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PROCLAMATION: •
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May 16, 2023 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT
PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD -
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Monarch Butterfly Proclamation 2023.pdf
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PROCLAMATION
"Monarch Butterfly Day"
May 20, 2023
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, the Mount Prospect Monarchs group, and
the Village Public Works Department have implemented programs and strategies to
encourage monarch butterfly habitat in Mount Prospect; and
WHEREAS, the Garden Club of Mount Prospect and the Village Public Works Department
have partnered to promote this cause and will be sponsoring a monarch information table at
the annual Public Works Open House on May 20; 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 20, 2023 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
butterflies will once again flourish across the continent.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
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