Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

Signatories

2025

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Town of Knightdale

Knightdale, NC

Jessica Day

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Knightdale is a town in eastern Wake County, North Carolina, with a population of approximately 23,000 residents. Our strategic plan highlights Sustainability as a core tenent and Knightdale seeks to promote the stewardship of our environment. Mayor Day and our Town Council have committed to saving the Mornarch Butterfly by joining this pledge.

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Action Items Committed for 2025

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.

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.