City of Cuyahoga Falls
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Don Walters
Summary for 2022
The City of Cuyahoga Falls is located in northeast Ohio, with a population of over 50,000. Nestled along the Cuyahoga River, Cuyahoga Falls is a rich source of biodiversity, history, and recreational opportunities. The city boasts over a dozen public parks alongside various community, rain, and pollinator gardens. Businesses and residents are deeply committed to sustainability and environmentalism initiatives. The city pledges to provide adequate resources and opportunities to move forward in a more environmentally-friendly way. Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Walters is committing to focusing on saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators through his signing of the Mayor Monarch Pledge. He looks forward to engaging residents and other community members through educational outreach efforts and other resources to help make the city more pollinator-friendly and conscious.
City of Fort Worth
Fort Worth, TX
Mattie Parker
Summary for 2022
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.
City of Gastonia
Gastonia, NC
Walker Reid
Summary for 2022
Gastonia, N.C., just minutes west of Charlotte, is one of the area’s best places to live and work with an ideal combination of location, size and livability. Gastonia is the largest of Gaston County’s 15 municipalities and one of the largest cities in the Charlotte metropolitan area. Selected as an All-America City three times, Gastonia’s desirable quality of life is the result of its beautiful natural surroundings, friendly neighborhoods, responsive government and vibrant business environment.
Yorktown
Yorktown, NY
Matt Slater
Summary for 2022
The Town of Yorktown is a beautiful community of 36,000 residents in Northern Westchester County, New York, 35 miles from New York City, with forty square miles of rolling hills, farmland, residential areas and light industry. Yorktown is comprised of many parks and open spaces where residents enjoy activities from swimming and playing sports to hiking nature trails and picnicking with family and friends. With excellent schools, active community organizations, and dedicated civic leaders. Town Supervisor Matt Slater, on behalf of the community, has committed Yorktown to the enthusiastic promotion, protection, support and recovery of the Monarch Butterfly
City of Lakeway
Lakeway, TX
Thomas Kilgore
Summary for 2022
The City of Lakeway is located in central Texas with a population of approximately 20,000 residents. The city enjoys abundant wildlife throughout its parks and trails, and is nestled next to beautiful Lake Travis at the beginning of the hill country. Mayor Kilgore of Lakeway, Texas has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators through his signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, and looks forward to building pollinator habitat throughout the city.
City of Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Steve Allender
Summary for 2022
Rapid City is a fast-growing community located in western South Dakota with a population of 78,000. The city is located at the base of the beautiful Black Hills, about 30 minutes from Mount Rushmore, and has an extensive greenway and parks system and many community gardens. This "City of Presidents" values its natural surroundings and understands the importance of maintaining high levels of environmental quality, from bees to trees, as demonstrated by its Bee City USA and Tree City USA designations. Mayor Allender, with the support of the Rapid City Parks & Recreation Department and Standing Committee on Sustainability, has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.
DeLand
DeLand, FL
Robert Apgar
Summary for 2022
DeLand Fl is located in central Florida with a population just under 40,000 and DeLand was Florida's first monarch city. We have a Monarch mural in our downtown recognizing this. We are the home to Stetson University, Florida's oldest private university and we are know as the Athens of Florida. These are things we have done and plan to continue to do: • Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants. • Engage with city parks and recreation, public works and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs. • Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap. • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at Dreggors Park.
Village of Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect, IL
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Summary for 2022
The Village of Mount Prospect is in the northwest suburbs of the greater Chicagoland area with a population of 56,000. The Village prides itself on its tree lined streets and green spaces. Mayor Hoefert is committed to continue our work providing butterfly and pollinator habitat by signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. We look forward to continuing to improve our public greenspaces and promoting the establishment of more habitat.
Nowood
Nowood, OH
Victor Schneider
Summary for 2022
Norwood Ohio is a city of just under 20,000 residents surrounded by the City of Cincinnati. We are fully functioning municipality. We have many individuals in the community that foster programs to conserve habitat for growth of plants that beautify our world and resources for the critically important pollinators.
City of South Padre Island
South Padre Island , TX
Patrick McNulty
Summary for 2022
The city of South Padre Island is 4 miles long on a barrier island along the Monarch's coastal flyway. The City of SPI with the help of community members have joined forces to help make the city a waystation for Monarchs in migration.
