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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Program Year

2026

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City of Wylie

Wylie, TX

Matthew Porter

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Wylie is a city in Texas, located about 24 miles northeast of downtown Dallas. It lies primarily in Collin County, with portions extending into Dallas and Rockwall counties, and has a population of approximately 65,489. Positioned between Lake Lavon and Lake Ray Hubbard, Wylie is committed to pollinator conservation. Mayor Porter has signed the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, and the city will support initiatives such as planting milkweed in the Library garden and educating residents on the importance of selecting appropriate milkweed species to help protect pollinators.

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Monarch Pledge Proclamation

This proclamation was present to the City of Wylie at the City Council Meeting making us an official Monarch waystation and conservatory.

Action Items Committed for 2026

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.
  • 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 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

  • Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.