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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, March 30, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Cedar Park

Cedar Park, TX

James Penniman-Morin

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Cedar Park is a community of approximately 90,000 residents just north of the City of Austin. The city and its residents are committed to protecting the monarch and pollinator conservation through efforts to engage community members in the education of this important endeavor. Mayor Penniman-Morin is passionate about the conservation of the monarch and the importance of developing outreach and educational programs, installation of pollinator gardens and overall conservation efforts to promote native plants and wildlife.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

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.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor James Penniman-Morin	2026	3/30/2026		View Pledge
Mayor James Penniman-Morin	2025	4/8/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor James Penniman-Morin	2024	12/7/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor James Penniman-Morin	2023	12/16/2022	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale	2022	12/15/2021	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Corbin Van Arsdale	2021	4/23/2021	Leadership Circle	View Pledge