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Local volunteer urges Pacin to join Mayor's Monarch Program to support pollinators
Summary
Tristan Porter urged the council to consider the Mayor's Monarch Program (National Wildlife Federation), outlining low‑effort actions cities can take to support monarchs and pollinators and citing potential community benefits for tourism, mental health and water savings from native plantings.
Tristan Porter told the council he was invited to speak about the National Wildlife Federation's Mayor's Monarch Program and urged Pacin to adopt three action items from the program to help pollinator conservation. Porter said the program allows cities to pick actions that fit local goals — from declaring milkweed a noxious plant exception to establishing pollinator habitat — and emphasized community benefits including tourism and mental‑health gains from increased outdoor activity.
Porter summarized outreach results from his personal outreach and said "about 80 87% of the people I've talked to have told me that seeing butterflies would improve their mental health." He also told the council that native pollinator plantings can reduce municipal water demand if drought‑tolerant species are used. The mayor asked staff to collect Porter's contact information for follow‑up.
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