HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.3 PROCLAMATION: Monarch Butterfly Day - May 17, 2025PROCLAMATION
"Monarch Butterfly Day"
May 17, 2025
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, 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 17; 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 17, 2025, as
"Monarch Butterfly Day"
In the Village of Mount Prospect and I hereby pledge 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
ATTEST:
Karen M. Agoranos
Village Clerk
Dated this 6th day of May, 2025