Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Program Year
2024
Achievement
2024
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Action Items Committed for 2024
- 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.
- Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
- Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
- Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Elizabeth Davies | 2026 | 1/26/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Rhett Taylor | 2025 | 2/7/2025 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor of Grayslake Rhett Taylor | 2024 | 2/14/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor of Grayslake Rhett Taylor | 2023 | 1/4/2023 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Rhett Taylor | 2022 | 4/1/2022 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Rhett Taylor | 2021 | 3/10/2021 | View Pledge |
