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Did Not Report

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Program Year

2025

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City of Goleta

Goleta, CA

Paula Perotte

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Goleta is a beautiful coastal community of about 30,000 people located in Santa Barbara County, California. The monarch butterfly played an important role in the City's early history as a landmark conservation deal saved the Goleta Butterfly Grove at Ellwood Mesa from development in 2004. Today, Goleta is undertaking the largest monarch butterfly habitat stewardship project in the state, featuring hundreds of community volunteers installing thousands of nectaring native plants and new trees. Our City is 100% committed to saving our iconic monarch butterfly through habitat improvements, educational programs, and public policy.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening ▸

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 ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Initiate or support community science (or citizen science) efforts that help monitor monarch migration and health.
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.

Systems Change ▸

Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Paula Perotte	2025	3/27/2025		View Pledge