[Pollinator] 2021 Monarch Sustainer of the Year Award

[Kelly Rourke]

*Pollinator Partnership Honors 2021 Monarch Sustainer of the Year Award
Winner Toyota Motor North America*

See the full press release at https://www.pollinator.org/in-the-news

Pollinator Partnership is pleased to present Toyota Motor North America
(TMNA) with the 2021 Monarch Sustainer of the Year award. This award
recognizes a business that has shown exceptional leadership and action in
providing habitat and awareness for monarchs along their migratory
corridors.

“Toyota Motor North America is a true leader in environmental
sustainability, and we are thrilled to honor their monarch butterfly
conservation efforts. Toyota’s passion for biodiversity is clear and we
commend their incredible efforts to enhance habitat, educate employees, and
engage local communities about the importance of pollinators,” says Kelly
Rourke, Executive Director for Pollinator Partnership.

TMNA partners with experts to help protect species and restore habitats to
achieve broader positive conservation results. With monarch populations
showing disturbing signs of decline, the company installed over 300 acres
of pollinator-friendly gardens and grasslands at 11 locations along their
migratory pathway.  These habitats of milkweed and nectar plants better the
monarch’s chance of survival and reproduction.

“On behalf of Toyota Motor North America leadership and our wonderful staff
in our facilities, we are honored to accept this meaningful recognition,”
says Environmental Sustainability Outreach & Engagement Manager, Becky
Martin. “Toyota is dedicated to supporting biodiversity, including
pollinator species, as one of our key focus areas of the Toyota
Environmental Challenge 2050. Our goal is to operate in harmony with nature
and build healthy ecosystems so that future generations may continue to
enjoy the natural wonders of our world.”

Applications for the 2022 Monarch Sustainer of the Year Award are due
December 1st, 2022, to info at pollinator.org. Visit
https://www.pollinator.org/monarch/monarch-sustainer-award for more
information.

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Kelly Rourke (she/her)

Executive Director

Pollinator Partnership

600 Montgomery St. Ste 440

San Francisco, CA 94111

e:  kr at pollinator.org

w:  www.pollinator.org

o:  415-362-1137

c: 585-255-0962

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