Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Friday, January 14, 2022

Program Year

2022

Achievement

2022

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City of Greenfield

Greenfield, WI

Michael Neitzke

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Greenfield is a community in southeastern Wisconsin with a population of roughly 37,000. Greenfield has been a Tree City, USA for over 25 years and in 2020 was designated as a Bee City, USA, a Monarch City, USA and a Bird City, WI. The City of Greenfield is committed to sustainable land management practices. Mayor Michael Neitzke has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitats throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
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 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
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2024	12/1/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2023	3/8/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2022	1/14/2022	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2021	12/15/2020	Signatories	View Pledge