Mayor Paige Brown is committed to the network of mayors who want to bring back the monarchs.
Cities, towns and counties have a critical role to play to help save the monarch butterfly. Municipalities in particular can provide habitat at public parks, median strips, community gardens and municipal buildings that serve as community hubs such as recreation centers and libraries. Schools, homes and businesses can all provide essential habitat for monarchs too. Simple changes in landscaping ordinances or school policies can make a big difference for the monarch. Educating citizens about how and where to grow milkweed is also a key piece of the puzzle. Creating habitat and educating citizens will benefit other pollinators that need healthy habitat as well.
Plant Milkweed
Do something cool this spring, save a monarch. Join Gallatin Mayor, Paige Brown, in the Mayors' Monarch Pledge. There are 90% fewer monarchs than 20 years ago due to herbicides killing milkweed.
The Monarch Massacre: Nearly a Billion Butterflies Have Vanished