City of Pacifc Grove
Pacific Grove, CA
Bill Peake
Summary for 2022
Pacific Grove is a small town on the beautiful coast of Monterey County. The town is known for its Monarch Sanctuary and support of pollinators as well as other wildlife. The City logo includes a Monarch butterfly. Our mayor and our community at large proactively cherish and support the Monarchs and strive to improve efforts to protect habitat and enhance our unique overwintering sites.
Evans City
Evans City, PA
Cheri Deener-Kohan
Summary for 2022
Evans City is settled in a valley surrounded by large hills and beautiful landscape. This quaint Pennsylvania town is conveniently located just north of Pittsburgh and just south of two state parks, Moraine and McConnell's Mill. And an environmental education Center, the Jennings Commission. These are all in Butler County, PA. Our population with the 2020 census is at 1,850 people with equal groupings of young couples starting out, families with children looking for quiet environment for them live and learn and an older population that were born, raised, and plan to live out their lives here. We have a family dairy, Marburger Dairy, that is a national champion in the buttermilk and chocolate milk taste competition and their milk products are shipped across the United States. We are also known for our sweet corn that another local farmer started many years ago to feed his family of 13 and now stills feeds the 3rd generation of this family which has increased exponentially. They start in March with preparing their fields for planting and have sweet corn ready for the 4th of July holiday picnics, as well as corn to sell at community grocers in Butler County. Evans City has many programs and services available for its citizens like, EDCO a community park and pool, 4-H group, elementary school housing K-6 grade, active library programming, girl/boy scout troops, a senior citizens complex, student baseball fields from T-ball to high school age, and a Master Gardener with in our boundaries. All these opportunities would make this commitment to the monarch butterflies and their habitat a value to our community. Butler County has many agricultural aspects and is a learning center for all ages. We try to educate our folks by highlighting and encouraging a better understanding of the plight of our wildlife with the barn owl and osprey habitats at Moraine State Park, and our involvement over the years by hosting Earth Day activities at EDCO Park and down by the Breakneck Creek. Some Earth Day activities and booths are Rural Water Conservation, honey bee habitats, seedlings trees to be planted, warning about the use of pesticides and herbicides, re-entry of the barn owl native to our area, and organic gardening. Now we can add to Earth Day the importance of helping monarch butterflies. Some additional activities and events that we are thinking about this year are to get the word out of how important conservation of our land, air, water, and all wildlife is and highlighting and lifting the interest of all, on increasing the population and maintaining viability of the monarch butterflies. When it comes to interest and effort in committing to the monarch population and pollinator conservation, it is our aspiration that Evans City would be looking to plant more sustainable plants for the butterflies within our park, as well as, help to maintain a pollinator garden at our library that also houses our municipal government. We are also participating in the Science Day at our school to start the discussion and initiate families and kids to participate in this effort of aiding, assisting, supporting and conserving our area and homes to help sustain the monarch population. Our vision for our small town of Evans City in rural Pennsylvania is one of hope....hope for the health, welfare, and sustainability for our monarchs now and for the future.
Decorah
Decorah, IA
Lorraine Borowski
Summary for 2022
Decorah is a town located in the Northeast corner of the state of Iowa. Our city is active in supporting a healthy park system that includes prairies that support butterfly gardens. The Decorah Public Library's children programs are geared to education of all natural species. Including fund on site activities for children, families and patrons of all ages. Area gardening clubs assist in planting around the cities and education gardeners of all ages.
Town of Carrboro
Carrboro, NC
Damon Seils
Summary for 2022
Carrboro is a progressive, vibrant community located in the Piedmont region of central North Carolina. Over 20,000 diverse residents call Carrboro home. In 2014, the Town of Carrboro stated its intention to promote healthy, sustainable habitats for pollinators by becoming the third municipality in the country to join the Bee City USA initiative. The Town recognizes the importance of avoiding and minimizing impacts of municipal operations on pollinators and other species, has been working to support and protect environmental features for over 40 years, and has been pursuing a Least Toxic Integrated Pest Management Policy since the 1990s. The Town has also committed to protecting and enhancing native ecosystems through its 2017 Community Climate Action Plan. Mayor Damon Seils has signed the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge to reaffirm the Town’s commitment to the environment and engage residents in creating and enhancing pollinator habitat throughout the community.
Township of Schaumburg
Hoffman Estates , IL
Tim Heneghan
Summary for 2022
Established April 2, 1850, Schaumburg Township serves 140,000 residents in the Illinois villages of Elk Grove, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Rolling Meadows, Roselle, Schaumburg, and Streamwood. The Township also offers a myriad of social services including, but not limited to, senior, disability and welfare services; local transportation for seniors and people with disabilities; a 100% donation-based food pantry; unincorporated Township road maintenance; passport and notary public services; property and tax assessment assistance; Deaf services; as well as general information and referral services. In addition, we also partner to provide veterans services, employment counseling, youth and family services and nursing consultations. We are committed to becoming a more pollinator-friendly community and promoting how our residents can do the same with simple and inexpensive actions!
Borough of Franklin Park
Borough of Franklin Park, PA
Dennis O'Keefe
Summary for 2022
The Borough of Franklin Park is a municipality located in Allegheny County, PA approximately 15 miles north of the City of Pittsburgh. The Borough encompasses 13.5 square miles, has a population of 15,500, and boasts 4 parks and 280 total acres of protected green space. Mayor O'Keefe, Borough Council and the Borough's Environmental Advisory Council are committed to protecting, preserving and enhancing natural areas and are excited about the opportunity to join in supporting and providing education on monarch and pollinator conservation.
Town of Rolesville
Rolesville, NC
Ronnie Currin
Summary for 2022
Rolesville is a growing community of 10,000 citizens located just outside of the capital city of Raleigh. With our growth, we are looking to meet our responsibility to the nature that surrounds us. By signing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, Mayor Currin is looking to help assist in saving the monarchs and other pollinator populations while also educating our community regarding their needs.
Town of Mamaroneck
Mamaroneck, NY
Jaine Elkind Eney
Summary for 2022
The Town of Mamaroneck has a population of roughly 29,000 and includes the entire Village of Larchmont (one square mile), the Unincorporated Area (5.7 square miles which is not part of either Village), and the part of the Village of Mamaroneck west of the Mamaroneck River. We are only about 40 minutes from Manhattan, yet are part of the beautiful Lower Hudson Valley and maintain several conservation areas and parks throughout the Town. We also boast proximity to the Long Island Sound and easy access to highways, airports and commuter train service. Town Supervisor Jaine Elkind Eney along with the Town's environmental committee, the Sustainability Collaborative, has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge. They look forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the Town.
City of Aurora
Aurora, CO
Mike Coffman
Summary for 2022
More than 386,000 residents choose to live in Aurora, making it the third largest city in Colorado and the 54th largest in the United States. The city covers more than 163 square miles, and is located within three counties, Arapahoe, Adams and Douglas. Aurora boasts over 8,000 acres of open space, 99 developed parks, 103 miles of trailes, 5 golf courses, 3 nature centers, and 2 reservoirs.
City of Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie, WI
Paul Esser
Summary for 2022
Sun Prairie is a vibrant and thriving community located in northeastern Dane county, just east of the City of Madison. Sun Prairie has become known in the region for its high quality of life, its excellent parks and recreation programs, historic downtown, exceptional public school system, and progressive approach to the development and redevelopment of the community. The city is committed to making Sun Prairie a leading sustainable, vibrant and environmentally friendly community by taking steps to conserve energy, reduce waste, and preserve our natural resources. The city is looking forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator-friendly habitats throughout the community.
