Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Monday, March 30, 2026
Program Year
2026
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Action 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2026 | 3/30/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2025 | 3/25/2025 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2024 | 3/27/2024 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2023 | 4/6/2023 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2022 | 4/4/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Eric Mikkelson | 2021 | 4/29/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
