
Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Program Year
2024
Achievement

2024
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Community Spotlight

Award winning backyard habitat in Coconut Creek
Resident Mona Johnston, of the Tamarind Village neighborhood, has been selected for the 2024 Broward Legacy Emerald Award. Over a period of 25 years she transformed her yard from a "developer's basic landscaping package" to a hidden hammock oasis.
Action 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.
- 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.
- Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing 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 one or more ordinances to reduce light pollution to benefit urban wildlife.
Past Pledge Archive
Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
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Mayor Sandy Welch | 2025 | 2/28/2025 | View Pledge | |
Mayor Sandy Welch | 2024 | 3/6/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
Mayor Joshua Rydell | 2022 | 4/26/2022 | View Pledge |