Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Friday, April 30, 2021

Program Year

2021

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Borough of Bernardsville

Bernardsville, NJ

Mary Jane Canose

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Bernardsville is a small suburban community in New Jersey with 7,800 residents. Last year we created a Mayor's Butterfly Garden at one of our parks and the girl scouts have been maintaining it. We have a community garden and several rain gardens with native plants to attract pollinators. Volunteers planted 1,000 milkweed plants at our parks and schools.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2021

Communications and Convening ▸

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.

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.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Mary Jane Canose	2021	4/30/2021		View Pledge