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Summary for 2023

The Woodlands Township, located 27 miles north of downtown Houston, Texas, is the local government for one of the country’s leading master-planned communities. This 28,000-acre residential and commercial development is home to more than 120,000 residents and more than 2,000 businesses. The Woodlands Township and citizens of The Woodlands have joined communities around the nation to recognize the importance of creating and preserving pollinator habitat. The Board of Directors for The Woodlands Township have committed to help save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayors Monarch Pledge. To honor the pledge to support monarch butterflies, and all pollinators, The Woodlands Township is working with residents, businesses, churches and schools to raise awareness and create more pollinator habitat across our community.

Summary for 2023

Grand Bay-Westfield is a Town in New Brunswick, Canada. There is truly no place like Grand Bay-Westfield. Our Town is a dynamic and vibrant community renowned for being Neighbours by Nature, with a population of 5,866. The Town of Grand Bay-Westfield remains committed to its strategic priority of infrastructure and climate adaptation. Mayor Brittany Merrifield and the Town of Grand Bay-Westfield are proud to join municipalities across North America, by committing to save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by singing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, and look forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the community.

Summary for 2023

Clarksville, Tennessee, is a thriving community 40-minutes North of Nashville, along the Cumberland & Red Rivers and is a city known for its natural tourist spots. It is a place for those who love outdoor activities such as birding, fishing, and hiking. Mayor Pitts has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with his signing of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to expanding our current partnerships with our city Parks and Recreation Department, Austin Peay University. We have created our Healthy Yards initiative, led by our Sustainability Board, which encourages residents of our community to plant three or more native plants that are food sources for pollinators.

Summary for 2023

The City of Sonoma comprises 2.74 square miles within the Sonoma Valley. The Mayacamas and Sonoma Mountain ranges on either side of the valley allow in just enough coastal fog to cool the vineyards on summer nights. Our "Mediterranean" climate makes the valley not only one of the world's finest grape-growing regions, but a wonderful place to live for our 11,000 residents. The City has more than 1,300 business establishments and serves as the economic hub for the larger Sonoma Valley. The City of Sonoma has played a leadership role by banning harmful herbicides and investing in public gardens where milkweed and other native plants beneficial to the Monarch Butterfly are grown.

Summary for 2023

Established in 1855, the Town of Whitby is situated on the north shore of Lake Ontario, 30 km east of Toronto. The Town maintains 125 parks with 950 acres of active parkland, over 1000 acres of passive open space, and approximately 75 kilometres of trails. The estimated population is 138,300 and Durham Region predicts the population of Whitby will be approximately 200,000 by 2033. The Town of Whitby’s mission to create and maintain a sustainable, healthy, and safe community/environment can be achieved, in part, through the maintenance, restoration, and enhancement of the Town’s green infrastructure. A healthy habitat for pollinators is an integral component of the municipality.

Summary for 2023

The Stage Nature Center in Troy, Michigan, is owned by the City of Troy and operated by the Troy Nature Society, is certified as a Monarch Waystation. Every fall we conduct a program to tag and release Monarch Butterflies that is designed to track their location of release/capture and dates. We have the monarch waystation that is certified as such to support monarch habitat. It is basically a garden that is focused on providing plants that support monarch butterflies. This was installed by a girl scout troop several years ago. You can find out more about monarch waystations here: https://www.monarchwatch.org/waystations/ . Staff also does a monarch tag and release program every September with the public. It is part of a large-scale community science program, that is also coordinated though Monarch Watch, to help understand the dynamics of the monarch’s unique fall migration. We tag and release both wild and reared monarchs (that I have raised at the nature center). Here is more info on monarch tagging: https://monarchwatch.org/tagging/index.html#recoveries

Summary for 2023

Winnetka, the Native American term for “beautiful land”, is a 12,000 person Village known for its mature tree canopy, sandy beaches, outstanding parks, and renowned schools nestled along Lake Michigan’s north shore of Chicago. By signing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, President Rintz and the Village Council demonstrate their commitment to preserve and enhance the health and biodiversity of this “beautiful land” by increasing habitat for the monarch butterfly and other pollinators through example and education.

Summary for 2023

Wildwood, FL, is a rapidly growing municipality with a population of about 30,000 residents, situated approximately 20 miles south of Ocala and 50 miles northwest of Orlando. As growth and development accelerates, the city is committing to conservation of monarchs and pollinators through a multifaceted, cross-departmental approach that will engage local experts and community members to provide habitat crucial to these species.

Summary for 2023

The City of Parma is the seventh largest city in Ohio and Cleveland’s largest suburb with a population of more than 81,000 residents. Despite its size and development, this inner-ring suburb boasts many recreational parks, an urban working farm located in the city’s center, the Watershed Stewardship Center and the 326-acre Metroparks West Creek Reservation. Parma is also headquarters to West Creek Conservancy, a nonprofit organization founded by Parma citizens and created to enrich the lives of all people in Northeast Ohio by conserving natural habitats and restoring the region’s ecological value. Parma Mayor Tim DeGeeter has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. In line with the city’s efforts to preserve greenspace and connect residents to the great outdoors, the city wants to engage residents in building pollinator friendly habitats to help preserve our ecosystem.

Summary for 2023