Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Lafayette

Lafayette, IN

Tony Roswarski

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Lafayette is a city in central Indiana with a population of roughly 75,000. The city is located along the Wabash River, adjacent to Purdue University, and is home to Columbian Park and the Columbian Park Zoo, which is the second oldest zoo in Indiana. The Zoo is home to an enclosed, walk-through butterfly exhibit as well as an exterior butterfly garden that is committed to saving monarch butterflies and other pollinators. Mayor Roswarski and the Zoo have committed to saving monarch butterflies by signing the pledge again for 2026.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

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.
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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

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 Tony Roswarski	2026	3/31/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Tony Roswarski	2025	3/5/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Tony Roswarski	2023	2/3/2023		View Pledge
Mayor Tony Roswarski	2022	3/15/2022	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Tony Roswarski	2021	4/9/2021		View Pledge