April 2022 Senior Newsletter

Monarch Butterfly Day

Wayfinding Habitats at the Village Hall Green Roof and Stellwagen Farm Prairie and are actively participating in the Monarch Village USA program. Every citizen of Orland Park can make a difference for the monarch butterfly by planting native milkweed and nectar plants to provide a habitat for the monarch butterfly and pollinators in locations where people live, work, learn and play. With everyone’s help, the monarch butterfly will once again flourish across the continent. Visit for orlandpark.org/ stellwagen to learn more about Stellwagen Farm Prairie and download an interactive self-guided walking tour of the property.

imagination of millions of Americans. Twenty-five years ago, more than one billion Eastern monarch butterflies migrated to Mexico, but by the winter of 2015, only 60 million made the trip. Cities, towns and counties have a critical role to play to help save the monarch butterfly. The Village of Orland Park has played a leadership role by establishing two Monarch

The Mayor and Board of Trustees proclaim April 30, 2022 as Monarch Butterfly Day in the Village of Orland Park. We ask the community to support efforts to protect the monarch butterfly and promote their well-being for the benefit of present and future generations. The monarch butterfly is an iconic North American species which, from caterpillar to butterfly, has captured the

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