Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, March 27, 2024

Program Year

2024

Achievement

2024

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City of Champaign

Champaign, IL

Deborah Feinen

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Champaign is a community of over 90,000 residents in east-central Illinois. Along with the neighboring City of Urbana, it is home to the University of Illinois. The Mayor's Monarch Pledge began in Champaign in 2016. Mayor Deb Feinen signed a Proclamation declaring May as Monarch Conservation Month in the City of Champaign. Mayor Feinen and the Champaign City Council enacted Council goals that encourage and emphasize native habitat and green infrastructure.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2024

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 ▸

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.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

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 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