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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Friday, January 9, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Town of Lamoine

Lamoine, ME

Larissa Thomas

Select Board Member and Conservation Commission Chair

Pledge Summary

Lamoine is a town of around 1,800 on the coast of Maine. We joined Mayors' Monarch Pledge in 2023 and have been building the program each year. We have established pollinator gardens in two locations on town property, we have also planted milkweed in a third location. We have offered four free seed giveways; we have had seedling sales; we have hosted education events with guest speakers, including a seed sowing workshop; we have partnered with the school on a program involving planting milkweed and learning about pollinators; we have partnered with a restaurant, planting milkweed varieties there; and we have been messaging through the town's quarterly newspaper. There is broad community support for our efforts.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

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.)

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Select Board Member and Conservation Commission Chair Larissa Thomas	2026	1/9/2026		View Pledge
Select Board Member and Conservation Commission Chair Larissa Thomas	2025	12/31/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Select Board Member and Conservation Commission Chair Larissa Thomas	2023	1/17/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge