Mayors' Monarch Pledge Reporting

Action Item ReportingRequired Section 1 of 2

Answers to the following questions are required.

Your Action Item Selections (8)Required Section 2 of 2

Action 1:

Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.
Action 2:

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Action 14:

Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Action 19:

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Action 23:

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).
Action 24:

Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
Action 25:

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Action 27:

Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.