Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, February 3, 2025

Program Year

2025

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Town of York

York, ME

Todd Frederick

Selectboard, Chair

Pledge Summary

The Town of York, comprised of Cape Neddick, York Harbor, York Village and York Beach, is in the southern tip of Maine and has a population of over 13,000 year-round residents. This coastal community is home to the Nubble Lighthouse, Mount Agamenticus, and is famous for its long sandy beaches. York also has large areas of forest, community parks, fields, and green space along with some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the state. In our recent Comprehensive Plan, a top goal is to preserve, protect, and enhance natural resources to include wildlife habitat. We are pledging to help protect and increase public awareness of Maine’s native pollinators, to include the monarch butterfly, and their habitats.

Community Spotlight

York Parks & Recreation Springtime Surprises 2023

Seed ball activity at York Parks & Recreation Department's Springtime Surprises free community event!

Milkweed Propagation

Transplanting milkweed seedlings for free give-away during Old York Garden Club's annual plant sale

Monarch & Native Aster

A monarch butterfly fueling up for migration along York's Cliff Walk

Hungry Caterpillar

Monarch caterpillar feeding on native milkweed at York's Mt. Agamenticus

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 community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.

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.
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
Selectboard, Chair Todd Frederick	2025	2/3/2025		View Pledge
Selectboard, Chair Todd Frederick	2024	3/22/2024	Signatories	View Pledge
Selectboard, Chair Todd Frederick	2023	2/10/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge