Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 9, 2021

Program Year

2021

Achievement

2021

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City of Scottsdale

Scottsdale , AZ

David Ortega

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Scottsdale, Arizona is located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert and home to the McDowell Sonoran Preserve, one of the nation's largest municipally owned permanently protected land preserve. This demonstrates that our community is committed to a healthy environment, open space, and protecting natural habitats. The City of Scottsdale, in partnership with Keep Scottsdale beautiful and other interested citizens, already has butterfly gardens in several parks and senior centers, and we wish to continue our efforts to help these important pollinators.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

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 ▸

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor David Ortega	2021	3/9/2021	Signatories	View Pledge