Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Friday, March 21, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

Signatories

2025

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The Borough of Downingtown

Downingtown, PA

Phil Dague

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Downingtown is a borough in Chester County, PA 33 miles west of Philadelphia. It has a population of roughly 8,000 residents. The borough is home to almost 100 acres of parkland and has the east branch of the Brandywine River running through its center. Mayor Dague of Downingown, PA is eager to help any resident, volunteer group, and government board who is looking to improve the borough's green spaces and he looks forward to engaging the community in environmental literacy through education and demonstration.

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Action Items Committed for 2025

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.
  • Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitat for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
  • Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.