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Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Program Year

2022

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City of Hamilton

Hamilton, OH

Patrick Moeller

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Hamilton is a city of 63,000 people in southwestern Ohio. We are the county seat of Butler County, which Is just north of Cincinnati. We have a Parks Conservancy which maintains over 50 parks, from neighborhood pocket parks to multi-sport Joyce Park to Marcum Park which contains RiversEdge Amphitheater. We have a City Arborist, a Master Gardner Program through The Ohio State University Extension program, a Riverside Natural Area, and Hamilton Conservation Corps. We have a great group of city volunteers and a neighborhood organization called 17Strong, named after our 17 designated neighborhoods. Mayor Pat Moeller supports the Monarch program.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

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 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.
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 ▸

Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Patrick Moeller	2022	3/31/2022		View Pledge