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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Friday, March 19, 2021

Program Year

2021

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Charter Township of Shelby

Shelby Township, MI

Rick Stathakis

Supervisor

Pledge Summary

Situated in west Macomb County, 20 miles north of Detroit and 8 miles west of Anchor Bay, the Charter Township of Shelby is home to nearly 80,000 residents. Among our greatest assets are our 1,200 acres of township parks, home to more than 100 species of native birds and animals, including nesting American bald eagles, and more than 80 species of trees, shrubs and wildflowers. Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis has committed to making a home for the monarch butterfly and other pollinators within our township’s borders with the signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitats throughout our community.

Community Spotlight

Burgess-Shadbush Nature Center Teaching Gardens

Enjoy our award-winning Teaching Gardens when you visit the center. The Pollinator Garden is a great way see just how important pollinating animals and insects are to plant life. The Herb Garden identifies the delicious herbs usually found in our kit

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Shelby Township Library Garden

Visit the Children's Area of the township's library over the summer and watch as monarch butterfly caterpillars grow and hatch into butterflies before being released into the garden outside.

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.)
Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.
Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
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 ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an effort to change municipal planting ordinances and practices to include more native milkweed and native nectar producing plants at city properties.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Supervisor Rick Stathakis	2021	3/19/2021		View Pledge