Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Tuesday, December 2, 2025

Program Year

2026

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City of Verona

Verona, WI

Luke Diaz

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Verona is located in south-central Wisconsin, with a population of around 16,000. It is a fast-growing city that values its green spaces and provides habitat for wildlife of all sorts, including monarchs, other butterflies, and pollinators. Mayor Diaz has taken a special interest in sustainability and natural resource preservation. The Mayor’s Monarch Pledge is a natural outcome of his passion for the outdoors. Verona looks forward to completing several monarch-focused projects in the coming year.

Community Spotlight

Arbor Day at the Verona Public Library

Children help to plant a tree on Arbor Day 2025.

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.
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 ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Luke Diaz	2026	12/2/2025		View Pledge
Mayor Luke Diaz	2024	1/19/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Luke Diaz	2023	3/15/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Luke Diaz	2022	3/7/2022	Signatories	View Pledge