Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Program Year

2021

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Village of Middleburgh

Middleburgh, NY

Patricia Bergan

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Middleburgh, New York is located in the heart of the Schoharie Valley. Nestled at the corner of New York State Routes 145 and 30, Middleburgh is the quaint home to approximately 1,300 residents and many historic places of interest, local attractions, specialty shops and restaurants. The Village suffered greatly in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene. Many homes were lost, which created an opportunity to create public gardens and butterfly habitats. The Village would like to expand our butterfly conservation area and offer educational programming to community members.

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 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.
Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
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.
Convert vacant lots to monarch habitat.
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 Timothy Knight	2025	3/26/2025		View Pledge
Mayor Patricia Bergan	2021	3/30/2021		View Pledge