Community Profile

City of Kennedale/Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission

Kennedale, TX

Brad Horton

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Kennedale is a dynamic city with a growing population that is located on the southern edge of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. In collaboration with the Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission, the city manages and maintains its pollinator garden and Monarch Waystation, both strategically located at TownCenter Park in the heart of Kennedale. This park is surrounded by significant landmarks, including the Library, City Hall, and Senior Center, and serves as the venue for numerous community events, thus making the garden accessible to both residents and visitors. The City of Kennedale is committed to developing a pollinator-friendly community. By engaging residents and promoting the importance of milkweed, native plants, and pollinators, the city aims to foster a sustainable environment for future generations. The Keep Kennedale Beautiful Commission comprises appointed board members and dedicated volunteers who share a profound appreciation for the city and a commitment to preserving its natural beauty. For further information about Keep Kennedale Beautiful and how to get involved, please visit their webpage at Keep Kennedale Beautiful.

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.
Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)
Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
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 ▸

Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
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.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants along roadsides, medians, or public rights-of-way.
Initiate or support community science (or citizen science) efforts that help monitor monarch migration and health.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
Host or support a monarch butterfly festival that is accessible to all residents in the community and promotes monarch and pollinator conservation, as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an effort to change municipal planting ordinances and practices to include more native milkweed and native nectar producing plants at city properties.
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 Brad Horton	2025	4/8/2025		View Pledge
Mayor Jan Joplin	2024	12/12/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Jan Joplin	2023	3/31/2023	Leadership Circle	View Pledge
Mayor Brian Johnson	2021	2/22/2021		View Pledge

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