Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Friday, April 28, 2023

Program Year

2023

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Town of Washington

Washington, LA

William Dwight Landreneau

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Washington is a small, rural community with about 900 residents. Many residents volunteer countless hours in the areas of litter control, landscaping, lawn maintenance, Main Street beautification, maintenance of a small public park, and general outdoor maintenance. The Town of Washington will work with the Washington Garden Club to plant milkweed and growing milkweed from seed and distribute during a spring sale. Plans are to establish small Monarch way station.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor William Dwight Landreneau	2023	4/28/2023		View Pledge