Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Monday, April 28, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

Signatories

2025

Links and Uploads

View Links and Uploads

Action Item Report

View Report
Download Report

Town of Southold

Town of Southold, NY

Albert Krupski, Jr.

Supervisor

Pledge Summary

The Town of Southold is located in the northeastern tip of Long Island, surrounded by the Peconic Bay to the south and the Long Island Sound to the north. The Town is comprised of ten hamlets and one village, the oldest of which was settled in 1640. Approximately 10,000 acres or 30% of the Town’s area, is dedicated to agriculture, and almost 9,000 acres constitutes protected land, such as parks and open space. In addition to agricultural businesses, the Town boasts a significant aquaculture presence. The Town’s 2020 census population was 23,732. Supervisor Krupski is committed to saving monarch butterflies and other pollinators by signingthe Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging with Town residents to create and maintain pollinator habitats.

862f0032-54d4-4099-8ffc-8fcae29ffb24 b4a5197b-acf5-4669-b5f9-7a0e6732da4e 6db00386-1ea0-48b7-b038-bd1d5408e990

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening

  • 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).

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.