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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Friday, March 19, 2021

Program Year

2021

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Village of Elmwood Park

Elmwood Park, IL

Angelo "Skip" Saviano

Village President

Pledge Summary

The Village of Elmwood Park is a community of 24,000 residents which neighbors the City of Chicago. We are a smaller village but a tight knit community made up of longtime residents and many families. We are very connected to our residents through social activities, social media and general interaction. We will provide our public works department, specifically our Horticulturist on staff and garden walk members with any information that can help save the Monarch butterfly species.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

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	Achievement
Village President Angelo "Skip" Saviano	2021	3/19/2021		View Pledge