Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Program Year

2022

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Village of Forest Park

Forest Park, IL

Rory Hoskins

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Forest Park is located just a few miles west of Chicago. The village is home to a stretch of the Des Plaines River which is surrounded by both cemeteries and Cook County Forest Preserves. Mayor Rory Hoskins of the Village of Forest Park has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with his signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the village.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

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 community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Rory Hoskins	2022	3/15/2022		View Pledge