Community Profile

Pledge Status

Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Program Year

2025

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City of Freeport

Freeport, IL

Jodi Miller

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Freeport is a city in northwest Illinois with a population of over 23,000. Located on the historic Route 20, Freeport is home to a beautiful system of parks that house many species of wildlife, including the monarch butterfly. Mayor Miller of Freeport, IL has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with her 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 ▸

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.
Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
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 ▸

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 Jodi Miller	2025	3/26/2025		View Pledge