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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, December 2, 2024

Program Year

2025

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City of Plantation

Plantation, FL

Nick Sortal

Mayor

Pledge Summary

In the City of Plantation's mission statement, the city expresses its commitment to responsible environmental stewardship. The city continues to encourage residents to utilize native landscape, conserve water, and support the south Florida ecosystem.

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Action Items Committed for 2025

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.
  • Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
  • 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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
  • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Systems Change

  • Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.