Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

Program Year

2021

Achievement

2021

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Town of Townsend

Townsend, DE

Thomas McDonald

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Town of Townsend is located in central Delaware with a population of roughly 2,400. The Town has the distinction of being designated the first community Wildlife Habitat in the State of Delaware by the National Wildlife Federation on April 24, 2010 and attaining its 10-year certification in 2020. Townsend partnered with the Townsend Elementary School & Delaware Nature Society to plant a butterfly garden at the school in 2016 and partnered with Brownie and Club Scout Troops in 2017, 2018, and 2019 to plant and enhance a butterfly garden at Town Hall. Mayor McDonald has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with his signing of the 2021 Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat through the Town.

Community Spotlight

Mayor’s Monarch Garden

Located just a few feet south of the Town Hall, the Townsend Mayor’s Monarch Garden hosts an assortment of colorful flowers and native pants to attract pollinators. The garden is maintained by the National Wildlife Committee and community volunteers.

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Townsend Municipal Park Garden

Located within the Townsend Municipal Park off of the walk trail is a quint little area where park goers may relax and enjoy the outdoors while observing the pollinators at work. This garden was established on May 12, 2023.

Action Items Committed for 2021

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Scott Lobdell	2024	2/22/2024		View Pledge
Mayor Scott Lobdell	2023	3/8/2023	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Scott Lobdell	2022	12/22/2021	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Thomas McDonald	2021	2/16/2021	Signatories	View Pledge