New York enacts the monarch preservation plan to protect monarch butterflies and their habitats.

The monarch preservation plan requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats. Actions may include habitat restoration, education programs, and voluntary agreements with private landowners. The Department may partner with federal agencies, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and others. The Department must use the best available science and consider various factors when undertaking actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats.

New York enacts the monarch preservation plan to protect monarch butterflies and their habitats.

The monarch preservation plan requires the Department of Environmental Conservation to take feasible actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats. Actions may include habitat restoration, education programs, and voluntary agreements with private landowners. The Department may partner with federal agencies, state agencies, nonprofit organizations, and others. The Department must use the best available science and consider various factors when undertaking actions to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats.