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Summary for 2022

The Town of Southwest Ranches, located in Southwest Broward County, is home to over 7,000 residents. The Town is a rural environment, filled with grazing animals, nurseries, farms, and an abundance of wildlife. Southwest Ranches was formed to stop encroaching development, and “Preserve Our Rural Lifestyle.”

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Madison, WI is known for its lakes, parks, and active population with a love of outdoor recreation. With 6,000 acres of parkland and 1,700 acres of greenways, ponds and bike paths, the city has a lot of urban greenspace on which to implement a vision of improved ecological health and function, aesthetically pleasing recreational space, and shared wildlife habitat. Madison is committed to maximizing biodiversity on public land by a targeted program of installing native plants, controlling invasive species, and altering management practices to favor native species. Monarch butterflies are a flagship species that help inform and guide these management practices and serve as a centerpiece around which to organize citizen education and outreach efforts.

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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 Nation. By signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, The Regional Municipality of York commits to creating habitat for the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinators and through public communications and establishing programs that promote the planting and preservation of pollinator habitat.

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Fountain Hills is a beautiful town in the Valley of the Sun, just east of Scottsdale, Arizona. Nestled in the Sonoran Desert and surrounded by mountains, Fountain Hills has unparalleled natural beauty with desert terrain and incredible views. The town’s world famous fountain rises to a daily height of 330 feet, and during special occasions the water plume can reach its full height of 560 feet. The town hosts multiple festivals and events throughout the year. Beginning January 8, 2018 the Town of Fountain Hills, Arizona was awarded the rare distinction of being designated an International Dark Sky Community by the International Dark Sky Association (IDA). With a population of approximately 25,000, Fountain Hills has the charm of a small town and has been cited as “a welcome oasis on the outskirts of a metropolis.” A spirit of volunteerism and a high level of community involvement help make Fountain Hills an amazing place to live. The citizens of this close-knit town love the wildlife that they share their community with and the town looks forward to becoming a Community-wide Certified Wildlife Habitat.

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Biddeford is a thriving coastal city of 22,000 residents. Situated along the Saco river, our city boasts 241 acres of public parks, nature trails, and perennial and community vegetable gardens. In year two of our Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, we remain strongly committed to saving the Monarch Butterfly by increasing the amount of monarch habitat in these greenspaces, as well as in other areas of the city.

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The Town of Normal, home of Illinois State University, is located in Central Illinois. Glaciers had created the prairie land that originally covered the northern two-thirds of the state. The monarch butterfly, the state insect, lived on these prairies. Illinois had become known as "The Prairie State." But unfortunately, most of Illinois ' prairies are gone. The majority of these lands were converted to agricultural fields. The Town of Normal is committed to preserving and restoring native prairie plantings that serves both as an aesthetic and recreational amenity while providing wildlife habitat, especially for the monarch butterfly.

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In Spring of 2016, the City of Lewisville took on The National Wildlife Federation's Mayor's Monarch Pledge in order to protect the Texas State Insect, the monarch butterfly. Its 2500-mile migration slices through the heart of the City, bringing an immense amount of joy to all of our citizens. Over the last decade however, as butterfly populations have declined, witnessing the Great Monarch Migration has become difficult, to say the least. In order to support this iconic insect's journey through North Texas, the City of Lewisville will support community education, innovate the field of parkland management, construct pollinator habitat, and bring our citizens together for events that provide a butterfly's eye view of how pollinators impact our daily lives.

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Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District is a Central Texas Community of approximately 25,000 residents. The District has a network of parks, trails, environmental preserves, landscaping, and a beautiful Community Center Garden. As part of the Brushy Creek Life, the District the Board of Directors and the General Manager has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayor's monarch pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the District.

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The City of Plano is home to close to 285,000 residents and is located just north of Dallas. Plano is recognized as a leader in sustainability, as shown by their 2019 4-STAR Community Recertification. Plano is currently pursuing the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) Community Wildlife Habitat Certification. There are currently hundreds of wildlife habitats already located throughout the City including many Monarch habitats.