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Pledge Date

Friday, March 12, 2021

Program Year

2021

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City of Pacifc Grove

Pacific Grove, CA

Bill Peake

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Pacific Grove is a community of 15,000 located on the Pacific coast in Monterey County, California. We are an overwintering site for Monarch butterflies and have enormous community support for the iconic butterfly, which is incorporated into our city logo, and is part of the identity of the city. Each year we hold a Butterfly Parade to welcome the butterflies to the Monarch Sanctuary; all the school children participate in the parade, making this event a community-wide celebration. We are sustaining our Monarch Sanctuary and will be continuing and initiating new efforts to encourage residents to plant nectar gardens and maintain safe landscapes for the Monarchs.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)

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.
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 ▸

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
Mayor Nick Smith	2026	3/9/2026	View Pledge
Mayor Nick Smith	2025	12/9/2024	View Pledge
Mayor Bill Peake	2023	3/27/2023	View Pledge
Mayor Bill Peake	2022	3/28/2022	View Pledge
Mayor Bill Peake	2021	3/12/2021	View Pledge