Community Profile

Pledge Summary

The City of Kyle is in Central Texas (south of Austin) and has a population of approximately 70,000. Kyle has experienced explosive growth in recent years. Despite this rapid growth the city is committed to wildlife conservation in the face of a rapidly changing climate. This commitment has recently been solidified by the creation of the Parks Department Conservation Division whose mission is to create landscapes that pay the community back in ecosystem services rather than cost us in maintenance and ecosystem dis-services. Kyle sits along the central flyway of the monarch butterfly migration route and is dedicated to preserving and maintaining milkweed and nectar sources for the monarch's migration. This dedication has already resulted in a 100% native-only approved plant list for the city as well as pollinator demonstration gardens in high profile locations and 4 monarch way stations already installed. The Conservation Division is actively restoring native habitats of all types with specific emphasis on habitats that support local pollinators including the Monarch butterfly.