City of Rolla
ROLLA, MO
Louis Magdits IV
Summary for 2023
Rolla is a community of 20,000 with 31 parks and 228 acres. We have three established distinct Monarch/pollinator sites on city property.
City of Irving
Irving, TX
Richard Stopfer
Summary for 2023
Located in the heart of the growing Dallas-Fort Worth region, the City of Irving is home to 239,798 residents and 8,500 local and international companies. Irving's Think Green...Be Green program offers residents and businesses the resources and opportunities to learn about sustainability and environmental topics. Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer is supportive of the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge and is looking forward to creating a more pollinatorfriendly community.
The Regional Municipality of York
York Region (No Specified City), ON
Wayne Emmerson
Summary for 2023
The regional municipality of York is a municipality located in Ontario, Canada with a population of approximately 1.2 million and is home to 9 municipalities and one first nations reserve. Chairman Wayne Emmerson, the Chief Executive Officer for The Regional Municipality of York, has committed to putting forward our best efforts to save the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and loos forward to making our community much more pollinator friendly through public communications and establishing programs that promote the planting and preservation of pollinator habitat.
Village of Bald Head Island
Bald Head Island, NC
Peter Quinn
Summary for 2023
The Village of Bald Head Island is located on a barrier island two miles off the southeastern coast of North Carolina. A permanent home to approximately 300 persons, the island population seasonally swells to 7,000. Bald Head Island is accessible only by water, the preservation and enhancement of our natural environment is a key factor in all municipal decision making. The Island is also home to the Bald Head Island Conservancy, an education/research facility. As an engaged volunteer driven community, we are committed to supporting the saving of the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators, and to educating and engaging our residents and visitors in these efforts.
City of Waukesha
Waukesha, WI
Shawn Reilly
Summary for 2023
Waukesha is a community of approximately 72,000 people in southeast Wisconsin. Our community has the wonderful resource of the Fox River that flows from the north to the south dividing the city and providing green space, park and recreational opportunities along the way. Pollinators and the Monarch Butterfly uses the habitat along the river to breed and efforts to preserve this are taken so that this can continue. The City also has a Butterfly Community Garden that is at the Environmental Education Center (a cooperative program between the School District of Waukesha and the city) that is maintained by volunteers. This garden along with a natural prairie at Rivers Crossing helps to encourage pollinators in the City.
City of Boise
Boise, ID
Lauren McLean
Summary for 2023
The City of Boise is the capital of Idaho, located in the southwest area of the state, with about 230,000 residents. The city is known for its easy access to a wide variety of recreational opportunities, from biking along the Boise River Greenbelt to hiking in the nearby foothills to skiing at Bogus Basin. Mayor McLean has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with her signing of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to continuing the work of creating a clean and healthy city for everyone.
City of Eastlake
EASTLAKE, OH
Dennis Morley
Summary for 2023
The City of Eastlake has almost 20,000 residents with parks ,rivers and the lake. We are an ideal area for monarch and pollinator conservation.
City of Verona
Verona, WI
Luke Diaz
Summary for 2023
Verona, WI is a quickly growing community within the Greater-Madison area. The community has experienced rapid growth over the past decade, but continues to work towards conserving and protecting our areas natural assets. Mayor Diaz along with City Staff have committed to saving the monarch butterfly population, and had made great strides over the years to improve biodiversity within the community.
City of Greensboro
Greensboro, NC
Nancy Vaughan
Summary for 2023
The City of Greensboro resides in the piedmont region of North Carolina with a population of roughly 300,000. Greensboro manages nearly 12,000 acres of parks and open spaces with assets including public gardens, regional and neighborhood parks, beautification areas, over 100 miles of trails and greenways, lakes, several community gardens, and numerous other passive and active recreational amenities and facilities. Through the establishment of multiple pollinator gardens and meadows, the development of educational signage and programming, and the identification of an ongoing need to reduce mowing and increase native habitat, the city has taken steps toward supporting our natural environment. Mayor Vaughan of Greensboro, NC has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to further engaging residents in expanding pollinator habitat throughout the city. Current efforts that the City of Greensboro is undertaking to support monarch habitats are the Bird & Butterfly Meadow at Price Park, pollinator gardens at the Keeley Park Community Garden, Wovenworks Park, and the Meeting Place Cornerstone along the Downtown Greenway, a partnership with the Guilford County Extension Master Gardeners to provide environmental education (currently virtual) and multiple community partnerships for smaller pollinator gardens in parks. Additional extensive efforts by City of Greensboro involve partnering with Greensboro Beautiful at the Greensboro Arboretum, which includes a formal butterfly garden, a certified Monarch Waystation, interpretive signage specifically dedicated to monarchs, and an Ornamental Grass and Pollinator Meadow. The Pollinator Meadow includes Asclepias among its perennial plantings and features interpretive signage dedicated to broader pollinator preservation. Monarch butterflies have seen a decline in the past 50 years and by informing the public and plants for this species, the Greensboro Science Center plays a critical role in helping save these unique and crucial animals. The Greensboro Science Center is home to three butterfly gardens located throughout the zoo and is the home of the Cole Family Butterfly House and Monarch Conservation Project. The horticulture staff at the Greensboro Science Center maintain the gardens, which contain butterfly loving plants including milkweed. Water from rain collecting barrels help to irrigate the gardens. The Cole Family Butterfly House and Monarch Conservation Project spotlights native butterfly species, with a special emphasis on the iconic, but diminishing, monarch butterfly and creates a lush, verdant garden space that will bring attention to the life and plight of monarch butterflies; serves as another focal-point species to the Greensboro Science Center's new Conservation & Research Department; informs the community of the importance of planting milkweed (monarch caterpillars’ sole source of food); creates a fun and dynamic seasonal exhibit filled with native butterflies; and adds a new educational experience focused on pollinators and their importance.
City of Mountain Brook
Mountain Brook, AL
Stewart Welch
Summary for 2023
Mountain Brook is a city in central Alabama, a picturesque place known for its winding, forested roads and park-like setting; a vision of its original developer Robert Jemison, Jr. and landscape architect Warren H. Manning. Among other "green" initiatives supported by Mayor Welch, he has committed to participate in efforts to save the Monarch Butterfly and support all pollinator habitats by signing the Mayor's Monarch Pledge. He looks forward to engaging the Mountain Brook community in the city's efforts to bolster the pollinator ecosystems of Alabama.
