City of Greenbelt
Greenbelt, MD
Emmett Jordan
Summary for 2022
The City of Greenbelt is a municipality of approximately 23,000 people located just outside of Washington D.C. in Prince George's County, Maryland. The City has actively pursued opportunities to support and maintain pollinators and pollinator habitat over the years. Greenbelt has recently been certified as a Bee City USA affiliate with the Xerces Society and has taken steps to improve and create new pollinator habitat. Mayor Jordan of Greenbelt will be looking to continue with these endeavors in the year to come.
Salida
Salida, CO
Dan Shore
Summary for 2022
Salida is a town of approximately 6,000 residents and is situated in Central Colorado. The Arkansas River runs through town and we are surrounded by 14000 foot mountains. We are taking the pledge because of our commitment to protecting our natural habitat for current and future generations and because of our community's deep connection to the Monarch Butterfly.
City of Seaside
Seaside, CA
Ian Oglesby
Summary for 2022
Seaside is a diverse, growing coastal city with beautiful panoramic views of the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. Seaside’s miles of recreational trails, thousands of acres of open space, distinguished schools, and nationally renowned golf courses all contribute to the highest quality of life that is expected in California. Seaside celebrates the natural beauty of the community while also working to stimulate economic growth, and therefore has adopted the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and staff has identified six actions that the City will be able to commit to initiating throughout the year: 1. Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. 2. Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. 3. Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants. 4. Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs. 5. Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition. 6. Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
City of Angleton
Angleton, TX
Jason Perez
Summary for 2022
Angleton, the County Seat of Brazoria County, prides itself on community spirit and a small-town atmosphere within the Houston metropolitan area. Angleton is approximately 11.3 square miles in size and has a very diverse population of just under 20,000 residents. Mayor Perez of Angleton, TX has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayor’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.
City of Portland
Portland, OR
Ted Wheeler
Summary for 2022
The City of Portland, located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, is home to many wildlife. While Monarchs are rare to the region, we are of course committed to protecting their species.
City of Vail
Vail, IA
Monte Crichton
Summary for 2022
Vail is a city in west central Iowa with a population of roughly 396. Vail is a small town with a park and soon to be a memorial park also. Mayor Crichton of Vail Iowa 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.
City of Wausau
Wausau, WI
Katie Rosenberg
Summary for 2022
The City of Wausau is a community of about 40,000 people in the heart of Central Wisconsin. For the second year in a row we are committing to a community-wide No Mow May effort. We are also support several community gardens and are working closely with Monk Botanical Gardens on efforts to engage and educate our population on native species. Additionally we started employing goats last year to eat invasive species instead of spraying herbicides in some areas, particularly along the river.
City of Santa Ana
Santa Ana, CA
Vicente Sarmiento
Summary for 2022
Santa Ana is the second largest city in Orange County, occupying 27.2 square miles and serving a population of 331,369 as of January 2021. Santa Ana serves as the County’s seat of government. Mayor Sarmiento has accepted and signed the Monarch’s pledge to save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators in the city of Santa Ana.
Onalaska
Onalaska, WI
Kimberly Smith
Summary for 2022
Onalaska is a city in Wisconsin, located on the western boarder. We are nestled between the scenic bluffs of the driftless region and beautiful Lake Onalaska. Our city has approximately 19,000 people. We look forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout our city.
Darien
Darien, IL
Joseph Marchese
Summary for 2022
The City of Darien along with the Darien Park District, the Indian Prairie Library, the Darien Garden Club are each engaged in planting and growing Milkweed gardens throughout the city.
