Community Profile

City of Mountain Park

Mountain Park, GA

Charles (Bill) Kolbrener

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Mountain Park is a 98 year old city located 15 miles north of Atlanta Georgia. Our city is less than a square mile and is a designated wildlife preserve. Our commitment to the monarchs is second to none. We have a strong citizen leader who has taken the time to plant milkweed throughout the city along with other pollinator plants. These plantings are specifically placed for the monarchs and other vital pollinators. Recently Mountain Park became part of the Lillian Carter Butterfly Trail. To enhance our communities dedication to the monarchs our City Council recently approved designated plant beds for several pollinator plants to help create a habitat for the monarchs. These areas will be used as a visual component to our green and lake areas as well as a place for educating the public about the monarchs and the importance of pollinating plants.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

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 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.
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.
Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change ▸

Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.

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

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