Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Program Year

2023

Achievement

2023

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City of Plano

Plano, TX

John B. Muns

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Plano is home to close to 285,000 residents and is located just north of Dallas. Plano is recognized as a leader in sustainability, as shown by their 2023 CDP Report where they scored an A. Plano is currently pursuing the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Community Wildlife Habitat Certification. There are currently hundreds of wildlife habitats already located throughout the City including many Monarch habitats.

Community Spotlight

Plano Environmental Education Center

The Plano Environmental Education Center includes a LEED certified building with a beautiful native garden that is also a National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Wildlife Habitat. You are sure to see butterflies during migration!

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Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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.
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.
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.
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).
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).
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor John Muns	2024	1/16/2024		View Pledge
Mayor John B. Muns	2023	2/8/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor John B. Muns	2022	2/28/2022	Leadership Circle	View Pledge

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