Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Peekskill

Peekskill, NY

Vivian McKenzie

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Peekskill is a city of 25,000 located in Westchester County, New York, along the Hudson River. The City is bordered by beautiful Blue Mountain Park to the South and Bear Mountain to the North as well as several local parks and the Peekskill Regeneration Farm. Mayor McKenzie of Peekskill, NY has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with her signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge, and looks forward to engaging residents as Peekskill fulfills the actions of this pledge.

Community Spotlight

Milkweed planting area at the Riverfront Green

This is one of the areas where milkweed has been planted in Peekskill. This area is along a heavily used walkway at our Riverfront Green. Signage providing information on the Pollinated Pathway is put out to inform walkers.

Action Items Committed for 2026

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Vivian McKenzie	2026	2/25/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Vivian McKenzie	2025	4/28/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Vivian McKenzie	2022	12/15/2021		View Pledge
Mayor Andre Rainey	2021	3/29/2021	Leadership Circle	View Pledge