Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Pam Hemminger
Summary for 2023
Chapel Hill is a town of 60,000 residents which is located in the Research Triangle Region of North Carolina. Home to the state’s flagship public university, UNC-Chapel Hill, the town is known for its inclusive and progressive values including its longstanding support of environmental causes. In fact, one of the Town’s highest priority areas is environmental stewardship, including commitments to reduce carbon footprint, to improve local waterways and conserve biological ecosystems, and to invest in green infrastructure and build community resilience. Mayor Pam Hemminger of Chapel Hill, NC has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with her signing of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the town.
New Trier Township
Winnetka, IL
Gail Eisenberg
Summary for 2023
New Trier Township’s mission is to provide leadership, advocacy, and resources to benefit the physical, mental, and social well-being of residents. Established in 1850, New Trier Township government serves more than 60,000 residents in the villages of Glencoe, Kenilworth, Wilmette and Winnetka, plus portions of Glenview and Northfield east of Harms Road and Northfield Road. In June 2023, the Board of Trustees voted to adopt the Mayor's Monarch Pledge in recognition that one of the Township's earliest roles, addressing "noxious weeds," may have contributed to a misunderstanding of the importance of native plants to our pollinators and greater ecosystem.
Exampleville
Grandwich, VA
Emily Preziotti
Summary for 2023
City of Grapevine
Grapevine, TX
William D. Tate
Summary for 2022
City of Grapevine, TX is in the heart of the Dallas and Fort Worth Metroplex with a population of just over 54,000. Known for its hometown feel, and renowned festivals and events, residents and visitors enjoy over 1,600 acres of parkland, 23 trails, and more than 9 miles of shoreline along Grapevine Lake. Mayor William D. Tate is committed to reversing the decline of the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and continues to engage with the people of Grapevine in providing more habitat for these magnificent creatures.
City of Chamblee
Chamblee, GA
Brian Mock
Summary for 2022
Chamblee is a city located northeast of Atlanta with a population of roughly 30,000. The city is home to nine parks and a linear trail called "the rail trail". Mayor Mock of Chamblee, GA has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitats throughout the city.
City of New Braunfels
New Braunfels, TX
Rusty Brockman
Summary for 2022
Founded in 1845, the City of New Braunfels boasts a highly diversified quality of life for its citizens, businesses, and visitors alike. Mayor Brockman has committed to helping save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. He looks forward to engaging residents in monarch conservation efforts throughout the city of New Braunfels.
City of Escondido
Escondido, CA
Paul McNamara
Summary for 2022
Topeka
Topeka, KS
Michelle De La Isla
Summary for 2022
The City of Topeka is the capital of Kansas. Topeka is in the NE corner of the state of Kansas, with a population of 127,000, and offers excellent benefits for wildlife with an abundance of timbered areas, waterways, and tall grass prairies. Topeka is aware of the challenges Monarch butterflies face in the wild and is responding to help provide for the needs of monarchs through monarch friendly landscaping and planting following water pollution control projects, through public awareness and education classes year round by the Topeka Zoo, with active participation in catching, tagging, and releasing monarchs as part of Operation Monarch Watch, and through a large annual native wildflower sale for the community.
The City of Rochester Hills
Rochester Hills, MI
Bryan Barnett
Summary for 2022
Established in 1984, the City of Rochester Hills, in Southeast Michigan, has a population of roughly 75,000. Rochester Hills is committed to sustaining its position among the nation’s preeminent places to live, work and raise a family. The community continues to value its natural resources and green spaces. The City sees the importance of not only protecting and enhancing these resources; but acting as a leader and model to residents and the community. As part of this effort, the city is committed to taking actions to conserve and maintain pollinator habitats. Actions include supporting local native plants sales, seed collection programs, and continued stewardship efforts in our City Parks and Green Spaces.
Town Of Middletown
Middletown, MD
John Miller
Summary for 2022
Middletown is a small town of about 4,600 people located in the center of the fertile Middletown Valley in western Frederick County, MD. It is home to farms and natural environments that support our community and the natural species that live within it. Our Sustainability Committee recognized by Sustainable Maryland has worked diligently to raise awareness of the monarch butterfly and the species' need for habitat. Town officials are also deeply concerned about the decline of the monarch butterfly population and have begun numerous efforts to help save them. Our local golf course is working to preserve areas where milkweed grows, mowing patterns have been changed, a pollinator garden has been planted in the highly-used Memorial Park, and public communication efforts have ramped up. We are proud of our progress and recognize that there is more to do to protect the monarch butterfly. Join us in protecting habitat for our local monarch population!
