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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Friday, February 20, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Greenfield

Greenfield, WI

Michael Neitzke

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Greenfield is committed to protecting monarch butterflies and other pollinators through habitat restoration, education, and community engagement. As a participant in the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and a designated Bee City USA and Bird City Wisconsin community, Greenfield supports native plantings, promotes pollinator-friendly practices, and encourages residents, schools, and businesses to create and maintain healthy habitats. Through these efforts, the City is working to ensure pollinators and birds thrive for generations to come.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).
Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2026	2/20/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Michael Neitzke	2025	3/19/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
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