Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Thursday, December 22, 2022
Program Year
2023
Achievement
2023
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Boy Scout Troop 224 helps the Town plant pollinator species at Town Hall
Action Items Committed for 2023
- 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.
- Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
- Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
- Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
- Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Convert vacant lots to monarch habitat.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Past Pledge Archive
Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
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Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2024 | 3/29/2024 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2023 | 12/22/2022 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2022 | 2/24/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
Mayor Steve Breitkreuz | 2021 | 4/2/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |