<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Koenig, Mara</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:mara_koenig@fws.gov">mara_koenig@fws.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:02 AM<br>Subject: Monarch butterfly comment period reopens till May 19, 2025<br>To: <br>Cc: Alt, Nicole <<a href="mailto:Nicole_Alt@fws.gov">Nicole_Alt@fws.gov</a>><br></div><br><div class="msg-3437438123122025282"><div dir="ltr"><div style="direction:ltr;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;margin:0px 0px 10.6667px;font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:11pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">
Greetings. I’m writing today to update you on our most recent action related to the monarch butterfly listing proposal. Due to requests from several partners, we are reopening the public comment period for 60 days. An additional 60-day comment period will open
 on March 19, 2025, and will close on May 19, 2025. Information about how to submit comments can be found on <a href="http://regulations.gov" target="_blank">regulations.gov</a> by searching for docket number FWS-R3-ES-2024-0137. </div>
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<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please feel free to share our </span><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2025-03/comment-period-reopened-monarch-butterfly-listing-proposal" id="m_-7669834080568373635OWA41574524-5366-a4fe-d75e-43a8bf360527" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin:0px" target="_blank">press
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Mara Koenig</div>
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Communications, Center for Pollinator Conservation</div>
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