Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Monday, January 10, 2022

Program Year

2022

Achievement

Signatories

2022

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Borough of Hatboro

Hatboro, PA

Tim Schultz

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Hatboro is a Borough 14 miles north of Philadelphia. Our population is 7500+ and growing. We have four parks in our 1.5 square miles. Our goal is to achieve Wildlife Certification of 100+ residences, businesses and public areas. Mayors for Monarchs is part of a wide range of initiatives that will bring our town in alignment with it's 2040 Plan of Action. Pollinator gardens, rain gardens, storm water mitigation efforts are all part of our Sustainability Plan.

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Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening

  • Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
  • Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
  • 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).
  • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Systems Change

  • Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
  • Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.