Pledge Status
Complete
Pledge Date
Saturday, February 6, 2021
Program Year
2021
Achievement
2021
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Community Spotlight
Areal view of our beautiful Town of Laguna Vista
The Town of Laguna Vista is located on the shores of the Laguna Madre bay and surrounded south by the protected lands of the Bahia Grande west by the protected lands of the flats and North by the Laguna Astascosta Refuge.
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The Laguna Vista Nature Trails
Laguna Vista has a beautiful 15 acre wildlife sanctuary within its city limits with entrances from two residential areas. All kinds of native plants thrive in this beautiful natural setting.
Learn MoreAction Items Committed for 2021
- 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.)
- 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.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
- Launch, expand, or continue an effort to change municipal planting ordinances and practices to include more native milkweed and native nectar producing plants at city properties.
- Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Michael Carter | 2024 | 5/6/2024 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Michael Carter | 2021 | 2/6/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
