Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

Program Year

2025

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City of Fort Atkinson

Fort Atkinson , WI

Rebecca Houseman

City Manager

Pledge Summary

The City of Fort Atkinson is a vibrant community located along the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson is the largest city located entirely in the county. The city developed at the former site of Fort Koshkonong which was used during the 1832 Black Hawk War. Fort Atkinson’s name is derived from the original fort and General Henry Atkinson, who was in charge of the US forces during the war. City Manager Rebecca Houseman is committed to taking the Mayor's Monarch Pledge.

Community Spotlight

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.
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 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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
City Manager Rebecca Houseman	2025	2/5/2025		View Pledge
City Manager Rebecca Houseman	2024	2/8/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
City Manager Rebecca Houseman-LeMire	2023	2/7/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
City Manager Rebecca Houseman-LeMire	2022	4/22/2022	Signatories	View Pledge