Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Program Year
2026
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Community Spotlight
Historical Society plants milkweed
The historical society transformed a flowerbed in the rear of the building into a butterfly area. Planted with milkweed, the area will soon be welcoming Monarch's to continue their life cycle.
Councilman Love's established milkweed patch
Council member Orlan Love has an established milkweed patch next to his garden. He has been transplanting saplings from his patch to areas around town, like the park and campground.
Garden Club ladies plant butterfly friendly flower
A volunteer garden club of great lovely ladies come every spring to plant in City Hall's front flowerbed. This year their choice of flowers was a butterfly wildflower mix to accent the tiny baby milkweed the city clerk planted in the bed as well.
Action Items Committed for 2026
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
- Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
- 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 Joe Miller | 2026 | 2/5/2026 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Joe Miller | 2025 | 2/17/2025 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Joe Miller | 2024 | 3/30/2024 | Leadership Circle | View Pledge |
