Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Thursday, April 22, 2021

Program Year

2021

Achievement

2021

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City of College Park

College Park, MD

Patrick Wojahn

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of College Park, Maryland is located just north of Washington D.C and south of Baltimore, MD. with a population of about 30,000. It is home to the University of Maryland, College Park campus. College Park has become a Bee City USA affiliate in 2021, and has a committee dedicated to the conservation & protection of pollinators. The Bee City committee is working on public education information to increase the awareness of the plight of pollinators, especially in our urban area and is discussing several initiatives to engage residents in creating pollinator gardens at their homes. The committee is also exploring partnerships with other nearby jurisdictions to create pollinator corridors in the metropolitan area.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
Issue a proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. This proclamation must incorporate a focus on monarch conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Fazlul Kabir	2025	4/20/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Fazlul Kabir	2023	2/24/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Patrick Wojahn	2022	12/21/2021	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Patrick Wojahn	2021	4/22/2021	Signatories	View Pledge