Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Village of Lakemoor

Lakemoor, IL

Colin McIntyre

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Lakemoor is locate don the boarders of Lake and McHenry Counties and has a population of roughly 8,000 people. We have installed 2 butterfly gardens as of last year and have seen huge increase in the amount of Monarch butterflies. We have seen strong community involvement and look forward to expanding our efforts in the future.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

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 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 Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.
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 ▸

Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
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.
Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Colin McIntyre	2026	5/7/2026		View Pledge
Village Administrator Todd Weihofen	2024	3/21/2024		View Pledge