Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Monday, December 7, 2020

Program Year

2021

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City of Branson

Branson, MO

Edd Akers

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Since 2016, Branson Missouri's Mayor, citizens, residents and businesses have embraced the Mayors for Monarchs initiatives, installing over 1,000 milkweed stems and multiple gardens with signage. Our "crowd sourced" pollinator garden map allows people who have planted both milkweed and nectar plants to place a "Monarch" icon over their location. Thank you to the many local partners and leaders who contributed to our success. https://bransonmo.gov/592/Mayors-Milkweed-for-Monarchs Branson is a small tourism town located deep in the Ozarks, and hosts over 7 million visitors annually. Many visitors from flyway states recognize our efforts and support the Monarchs in their home states.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

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.
Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.
Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

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.
Initiate or support community science (or citizen science) efforts that help monitor monarch migration and health.
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 ▸

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
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
Mayor Edd Akers	2021	12/7/2020		View Pledge