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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, March 16, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Town of Rolesville

Rolesville, NC

Ronnie Currin

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Town of Rolesville, North Carolina, is one of the fastest-growing communities in Wake County and is committed to maintaining a high quality of life through responsible growth, environmental stewardship, and the protection of natural resources. Rolesville’s parks, green spaces, and trails—including Main Street Park, Redford Place Park, and Mill Bridge Nature Park—serve as important community gathering spaces and provide valuable habitat for wildlife and pollinators. By participating in the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, Rolesville affirms its commitment to supporting the conservation of the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators that play a vital role in maintaining healthy ecosystems. The Town will work to expand pollinator-friendly habitat by planting native milkweed and nectar-producing plants, enhancing existing greenways and park landscapes, and promoting public education and community engagement initiatives focused on pollinator conservation. Through partnerships with residents, schools, local organizations, and regional environmental groups, Rolesville aims to create and sustain pollinator habitats throughout the community. These efforts will contribute to protecting monarch populations while strengthening Rolesville’s commitment to environmental sustainability and ecological resilience for future generations.

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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 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 developers, planners, landscape architects, and other community leaders and organizers engaged in planning processes to identify opportunities to create monarch habitat.
  • Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

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.
  • Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change

  • Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.