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Pledge Date

Monday, April 21, 2025

Program Year

2025

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City of Fitchburg

FITCHBURG, WI

Julia Arata Fratta

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Fitchburg is located in Dane County in the south-central part of Wisconsin, with a population of approximately 35,000, and consists of both urban and rural areas. As Mayor of the City of Fitchburg, I hereby pledge our commitment to protect and promote the monarch butterfly and its habitat. We recognize the vital role that pollinators play in our ecosystems, food supply, and natural heritage.

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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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
  • 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.

Systems Change

  • Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
  • Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
  • Reduce or eliminate the use of herbicides, pesticides, or other chemicals that are harmful to monarchs and pollinators and urban wildlife.