Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of Joplin

Joplin, MO

Douglas Lawson

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Joplin, a community over 50,000 people, is located in the southwest region of Missouri. We share borders with Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Kansas. Our residents and area communities are passionate about nature and the well-being of the Monarch Butterfly. We have provided habitat and pollinators that will help the Monarch Butterfly thrive in our area now, and for years to come!

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a monarch butterfly festival that is accessible to all residents in the community and promotes monarch and pollinator conservation, as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

Systems Change ▸

Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date
City Manager Nick Edwards	2025	1/24/2025	View Pledge
Mayor Douglas Lawson	2023	4/18/2023	View Pledge
Mayor Ryan Stanley	2021	3/9/2021	View Pledge