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PartI:OverviewofBusiness•LeeG.SimmonsConservationPark&WildlifeSafari•AffiliatedwithOmaha’sHenryDoorlyZoo&Aquarium•FourmilelongdrivethroughNorthAmericanwildlifeexperienceinAshland,Nebraska

PartII:JobSpecifics•Omaha’sZoohashadtheirCitizenScienceprogramactivelyavailablewithlittleinvolvement•Nobutterflymonitoringfor5yearsinthearea•SafariParkhadissueswithprairiebeingmowed

PartIII:IntroducetheProblem•ButterflytransectssetupinpublicareasatSafariPark•Newbutterflydatacollectionwebsitethatneededtobetestedout•Bumblebeenumbersunknowninpark;necessaryforplacementofbumblebeehouses

PartIV:Background•CataloguebutterflyspeciesdiversityandnumbersinNebraska•Determinebutterfly“hotspots”intheSafariPark•Analyzecurriculumtodetermineimprovementsorchangestomakemorestudentoruser-friendly

PartV:BusinessSolution•OmahaZoocreatedtheirowndatacollectionandrecordingsiteforpublicuse•Butterflyspecies&numberscataloged•Butterflyprofilestartedforarea

PartVI:StudentSolutions•Studentswouldlearntomonitorbutterflyspecies&properlyidentifythemintheareatoreport•Studentslearnhowtomonitorothercreatures&reportout

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Butterflies,BumbleBees,&CitizenScience