City of Pembroke Pines
Pembroke Pines , FL
Frank C. Ortis
Summary for 2023
The City of Pembroke Pines is one of the largest communities in Florida. We are home to over 170,000 people and have been committed to maintaining our Tree City USA certification for 30 years and counting. Our residents are passionate about their community gardens and joyfully tend to them to maintain the necessary habitats for our pollinators. We encourage people to Join Us - Progress with Us.
Village of Wilmette
Wilmette, IL
Senta Plunkett
Summary for 2023
The Village of Wilmette is located in the North Shore suburbs of the City of Chicago. Wilmette has a population of roughly 28,000. The Village is located along Lake Michigan and is home to extensive urban forests and a large tree canopy. President Plunkett of Wilmette, IL has committed to saving monarch butterflies, preserving native pollinators, and making progress on a variety of Village sustainability initiatives. Village Trustees and staff look forward to engaging residents in upkeeping and expanding our pollinator habitat throughout Wilmette.
City of Champaign
Champaign, IL
Deborah Feinen
Summary for 2023
The City of Champaign, in east central Illinois, has a population of approximately 90,000 people. Along with our neighboring City of Urbana, Champaign is the home of the University of Illinois. Mayor Deborah Feinen and the Champaign City Council have provided clear direction and leadership to City staff that our green infrastructure is a community priority. Mayor Feinen spearheaded this effort by issuing the City's first Monarch Conservation Month Proclamation in 2016.
City of Houston
Houston, TX
Sylvester Turner
Summary for 2023
The City of Houston is the largest city in Texas and fourth-most populous city in the United States with over 2.3 million residents. Houston is situated in the convergence of the piney woods and the gulf coast prairie, with 10 major bayous and waterways leading to Galveston Bay. Mayor Sylvester Turner has committed to protecting the monarch butterfly and other pollinators through actions taken by City of Houston staff to propagate and plant milkweed plants, establish and restore native habitat, and engage the community in monarch conservation.
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Mattie Parker
Summary for 2023
Fort Worth is a city in North Central Texas. The city is located along a major monarch migration route and is situated where the Texas Cross Timbers meet the Great Plains, giving rise to its motto “Where the West Begins.” It is home to over 250 parks and the Trinity River Basin, offering prime monarch habitat. Mayor Price of Fort Worth has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to continuing an ongoing program of new monarch habitats and community education on monarch conservation.
Charter Township of West Bloomfield
Charter Township of West Bloomfield, MI
Steven Kaplan
Summary for 2023
West Bloomfield Township is a bedroom community in Oakland County, Michigan, consisting of approximately 66,000 residents. There are 28 lakes in the Township, more than any other community in this county, in addition to many protected woodlands and wetlands. The Township has many ordinances in place to protect the environmental features of the area, and we value the natural beauty of the community. Many families enjoy walking, jogging, or biking on our bike pathway system, and our parks are top notch.
Village of Holiday Hills
Holiday Hills, IL
Jeff Giles
Summary for 2023
Holiday Hills is a small community with a population just over 600 residents. It is nestled in-between the Fox River and Griswold Lake with Moraine Hills State Park bordering part of our village. We don't have a lot of public land but we do have a lot of potential to support Monarchs and pollinators in our residents' garden and looking forward to participating in this program.
Town of Garner
Garner, NC
Ken Marshburn
Summary for 2023
The Town of Garner is located in central North Carolina, just south of the state capital of Raleigh. The Town is invested in taking action to preserve the Monarch butterfly and other pollinator species. This is Garner's second year participating in the Mayors' Monarch Pledge.
City of Lawrence KS
Lawrence , KS
Lisa Larsen
Summary for 2023
With a deep appreciation for diversity, education, arts, parks, recreation, and community, Lawrence prides itself on being independent of its counterparts in the region. Lawrence, with a population of more than 100,000, is home to Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas. Lawrence boasts many amenities of larger cities while maintaining the Midwestern small-town charm that its residents value. Lawrence was founded on the banks of the Kansas River in 1854. Located between the Kansas City metropolitan area and the State's capital of Topeka, Lawrence is the county seat of Douglas County. In some of the community parks, we have plants for pollinators through the use of butterfly gardens. We also host programs to educate the public about what they can do to assist the continued support of pollinators.
Town of Penfield
Penfield, NY
Debbie Drawe
Summary for 2023
The Town of Penfield is located in New York State with a population of just under 40,000. On the outskirts of the City of Rochester Penfield has 10 town owned parks including approximately 390 acres of land. Penfield strives to be a good steward of the environment and has a sustainability committee that focuses on energy and environmental conservation. Deputy Supervisor Drawe and the Penfield Town Board are dedicated to taking initiatives to protect native pollinators, specifically the monarch butterfly, and look forward to continuing to engage with residents through education and protection of pollinator habitat.
