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This resolution designates June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin, emphasizing the critical importance of pollinators like bees and butterflies to agriculture, ecosystem health, and food production. The resolution highlights that pollinators are responsible for reproducing 90 percent of wild plant species and producing one out of every three bites of food consumed in the United States. It notes that Wisconsin has over 400 native pollinator species and that pollinator-dependent crops generate over $230 million annually in the state. The resolution draws attention to challenges facing pollinators, including population declines due to habitat loss, pesticide use, and disease, and encourages residents to support pollinators by creating pollinator-friendly habitats with diverse native plants, minimizing pesticide use, and providing safe spaces for nesting and survival. It also references the "No Mow May" initiative, which has shown significant benefits for bee populations by reducing lawn mowing in May to allow early flowering plants to support pollinators. Ultimately, the resolution seeks to raise awareness about the ecological and economic significance of pollinators and promote their conservation.

https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2025/proposals/reg/sen/joint_resolution/sjr61