Community Profile

City of Prospect Heights

Prospect Heights, IL

Matthew Dolick

Acting Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Prospect Heights is a Chicago suburb of approximately 15,900 population. Over the years, the City has provided financial resources, along with other private donors, to the Prospect Heights Natural Resources Commission to support their efforts in re-naturalizing the open areas of the City. Developing a pollinator park on City property through a generous grant from Commonwealth Edison and was one of the key aspects to the revitalization efforts. The planning of the park and volunteer labor resources were provided by the City's Natural Resources Commission and the natural wildflower plantings in the pollinator park offer a tailored habitat for monarch butterflies and other needed pollinators. The City and Natural Resources Commission is now building upon the success of the original pollinator park by further extending the park around the perimeter of Hillcrest Lake to promote the habitat of pollinators and to help stablize the shoreline of Hillcrest Lake.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
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.
Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
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.
Convert vacant lots to monarch habitat.
Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
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
Acting Mayor Matthew Dolick	2022	4/4/2022		View Pledge

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