Community Profile

Pledge Status

Complete

Pledge Date

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Program Year

2025

Achievement

Signatories

2025

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City of St. Peters

St. Peters, MO

Len Pagano

Mayor

Pledge Summary

St. Peters is a city about 30 miles west of the St. Louis metro area. It has a population of approx. 60,000 people. St. Peters has an amazing Parks system, with 26 Parks and over 30 miles of paved trails. St. Peters has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with land stewardship work in the city. Though the management of our natural areas, parkland, trails, and community gardens along with signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, we look forward to engaging our community in building more pollinator habitats.

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Action Items Committed for 2025

Communications and Convening

  • Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

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.
  • 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.