Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

Program Year

2022

Achievement

2022

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Village of Waunakee

Waunakee, WI

Chris Zellner

Village President

Pledge Summary

The Village of Waunakee, located only a few miles north of Wisconsin’s capital city, is home to a population of just over 14,000. Village President Chris Zellner and the Village Board renew their pledge to monarch conservation through the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. Waunakee maintains several restored prairies sites within the Village and neighbors several county and state parks, including a 550-acre prairie, each containing abundant milkweed and other nectar sources that support monarch populations. By signing the pledge, Waunakee aims to educate, engage and inspire its residents and visitors to take action to enhance monarch populations.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

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 community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Village President Kristin Runge	2026	12/14/2025		View Pledge
Village President Kristin Runge	2025	3/7/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Village President Kristin Runge	2024	2/6/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Village President Kristin Runge	2023	3/1/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Village President Chris Zellner	2022	2/1/2022	Signatories	View Pledge
Village President Chris Zellner	2021	4/30/2021	Signatories	View Pledge