Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Monday, March 4, 2024
Program Year
2024
Achievement
2024
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Community Spotlight
Milkweed at City Hall
In 2022 the City of St. Augustine planted native milkweed in City Hall's courtyard garden beds.
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Milkweed at the WWTP
In 2021 the City of St. Augustine planted milkweed in a garden bed at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
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2023
In 2023 the City planted more milkweed at City Hall and saw regrowth from milkweed planted in 2022.
Learn MoreAction Items Committed for 2024
- 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 community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Nancy Sikes- Kline | 2025 | 3/25/2025 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline | 2024 | 3/4/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline | 2023 | 3/30/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Tracy Upchurch | 2022 | 4/28/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Tracy Upchurch | 2021 | 4/16/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
