Update on Mayors for Monarchs Pledge and Kick-Off Planting

City Staff continues to work on a Mayors for Monarchs Mayoral Pledge Signing event to 'kick-off' the City's pollinator initiative.  Staff has met with representatives from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on a potential partnership to complete a pollinator planting project in Lake Itasca Park.  The City is aiming for an early June planting event (timing is crucial for the success of the plantings) that would lead into a larger, broader project along the Itasca Trail.  While details of this project are still being worked through (date, participants, etc), Staff wanted to provide the Board with a brief update on provide the Monarch Trail Action Plan prepared by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, since it is likely that the initial planting event (planting of plugs to get more exposure initially) will be completed prior to the next EPB meeting.

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