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How the Alaska Native Plant Month proclamation began.
Photo of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) courtesy M. Goff - sitkanature.org
In 2023, seven organizations submitted a proclamation request to Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy, asking him to establish May 2023 as Alaska Native Plant Month.
Governor Dunleavy approved the proclamation and issued it on May 1, 2023. To our knowledge, this was the first executive proclamation of its kind in Alaska celebrating native plants.
In 2024, 11 Alaska-based organizations signed the proclamation request and are preparing to celebrate May 2024 as Alaska Native Plant Month.
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