Illinois HR 579: IDNR-POLLINATOR CONSERVATION

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HR0579LRB104 16628 ECR 30029 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, Pollinator species are on the decline globally 

3due to loss of habitat, general weather trends, and altering 

4plant life cycles; and

5 WHEREAS, Illinois is home to many pollinator species, 

6including butterflies, bumblebees, beetles, and birds, that 

7feed upon the sweet nectar produced by various flowering 

8plants; and

9 WHEREAS, The conservation of Illinois' pollinator 

10population is of the utmost importance due to their link to the 

11health and success of the Illinois agricultural food chain, 

12plant vitality, biodiversity, and the enhancement of the 

13natural beauty of the State; and

14 WHEREAS, One of the most widely known pollinators in 

15Illinois is the Monarch Butterfly, whose young consume 

16milkweed plants, and the insect can often found be across the 

17State, ranging from prairies and meadows to wetlands and 

18woodlands; and

19 WHEREAS, It is the policy of Illinois to encourage native, 

20pollinator-friendly practices through the preference of 

21planting native prairie and forage plants when and where 

HR0579- 2 -LRB104 16628 ECR 30029 r

1practical; and

2 WHEREAS, Pollinator-friendly practices often include the 

3planting and cultivation of native plants and the reduction of 

4pesticide use; therefore, be it

5 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

6HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

7we urge the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, in 

8conjunction with the Illinois Department of Agriculture, to 

9increase conservation efforts and to delay seasonal cutting of 

10milkweed and other pollinator enhancement plants along 

11Illinois waterways until August; and be it furthe