Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Friday, February 28, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

2025

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City Of Marengo

Marengo, IL

Mike Proffitt

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Marengo is in northern Illinois and has 7,500 people in town, surrounded 20 minutes in every direction by row crops of corn and beans. Native plants was a new concept to the city leaders in 2022 when we first proposed, but they have caught on and are helpful whenever we ask. Purchases are still not in the budget, so we construct the MMP gardens for free on city property

Community Spotlight

Indian Oaks Park - Marengo IL

2nd site to be prepared for 2022 planting. The site is on NW side of the Indian Oak's park property. Seeds will be planted in either spring of 2022 or fall of 2022 dependent on site readiness. The site is prepped with tarp and landscape fabric.

Action Items Committed for 2025

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.
Convert vacant lots to monarch habitat.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Mike Proffitt	2026	3/23/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Mike Proffitt	2025	2/28/2025	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor John Kozial	2024	3/18/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor John Koziol	2023	3/22/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor John Koziol	2022	1/3/2022	Signatories	View Pledge