Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Program Year

2026

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Village of Lansing

Lansing , IL

Brian Hardy

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The Village of Lansing is a community made up of roughly 29,000 residents. Mayor Hardy has been in office since May 6, 2025. Previously, Mayor Hardy was a trustee, having much knowledge of the monarch pledge and what it takes for a community to participate. Moving forward, Mayor Hardy will continue to ensure that the Village of Lansing meets the needs for the monarch pledge, and everything involved.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2026

Communications and Convening ▸

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

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

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Brian Hardy	2026	3/11/2026		View Pledge