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2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 61
May 30, 2025 - Introduced by Senators
Pfaff
,
Habush Sinykin
,
Carpenter
,
Drake
,
Hesselbein
,
Larson
,
Ratcliff
,
Roys
,
Smith
,
Spreitzer
,
Wall
,
Wanggaard
and
Wirch
, cosponsored by Representatives
Snodgrass
,
Behnke
,
DeSanto
,
Doyle
,
Fitzgerald
,
Joers
,
Johnson
,
Madison
,
Mayadev
,
Moore Omokunde
,
Palmeri
,
Rivera-Wagner
,
Roe
,
Sinicki
,
Stubbs
,
Subeck
,
Tenorio
,
Vining
,
Andraca
,
Udell
and
J. Jacobson
. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR61,1,1
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Relating to:
designating June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
SJR61,1,4
2
Whereas, bees, butterflies, and other pollinator species have a critically
3
important role in agriculture in the United States and help to produce a healthy
4
and affordable food supply and sustain ecosystem health; and
SJR61,1,7
5
Whereas, pollinators are responsible for the reproduction of 90 percent of the
6
world’s wild plant species by providing them with a healthy habitat rich in a variety
7
of native plants that are free or nearly free of pesticides; and
SJR61,1,10
8
Whereas, thanks to the more than 400 species of native pollinators in
9
Wisconsin, along with honeybees, we have very diverse dietary choices rich in
10
fruits, nuts, and vegetables; and
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11
Whereas, pollinators help to produce an estimated one out of every three bites
12
of food consumed in the United States and help reproduce at least 80 percent of
13
flowering plants; and
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14
Whereas, commodities produced in partnership with animal pollinators
1
generate $6.5 million in annual production, with domestic honeybees alone
2
pollinating an estimated $14.6 billion worth of crops in the United States each year
3
produced on more than two million acres; and
SJR61,2,5
4
Whereas, there are approximately 20,000 bee species in the world, 3,600 in the
5
United States, and 400 in Wisconsin; and
SJR61,2,8
6
Whereas, in Wisconsin, pollinator-dependent crops are harvested on over
7
100,800 acres, with apple, cranberry, cherry, green bean, and pickling cucumber
8
crops accounting for over $230 million in annual production; and
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9
Whereas, bees and other pollinators have experienced population declines due
10
to a combination of habitat loss, use of pesticides, and the spread of pests and
11
diseases; and
SJR61,2,13
12
Whereas, residents of Wisconsin have the opportunity to support bees and
13
other pollinators on both public and private land; and
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14
Whereas, the State of Wisconsin seeks to ensure a healthy environment and
15
create policies that sustain our environment; and
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16
Whereas, supporting native honeybees and other pollinators promotes
17
environmental awareness, sustainability, and increased interactions among
18
community stewards such as commercial and backyard beekeepers, farmers,
19
children, educators, Master Gardeners, plant nurseries, municipalities,
20
neighborhoods, and garden clubs and suppliers; and
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21
Whereas, the ideal pollinator-friendly habitat provides diverse and abundant
22
nectar and pollen from plants blooming in succession throughout the growing
23
season; provides undisturbed spaces such as leaf and brush piles, un-mowed fields
1
or field margins, and fallen trees and other dead wood for nesting and
2
overwintering for wild pollinators; provides water for drinking, nest-building,
3
cooling, diluting stored honey, and butterfly puddling; is pesticide-free or has
4
pesticide use carried out with the least ill effects possible on pollinators; is
5
comprised of mostly, if not all, native species of annual and perennial flowering
6
plants, grasses, vines, shrubs, and trees in landscapes because many wild
7
pollinators prefer or depend on the native plants with which they coadapted;
8
includes, where possible, designated pollinator zones in public spaces with signage
9
to educate the public and build awareness; and provides for safe and humane
10
removal of honeybees when required; and
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11
Whereas, No Mow May, a municipal effort encouraging homeowners to reduce
12
their mowing intensity to provide forage for native pollinators, began in Appleton in
13
2020 and has expanded throughout Fox Cities municipalities to include the
14
communities of Appleton, Fox Crossing, Oshkosh, De Pere, Fort Atkinson, and
15
Hortonville; and
SJR61,3,19
16
Whereas, a peer-reviewed scientific study of the effects of No Mow May and
17
the community-wide delay in early May lawn care, specifically mowing early growth
18
flowering plants, revealed that these efforts precipitated a five-fold increase in bee
19
species prevalence and a three-fold increase in bee species diversity; and
SJR61,3,22
20
Whereas, possible declines in the health and population of pollinators pose
21
what could be a significant threat to global food webs, the integrity of biodiversity,
22
and human health; and
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23
Whereas, it is in the strong economic interest of agricultural producers and
1
consumers in Wisconsin to help ensure a healthy and sustainable pollinator
2
population; now, therefore, be it
SJR61,4,4
3
Resolved by the
senate
, the
assembly
concurring, That
the Wisconsin
4
Legislature designates June 2025 as Pollinator Awareness Month in Wisconsin.
SJR61,4,5
5
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