Pledge Status
Did Not Report
Pledge Date
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Program Year
2022
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Community Spotlight
Mariposa Alley
Mariposa Alley is the beautification of an alley next to City Hall, in Downtown Riverside. It acknowledges the commitment of love for one another and brings an homage to the Monarch Butterfly, an important symbol for communities in Riverside.
Action Items Committed for 2022
- 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.
- 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.
- Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
- 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.
- 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.
- Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).
- Launch, expand, or continue an effort to change municipal planting ordinances and practices to include more native milkweed and native nectar producing plants at city properties.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson | 2026 | 3/6/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson | 2025 | 3/27/2025 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson | 2022 | 4/19/2022 | View Pledge |
