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July/August • 2017 <br />Mayors for Monarchs <br /> - <br />than 90 percent in the past two decades. <br />According to the National Wildlife Fed- <br />eration, Monarch scientists attribute the <br />decline to degradation and loss of summer <br />breeding habitat in the U.S. and loss of <br />winter habitat in Mexico. Many people <br />other important pollinators. <br /> Students from Youth First Community <br />actually play an important role in pollinat- <br />of Promise were there to jump-start the <br />ing various plants, including many of our <br />project by planting a small section of native <br />plant plugs, representative of the larg- <br />create special habitats for these pollinators <br />er-scale planting that will happen this fall. <br />in our yards and gardens. <br /> Fourth grade students from Ramsey <br /> Recently the City of Ramsey adopted <br />Elementary also contributed to the event <br />a resolution to support pollinator initia- <br />tives throughout our community. Ramsey <br />served as the backdrop for the pledge sign- <br />Mayor Sarah Strommen, launched the <br />initiative by signing the <br />Mayors’ Monarch <br />City Hall in honor of National Pollinator <br />Pledge <br />Week, June 19-25. <br /> As part of this project, students re- <br />to create, restore, and protect pollinator <br />ceived a few ideas on how to bring but- <br />habitat and encouraging our citizens to <br /> signing event <br />Mayors’ MonarchPledge <br />avoiding the use of chemicals that can be <br />took place on June 6, at the Lake Itasca <br />- <br />Trailhead in Ramsey. <br />cides, etc.). <br /> At the pledge signing event, Mayor <br /> If you are interested in learning more <br />Strommen also designated a new “Mon- <br />arch Trail” along the Lake Itasca Trail <br />out the Monarch Lab, hosted by Ramsey <br />corridor. Together with the U.S. Fish and <br />Parks & Recreation and the University of <br />Wildlife Service, the City of Ramsey will <br />Minnesota, coming up on Tuesday, July 25 <br />be restoring six and a half acres of land <br />at 6:00 pm in the Central Park Building, <br />along this trail to a natural habitat de- <br />at Central Park, 7925 - 161st Avenue NW, <br />Ramsey, MN. <br />City Administrator’s Report4 <br />Happy Days Schedule of Events11 <br />Ramsey Parks & Recreation Program Sampler16 <br />The Draw Summer Event Series Schedule17 <br />