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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Monday, March 8, 2021

Program Year

2021

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City of Waukegan

City of Waukegan, IL

Sam Cunningham

Mayor Cunningham

Pledge Summary

The City of Waukegan is committed to protecting the monarch butterfly and other pollinators native to the northern region of Illinois. We believe conserving monarch and native pollinator populations is a critical step toward supporting native biodiversity, increasing the quality of lives for our community, and engaging in sustainable, nature-based solutions to climate change.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

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.)
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 ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.

Systems Change ▸

Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Cunningham Sam Cunningham	2021	3/8/2021		View Pledge