Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

2025

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City of South Bend

South Bend, IN

James Mueller

Mayor

Pledge Summary

South Bend is a city of 100,00 people found in north-west Indiana. We have 56 parks that are green and well-maintained. Many contain excellent habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. For that reason, Mayor James Mueller is happy to take the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and help the prosperity of monarch butterflies in the city of South Bend. Thank you!

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Systems Change ▸

Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor James Mueller	2026	3/31/2026		View Pledge
Mayor James Mueller	2025	4/30/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor James Mueller	2023	3/30/2023		View Pledge
Mayor James Mueller	2022	2/22/2022		View Pledge
Mayor James Mueller	2021	5/10/2021	Signatories	View Pledge