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McAllen mayor urges native-planting, highlights Tamaulipan thorn forest and $5 million in annual ecosystem services
Summary
Mayor Villalobos marked Native Plant Month, praising the city’s Tamaulipan thorn forest for supporting wildlife, providing more than $5 million annually in ecosystem services and promoting ecotourism; he encouraged plantings at Camp McAllen, the McAllen Nature Center and Quinta Mazatlan.
Mayor Villalobos urged McAllen residents to plant native species during Native Plant Month, saying the city’s Tamaulipan thorn forest supports thousands of birds, butterflies and other wildlife and contributes more than $5 million in ecosystem services each year.
"These native forests support thousands of birds, butterflies, and other wildlife," Villalobos said, adding that native vegetation helps keep McAllen…
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