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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">From Interim State Coordinator Sandy Mason:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Please share with your master gardeners and master naturalists. I attended the Illinois Monarch Butterfly Summit. Here is some info the coordinators have supplied. thank you, Sandy
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The National Wildlife Federation
<span style="color:#1F497D">- </span></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Last year the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) launched the
<b>Mayors’ Monarch Pledge</b> – a campaign to get mayors <u>AND other local government chief executives</u> to commit to help save the monarch butterfly by improving habitat and engaging citizens. To date 190 mayors have taken the pledge and we’re looking
for municipalities of all sizes to join in the effort. It only takes about two minutes to take the pledge at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nwf.org_mayorsmonarchpledge&d=CwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=v7icz0p4N69Z-9cJHN9s6AoJo67KQbcYruo-uWgUgZ8&m=TiGv3-uHe5dnR5LhsxZnrtPw7DPkHb40IqniwETjzYI&s=Qw2j4opDFrP99dsQ1FiRc5tLgj2-P-JwL6E7LtQpZIE&e=" target="_blank">www.nwf.org/mayorsmonarchpledge</a>.
Mayors will be asked to sign the pledge statement and assign a staff member to follow up with NWF on the specific actions you will undertake in your community. These actions range from issuing a proclamation to changing mowing practices to creating a demonstration
garden at city hall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__web.telspan.com_register_nwf1_mayorsmonarchpledgebestpracticesandresources&d=CwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=v7icz0p4N69Z-9cJHN9s6AoJo67KQbcYruo-uWgUgZ8&m=TiGv3-uHe5dnR5LhsxZnrtPw7DPkHb40IqniwETjzYI&s=wVVIAZ16n4fOt7Ue7xR-SAosSUPel_6VQPBWCdyN9L0&e=" target="_blank">Follow
this link to register!</a> If you have any questions, please contact NWF at <a href="mailto:mayorsmonarchpledge@nwf.org" target="_blank">mayorsmonarchpledge@nwf.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prairie Rivers Network, Illinois' affiliate of the National Wildlife Federation, is supporting the effort to engage Illinois' mayors to take the Mayors
Monarch pledge. Contact Carol Hays (<a href="mailto:chays@prairierivers.org">chays@prairierivers.org</a>) at Prairie Rivers Network to learn more about how to contact your mayor.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The voluntary sign-up for the Illinois Monarch Butterfly Specialty License Plate is open!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The specialty license plate fees will support the Roadside Monarch Habitat Fund. Two thousand requests must be received before the specialty license
plate sticker is produced. There is a $10 non-refundable fee required with the submission of your sign-up request. The sign-up form can be found
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.cyberdriveillinois.com_publications_pdf-5Fpublications_vsd702.pdf&d=CwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=v7icz0p4N69Z-9cJHN9s6AoJo67KQbcYruo-uWgUgZ8&m=TiGv3-uHe5dnR5LhsxZnrtPw7DPkHb40IqniwETjzYI&s=z7SeNnCtomdQY7NFID555PjvNFPRwqUqaVsjK1ZGYjw&e=">
here</a> or attached to this email. Instructions for submitting your request are on the form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span></b><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The IDNR created a webpage for the Illinois Monarch Butterfly Initiative where you can find more information and updates.</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Check it out
<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.dnr.illinois.gov_conservation_NaturalHeritage_Pages_MonarchButterflySummit.aspx&d=CwMFAg&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=v7icz0p4N69Z-9cJHN9s6AoJo67KQbcYruo-uWgUgZ8&m=TiGv3-uHe5dnR5LhsxZnrtPw7DPkHb40IqniwETjzYI&s=SOkiVNn0XDugcwvcQUYkcDi65xm_iV17fEhGQiGHibg&e=">
here</a>. Please encourage your friends and colleagues to join the initiative by signing up on the IDNR site.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We look forward to your continued involvement and enthusiasm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Ann Holtrop, Illinois Department of Natural Resources<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:Ann.Holtrop@illinois.gov">Ann.Holtrop@illinois.gov</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Carol Hays, Prairie Rivers Network<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:chays@prairierivers.org">chays@prairierivers.org</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Iris Caldwell, University of Illinois-Chicago<span style="color:#1F497D">
<a href="mailto:iriscald@uic.edu">iriscald@uic.edu</a> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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