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129 <br />kto- <br />Lake Itasca Monarch Trail <br />In the summer of 2017, the City designated a portion of the Lake Itasca Trail as a Monarch Trail. <br />This was in conjunction with the Mayor's Monarch Pledge proclamation. The Monarch Trail <br />includes roughly seven (7) acres of land on both sides of an existing, well used trail segment along <br />Lake Itasca. A ceremonial planting of a mixture of plugs was completed in the summer of 2017. Site <br />preparations occurred over the following fall, winter and spring seasons. This included a <br />prescribed burn to eliminate non-native and undesirable vegetation (forbs/grasses) and removal of <br />red cedar and Siberian elms within approximately 100 feet of the trail. The site was then seeded <br />with species favored by monarch butterflies and other pollinators. This project converted fallow <br />land into a native, pollinator friendly landscape that abuts a heavily used walking/biking trail in the <br />community. Thus, it not only created new habitat but also did so in a location that would is highly <br />visible to the community. <br />Mayors for Monarchs <br />Many Poopla may not radian drat Monarch butterflies play <br />as important rek in pollinadng arum plants, Mcloding many of <br />our Food crops. But their population has declined by more than <br />90% in the but tam decades, 'That is why it is important to atom <br />special habitats for these pollinators hi our yards and widens. <br />Recently, dhe City of Ramsey adopted a <br />resolution ea support pollinator initiatives <br />throughout our community. <br />�..�, salt,. <br />Ramsey Mayors SarahStrain <br />launched the initiative by signing the <br />Moron for Momeehs Pledge to support Monarch bmatorflim in oar <br />--TOM community by implrma.dagclFotan) arcade, unsure, and protect <br />pollinator ]whim sad tmeowaging our chimes to do the same in <br />their eon backyards. The Mayon for Menorahs lodge Signing <br />erenr took pace on June G, 2017 a the Lake heats Teailhead in <br />Ramsey. <br />At the pledge signing crest Mayor Spommsn dedgnated ■ <br />new "Monarch Trail"abng the Wu Iusa <br />4 <br />Trail corridor. Together with she US. Fish <br />aa4WildlifeSwim dmCity ofRamsey wig <br />be restoring six and a hammer of land along •.:`" <br />this toad to a natural habitat dmigord to <br />support Monarch hot-terflim and other im- <br />potent poilinaton. <br />Students from Youth First Community of Promise were <br />thereto jump -anal the project by plandog a:mall aoseion ol'maim <br />plant plugs at this moat, which was representative of the Larger - <br />scale planting that wig happen this fall. <br />Fourth grade students Blom Ramsey Eletnentary also con- <br />- tainted io tie oo.nnt by crating 150 colorful bmterflhas width <br />toed as die bat4drap For chit event and will also be on display in <br />dhn Ramsay City Hall in honor of National Polhr.ator Weak, <br />June it/ -25,20i7. <br />Wyatt are interested in hunting more about the Monarch <br />banesfly, be sure w obrck our Ramsey Parks arRecreadoes <br />ill Moaoareis lab on July25. Visit w.elryofmoneneorn/ParhEmots <br />For more information on bow to mimeo <br />city of RA MSE 1 <br />August 2018 Draft <br />Comprehensive Plan 2040 <br />