Mayoral Proclamation

Posted: April 22, 2026 in

CITY OF DECORAH IOWA

PROCLAMATION

Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day

 

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, Both the western and eastern monarch populations have seen significant declines with less than one percent of the western monarch population remaining, while the eastern population has fallen by as much as ninety percent; and

WHEREAS, The city of Decorah recognizes that human health ultimately depends on well-functioning ecosystems and that biodiverse regions can better support food production, healthy soil and air quality and can foster healthy connections between humans and wildlife; and

WHEREAS, Cities, towns and counties have a critical role to play to help save the monarch butterfly, and Decorah is striving to become a leader; and

WHEREAS, On April 8, 2026, I, Andy Carlson signed the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and have officially committed to taking meaningful action to protect the monarch butterfly; and

WHEREAS, The city of Decorah has committed to continuing work on items with city partners and

WHEREAS, Every resident of the city of Decorah 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

 

NOW, THEREFORE, I ANDY CARLSON, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor of Decorah Iowa, do hereby proclaim April 8, 2026 as:

Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day

in Decorah Iowa and encourage all residents to participate in community activities that support and celebrate monarch conservation.

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Decorah to be affixed on this 8th day of April, 2026.

 

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Frederic A. Carlson, Mayor

City of Decorah, Iowa

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