Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, March 17, 2025

Program Year

2025

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Village of La Grange

La Grange, IL

Mark Kuchler

President

Pledge Summary

The Village of La Grange recognizes the value of supporting pollinators including the monarch butterfly. Through efforts such as installing a pollinator garden at the historic Stone Avenue station, landscaping practices, or through partnership on an annual native plant bike tour, the Village continues to strive towards an environment supportive of the butterfly and all pollinators.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
Engage with developers, planners, landscape architects, and other community leaders and organizers engaged in planning processes to identify opportunities to create monarch habitat.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
President Mark Kuchler	2025	3/17/2025		View Pledge
President Mark Kuchler	2024	12/1/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
President Mark Kuchler	2023	3/20/2023	Signatories	View Pledge