Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 25, 2021

Program Year

2021

Achievement

2021

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City of Rolla

ROLLA, MO

Louis Magdits

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Rolla, MO is located in south central Missouri - home to MO University of Science and Technology and surrounded by the Mark Twain National Forest and the Ozarks. Mayor Magdits remains committed to promoting healthy habitat for monarch butterflies, bees and other pollinators including the signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge. Working in partnership with the City Parks Department and City Public Works Department as well as Master Gardeners and the local Audubon Society we look forward to promoting better habitat throughout the Rolla area.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

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

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Louis Magdits IV	2023	3/13/2023		View Pledge
Mayor Louis J Magdits	2022	12/21/2021	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Louis Magdits	2021	3/25/2021	Signatories	View Pledge