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Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Friday, February 28, 2025

Program Year

2025

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Council Bluffs

Council Bluffs, IA

Matt Walsh

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Council Bluffs is a city in southwest Iowa with a population of roughly 62,000. The city is part of the greater Omaha/Council Bluffs metro and features the beautiful Losses Hills. Already designated as a Bee City USA, the City of Council Bluffs and Mayor Walsh have already committed to supporting sustainable practices that support pollinators in our community. Mayor Walsh of Council Bluffs, IA has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and pollinators with their signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

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.
Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly 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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Jill Shudak	2026	2/18/2026		View Pledge
Mayor Matt Walsh	2025	2/28/2025		View Pledge