Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Monday, December 8, 2025
Program Year
2026
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Outreach and Education
Boy Scout Troop 224 helps the Town plant pollinator species at Town Hall
Action Items Committed for 2026
- 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.
- 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.)
- Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
- Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
- Launch, expand, or continue one or more ordinances to reduce light pollution to benefit urban wildlife.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2026 | 12/8/2025 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2025 | 1/22/2025 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2024 | 3/29/2024 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2023 | 12/22/2022 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2022 | 2/24/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2021 | 4/2/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
