HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023 January Plant Milk Weed MonthCOLUMBIA HEIGHTS
PROCLAMATION
Plant Milkweed Month: January 2023
WHEREAS, the monarch butterfly is an iconic North American species whose
multigenerational migration and metamorphosis from caterpillar to butterfly has captured
the imagination of millions of Americans; and
WHEREAS, more than eighty-five percent of flowering plants on Earth, including wild and
cultivated species, require the assistance of animal pollinators to produce seeds; and
WHEREAS, globally pollinators are in decline due to pressures including habitat loss,
climate change, and increased use of chemicals; and
WHEREAS, the monarch butterfly is an iconic North American pollinator whose eastern
population has been reduced by at least 90 percent since 1996; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service has declared the monarch to be a priority species for conservation because healthy
monarch habitat benefits a wide variety of other species; and
WHEREAS, individuals and communities play a crucial role in saving the monarch
butterfly and other pollinators by planting native host plants, such as milkweed, this
winter, because milkweed seeds need to stratify before they germinate. Planting nectar
plants and taking other steps to provide healthy habitats in yards, rights -or -way, open
spaces, and private property Is also necessary to promote Monarch butterflies' health,
habitat, and lifecycle.
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that I, Amada Mdrquez Simula, Mayor of Columbia
Heights, do hereby proclaim the month of January, 2023 to be Plant Milkweed Month in the
City of Columbia Heights, County of Anoka, State of Minnesota, U.S.A.
Arndda Mdrquez imula, Mayor
December 12, 2022