Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Wednesday, February 9, 2022
Program Year
2022
Achievement
2022
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Action Items Committed for 2022
- 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.
- Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
- 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.)
- Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
- Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
- Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.
- Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Charles Kolbrener | 2026 | 1/27/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Charles (Bill) Kolbrener | 2025 | 4/14/2025 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Jim Still, Jr | 2023 | 3/3/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Jim Still, Jr | 2022 | 2/9/2022 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Jim Still Jr | 2021 | 12/8/2020 | Signatories | View Pledge |
