HomeMy WebLinkAbout01 Proclamation - Mayors Pollinator Week
WHEREAS, pollinator species such as honey bees, birds, bats and
butterflies are essential partners of farmers in producing food and are vital to
keeping items such as fruits, nuts and vegetables in our diets; and
WHEREAS, healthy pollinator populations are critical to the continued
economic well-being of agricultural producers in the Coachella Valley and of
the economy of the United States; and
WHEREAS, pollinator losses over the past few decades require
immediate attention to ensure the sustainability of our food production
systems, avoid additional economic impact on the agricultural sector, and
protect environmental health; and
WHEREAS, it is critically important to encourage the protection of
pollinators, increase the quality and amount of pollinator habitat and forage,
reverse pollinator losses, and help restore pollinator populations to healthy
levels.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, Kathleen Kelly,
Mayor of the City of Palm Desert, California, along with the entire City
Council, do hereby proclaim the week of June 21 through June 27, 2021, as
City of Palm Desert
Pollinator Week
in recognition of the vital significance of protecting pollinator health, and I call
upon the residents of Palm Desert to join me in celebrating the significance
of pollinators with appropriate observances and activities.
In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand and have caused the Official Seal of the
City of Palm Desert, California, to be affixed
this 24th day of June, 2021.