Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Friday, April 16, 2021

Program Year

2021

Achievement

2021

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City of Norman

Norman, OK

Breea Clark

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Norman is located in the heart of Oklahoma and has a population of app. 125,000. We are the only city in the state to commit to the Ready for 100 initiative and are committed to protecting and preserving our environment in a variety of ways. Renewing the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge is an important part of our sustainability goals, and we are excited to include our residents as well as elected officials and city staff along on this journey.

Community Spotlight

Monarch Eggs on Milkweed, Prairie Creek Park

Norman volunteer points out Monarch eggs on milkweed located in Prairie Creek Park.

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with developers, planners, landscape architects, and other community leaders and organizers engaged in planning processes to identify opportunities to create monarch habitat.

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.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
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 Stephen Holman	2025	12/27/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Larry Heikkila	2023	2/7/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Larry Heikkila	2022	12/15/2021	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Breea Clark	2021	4/16/2021	Signatories	View Pledge