Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Thursday, March 23, 2023
Program Year
2023
Achievement
2023
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Action Items Committed for 2023
- 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 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.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
- 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 Deborah Feinen | 2024 | 3/27/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Deborah Feinen | 2023 | 3/23/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Deborah Feinen | 2022 | 2/14/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Deborah Feinen | 2021 | 3/10/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
