
Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Friday, March 19, 2021
Program Year
2021
Achievement

2021
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Community Spotlight

Interactive Native Planting Locations Map
Deerfield created an interactive map using GIS to show the native planting locations throughout the Village. Currently, four acres of turf have been converted to native gardens with an additional five acres planned for 2023.
Learn MoreAction Items Committed for 2021
- 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.
- 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.
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Past Pledge Archive
Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
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Mayor Daniel Shapiro | 2024 | 1/18/2024 | View Pledge | |
Mayor Daniel Shapiro | 2023 | 2/23/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
Mayor Dan Shapiro | 2022 | 12/21/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
Mayor Harriet Rosenthal | 2021 | 3/19/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |