Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Monday, February 2, 2026
Program Year
2026
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Community Spotlight
Monarch Gardens of McKinney Photo Gallery 2025
Progress reflects a collaborative effort between Keep McKinney Beautiful, Blackland Prairie Texas Master Naturalists, and the Collin County Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas.
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Books & Blooms | Paulette Platko
A Little Free Library with an ecological twist invites the community to connect with nature through nature-based literature and serves as a local seed library. Mural by Paulette Platko, Monarch Garden Lead.
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Pocket Prairie Installation
Eagle Scout Lauren Thompson planned and executed the Pocket Prairie in its entirety, including solarizing the area, organizing and leading a buffalo stomp, installing native plantings, and placing educational signage to support public learning.
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East McKinney Learning Garden | Native Beds
The garden features native demonstration beds lovingly maintained by the Native Plant Society of Texas. These beds serve as monarch waystations, welcoming monarch butterflies on their remarkable journey each spring and fall.
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McKinney Performing Arts Center Monarch Waystation
The four corners at the heart of Historic Downtown McKinney serve as Monarch Waystations, providing vital habitat through native plantings that support monarch butterflies and other pollinators along their migratory journey.
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Murals & Celebration | Monarch Gardens
We’re showcasing two brand-new murals at the Monarch Gardens of McKinney (formerly the Green Gardens), an educational native plant demonstration garden supported by dedicated community partners and volunteers.
Learn MoreAction Items Committed for 2026
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
- 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.
- Initiate or support community science (or citizen science) efforts that help monitor monarch migration and health.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Bill Cox | 2026 | 2/2/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Bill Cox | 2025 | 12/12/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor George Fuller | 2024 | 12/6/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor George Fuller | 2023 | 3/15/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor George Fuller | 2022 | 2/9/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor George Fuller | 2021 | 4/27/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
