discusses how new infrastructure in Texas aims to protect monarch butterflies during their migration.

In this episode, Darlene Goehl – research engineer and research group lead at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute – explains how new infrastructure being developed in Texas can help prevent thousands of monarch butterfly deaths as they migrate across busy roads in North America. Episode Notes In this podcast episode, Darlene Goehl joins ‘The Stream by AASHTO’ to discuss the joint work of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) with the Texas Department of Transportation i...

People in this episode

Host: Bernie Wagenblast

Guest: Darlene Goehl

Topics covered

• monarch butterfly migration
• infrastructure
• wildlife protection
• transportation
• environmental impact

Keywords

• monarch butterfly
• migration paths
• Texas A&M Transportation Institute
• infrastructure
• wildlife conservation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Texas A&M Transportation Institute, Texas Department of Transportation

Places: Texas, North America

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