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Proclamation: Monarch Butterfly Day May 14,
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May 3, 2022 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT PROSPECT
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PROCLAMATION
"Monarch Butterfly Day"
May 14, 2022
WHEREAS, the monarch butterfly is an iconic Northern American species whose
multigenerational migration and metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly has captured
the imagination of millions of Americans; and
WHEREAS, twenty years ago, more than one billion Eastern monarch butterflies
migrated to Mexico, in the winter of 2014 only 60 million made the trip; and
WHEREAS, the North American monarch population has declined by more than 90
percent in the past two decades. Monarch scientists attribute the decline to degradation
and loss of summer breeding habitat in the U. S., and loss of winter habitat in Mexico.
Western populations of monarch butterflies that overwinter in California are also in
decline; and
WHEREAS, cities, towns and counties have a critical role to play to help save the
monarch butterfly; and
WHEREAS, the Garden Club of Mount Prospect and the Village Public Works Department
have partnered to implement programs and strategies to encourage monarch butterfly
habitat in Mount Prospect and will be sponsoring a monarch information table at the
annual Public Works Open House on May 14; and
WHEREAS, every citizen of the Village of Mount Prospect can make a difference for the
monarch by planting native milkweed and nectar plants to provide habitat for the monarch
and pollinators in locations where people live, work, learn, play and worship; and
WHEREAS, the Village of Mount Prospect is actively participating in, and promoting the
establishment of Monarch Waystations, and encourages all residents of the community
to do so; and
WHEREAS, on behalf of the residents of Mount Prospect who have already joined me in
creating healthy habitat for these magnificent butterflies, I am honored to support and be
a part of the National Wildlife Federation's Mayor's Monarch Pledge; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Paul Wm. Hoefert, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect,
do hereby proclaim May 14, 2022 as
"Monarch Butterfly Day"
In the Village of Mount Prospect and I hereby pledge to commit to help restore habitat for
the monarch and encourage our residents to do the same, so that these magnificent
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butterflies will once again flourish across the continent.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos
Deputy Village Clerk
Dated this 3rd day of May, 2022