Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Tuesday, April 27, 2021
Program Year
2021
Achievement
2021
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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 2021
- Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
- Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
- 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.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
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 |
