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This resolution honors Melissa Montgomery, who served as personal assistant to First Lady Rosalynn Carter for 39 years and was instrumental in establishing the Rosalynn Carter Butterfly Trail. The resolution highlights Montgomery's critical role in supporting Mrs. Carter's environmental conservation efforts, specifically her work in creating and expanding a butterfly habitat initiative that began as a small garden in Plains, Georgia, and has since grown to include over 3,000 registered gardens across the United States. By partnering with organizations like Emory University's Monarch Lab, Monarchs Across Georgia, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services, Montgomery helped advance the trail's mission of supporting monarch butterflies and other pollinators, which was originally inspired by Rosalynn Carter's concern about declining monarch populations. The resolution formally recognizes Montgomery's significant contributions to this environmental conservation project and directs the House of Representatives' Clerk to provide her with an official copy of the resolution as a formal acknowledgment of her decades of dedicated service and environmental advocacy.

https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/71897