One of North America’s rarest butterfly species is making a comeback to Fort Custer Training Center in Augusta.
Around 300 of the federally endangered Mitchell’s satyr butterflies will be reintroduced to the Fort.
The Fort is home to a unique ecosystem called a fen, which is a groundwater-fed wetland. The Mitchell’s satyr needs the specialized environment to survive.
Michele Richards is a natural resource specialist with the Michigan Army National Guard. She’s worked on the reintroduction project for over two decades…