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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, December 2, 2024

Program Year

2025

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Village of Lincolnshire

Lincolnshire, IL

Elizabeth Brandt

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Lincolnshire, 1957, is a northern suburb of Chicago and is conveniently adjacent to the TriState Tollway. Lincolnshire is home to 7,940 residents, two nationally-recognized public school districts, and over 400 businesses – a number of which are global headquarters and Fortune 500 companies. The Village of Lincolnshire prides itself in its environmental stewardship and its ongoing commitment to monarch butterfly and pollinator habitat education and conservation.

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Action Items Committed for 2025

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
  • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.