Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Program Year

2022

Achievement

2022

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Charter Township of West Bloomfield

Charter Township of West Bloomfield, MI

Steven Kaplan

Township Supervisor

Pledge Summary

West Bloomfield is a township in southeastern Michigan with a population of roughly 68,000 residents. This urban Township is a bedroom community, with the highest per capita annual income ($108,000), among communities with populations of 60,000 or more. We boast 28 lakes and hundreds of acres of wetlands and woodlands. Residents and visitors enjoy the 72-mile pathway system, which is perfect for outdoor enthusiasts. West Bloomfield Township Supervisor, Steven Kaplan and the township board are committed to the protection of our beautiful community's environment, and to saving the monarch butterfly, and other pollinators, by signing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, including educating the public on ways to promote pollinator habitats and hosting other events.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

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 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.
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Township Supervisor Steven Kaplan	2023	3/24/2023		View Pledge
Township Supervisor Steven Kaplan	2022	4/26/2022	Signatories	View Pledge