Community Profile

Nibley City

Nibley, UT

Larry Jacobsen

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Nibley is located in northern eastern Utah in the center of the beautiful and scenic Cache Valley. It is a small, bedroom community with a rural feel and a population of 8,000. One of the many features of Nibley is its abundant park system which includes Firefly Nature Park. Firefly Park supports wild populations of both fireflies and monarchs and features a large pollinator garden that is tended to by the community. In 2023-2-24, Nibley City added an outdoor classroom coupled with 8 interactive learning stations at Firefly Park and an educational website for our community to learn about nature, including monarch conservation. We hope to expand this outdoor learning program to other city nature parks in Nibley. Mayor Jacobsen is committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by re-signing the Mayor’s Pledge, engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat, and pursuing opportunities to educate the public on the value of pollinators in our ecosystems.

Community Spotlight

Mayor Jacobsen

Mayor Jacobsen "planting" our Monarch Waystation sign at Nibley's pollinator garden, Firefly Park.

Sign at Firefly Park

Nibley adopted a "Dark Sky" ordinance to protect our natural firefly population and other nocturnal wildlife.

Fall Planting

Fall planting in the butterfly-shaped pollinator garden in Nibley. The Cache Valley Wildlife Association monitors and maintains the garden during the summer months.

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

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 ▸

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.
Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Host or support a monarch butterfly festival that is accessible to all residents in the community and promotes monarch and pollinator conservation, as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.
Launch, expand, or continue one or more ordinances to reduce light pollution to benefit urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Larry Jacobsen	2025	1/3/2025		View Pledge
Mayor Larry Jacobsen	2024	12/3/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Larry Jacobsen	2023	12/8/2022	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Larry Jacobsen	2022	2/17/2022	Leadership Circle	View Pledge

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