Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Thursday, March 30, 2023
Program Year
2023
Achievement
2023
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Action Items Committed for 2023
- 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.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
- Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
- Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
- Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.
- Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Daniel Biss | 2025 | 4/8/2025 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Daniel Biss | 2024 | 3/29/2024 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Daniel Biss | 2023 | 3/30/2023 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Daniel Biss | 2022 | 5/5/2022 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
| Mayor Stephen Hagerty | 2021 | 4/27/2021 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
