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Madison is officially a certified Bee City.
In mid-April, Mayor Paul Soglin and Madison’s Common Council submitted a resolution and signed application for the city of Madison to become a certified Bee City USA affiliate. The resolution met the requirements, and Madison became the third certified Bee City USA affiliate in Wisconsin after starting the process [1] earlier this year. The resolution requires the city to commit to maintaining a sustainable pollinator-friendly habitat.
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Madison’s Food Policy Council has spent the last several years proposing and pushing initiatives to make Madison a leader in sustaining pollinator-friendly habitats.
Since 2013, the Madison Food Policy Council has adopted a new terrace treatment policy, created the Pollinator Protection Task Force who then authored a report on strategies to protect pollinator habitat within the city, signed onto the nationwide Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, and earned the title of Bee City USA affiliate.
Upon becoming a Bee City, the city of Madison can now display the Bee City USA logo and is listed on Bee City USA’s website [3] as a contributor to sustaining pollinator-friendly habitat.
