Enacts the monarch preservation plan requiring the department of environmental conservation to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats.

The bill enacts the monarch preservation plan, requiring 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. Key actions include restoring monarch caterpillar habitat, controlling nonnative weed species, controlling pests and disease, and increasing partnerships to enhance monarch butterfly habitat.

Enacts the monarch preservation plan requiring the department of environmental conservation to conserve monarch butterflies and their habitats.

The bill enacts the monarch preservation plan, requiring 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. Key actions include restoring monarch caterpillar habitat, controlling nonnative weed species, controlling pests and disease, and increasing partnerships to enhance monarch butterfly habitat.