Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Program Year

2022

Achievement

2022

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Town of Townsend

Townsend, DE

Scott Lobdell

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 having been designated the first Community Wildlife Habitat in the State of Delaware by the National Wildlife Federation on April 24, 2010. Since then it has recertified every year, attaining its 11-year certification in 2021. The Town partnered with the Townsend Elementary School and Delaware Nature Society to plant a butterfly garden at the school in 2016 and partnered with Brownie and Cub Scout Troops in 2017, 2018 and 2019 to plant and enhance a butterfly garden at Town Hall. Mayor Miller has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with his signing of the 2022 Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout 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 2022

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 ▸

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).
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

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