Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

2025

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Village of Saranac Lake

Saranac Lake, NY

James Williams

Mayor of Village Saranac Lake

Pledge Summary

The Village of Saranac Lake is located in New York with a population of approximately 5,000 residents. The Village is part of the Adirondack Park, the largest State Park in the United States. The Village has many municipally owned and not-for-profit pocket parks, adding to the unique nature and natural offerings to residents and visitors. Mayor Williams has committed to saving the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the Village.

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.)

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor of Village Saranac Lake James Williams	2025	4/30/2025	Signatories	View Pledge