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Pledge Status

Pending Review

Pledge Date

Thursday, January 8, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Village of Marvin

Marvin, NC

Joseph Barbara

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Marvin is municipality in North Carolina with a population of approximately 7,000 residents. The Village is located south of Charlotte, North Carolina along the North Carolina/South Carolina state line, is a Community Wildlife Habitat with the National Wildlife Federation and is home to the beautiful Marvin-Efird Park and many home gardens also designated as certified wildlife habitats. Mayor Joseph M. Barbara has signed a proclamation committing the Village of Marvin to saving the Monarch Butterfly through the Mayors Monarch Pledge. We look forward to working with our community to plant milkweed and pollinator habitats throughout our Village.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

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 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.
Engage with Homeowners Associations (HOAs), Community Associations or neighborhood organizations to identify opportunities to plant monarch gardens and revise maintenance and mowing programs.

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.
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).
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar-producing plants in gardens in the community.
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.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Joseph Barbara	2026	1/8/2026		View Pledge