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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Wednesday, December 9, 2020

Program Year

2021

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City of Westland

Westland, MI

William Wild

City of Westland Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Westland is a municipality in Southeastern Michigan with a population of roughly 85,000. Westland has 16 parks and community gardens are a huge focus on preserving the beauty of our All-American City. Mayor Wild has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. The City of Westland looks forward to engaging residents in communicating, and demonstrating the importance of pollinator habitats throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

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.
  • 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

  • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
  • Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change

  • Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).