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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Sunday, April 18, 2021

Program Year

2021

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City of Petaluma

Petaluma, CA

Teresa Barrett

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Petaluma is a city of 60,000 residents in southern Sonoma County, California. Our city's residents are very concerned about protecting the monarch butterfly and conserving its habitat. We are shifting the city towards integrated pest management and away from synthetic pesticides. We encourage community gardens and an Urban Growth Boundary in our efforts to live harmoniously with our pollinators both here in our city and the surrounding countryside.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

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 Teresa Barrett	2021	4/18/2021		View Pledge