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Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Town of Braintree

BRAINTREE, MA

Erin Joyce

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Braintree is a Town in eastern Massachusetts with a population of roughly 40,000. The Town is situated on Boston's South Shore, and is home to Pond Meadow Park, the Braintree Town Forest, and several community and school gardens. Mayor Joyce has committed to saving the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayor's Monarch Pledge for the second year and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitats throughout our community.

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.

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.
Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Erin Joyce	2026	3/31/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Erin Joyce	2024	4/9/2024		View Pledge