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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, March 23, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Jersey City

Jersey City, NJ

James Solomon

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Jersey City is a diverse and vibrant community of approximately 302,000 residents, making it New Jersey’s second most populous city. Historically shaped by its proximity to Ellis Island and New York City, the city became a gateway for immigrants and developed into a patchwork of cultural enclaves. Geographically, Jersey City is bordered by the Hudson and Hackensack Rivers. In a dense, diverse, and environmentally vulnerable city like Jersey City, investing in trees, native plants, and environment conversation helps bridge social and geographic divides. Mayor Solomon of Jersey City, NJ has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

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 gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
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).
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change ▸

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
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 James Solomon	2026	3/23/2026		View Pledge