City of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, IA
Tiffany O'Donnell
Summary for 2022
Cedar Rapids is the second-largest city in Iowa and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River and has a population of approximately 126,326. Cedar Rapids is happy to take part in this pledge and is committed to participating in environmental initiatives that help with monarch and pollinator conservation.
City of Kingsport, TN
Kingsport, TN
Patrick Shull
Summary for 2022
Keep Kingsport Beautiful in conjunction with The City of Kingsport are educating citizens on the importance of Monarchs and pollinators and are directly promoting the installation of high quality pollinator habitats.
City of Akron
Akron, OH
Daniel Horrigan
Summary for 2022
The City of Akron, a gateway to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, sits along a major watershed divide between the Great Lakes and the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. Out waterways, parks, historic canalways, ledges, neighborhood and community gardens, and public green infrastructure provide ample opportunities for prioritizing pollinator habitats. The City recently passed legislation revising our noxious weed ordinance to allow for the growth of milkweed, common daisies and other native plants to facilitate those opportunities. We have partnered with organizations such as Let’s Grow Akron to provide public educational opportunities on milkweed and milkweed propagation. We have hosted milkweed seed giveaways at Ward meetings. In addition, we have and will continue to provide public educational opportunities through our Akron Waterways Renewed program on pollinators and their habitat. Our green infrastructure programs incorporate pollinator habitat in our designs and maintenance of those stormwater features. We couple those installations with associated public education. Our annual Blue Heron Homecoming event will feature rain garden kits and a tree giveaway coupled with educational demonstrations and hands-on activities related to pollinator and caring for their habitat.
City of Pleasant Ridge
Pleasant Ridge, MI
Bret Scott
Summary for 2022
Pleasant Ridge is a city in southeast Michigan about two miles north of Detroit. Roughly 75 percent of America’s incorporated places have a population of less than 5,000 people, and with about 2,500 residents, we understand the importance that small towns like Pleasant Ridge play in bringing national initiatives to life. Although we sit in the middle of a densely populated region, southeast Michigan has an incredible amount of natural beauty, and like many of our neighboring communities, we take pride in our efforts to maintain and preserve our natural settings and their inhabitants. Helping save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators fits this mission, and Mayor Scott of Pleasant Ridge is pleased to sign the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge. He looks forward to engaging with residents on expanding our pollinator habitats throughout the city.
City of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Jim Kenney
Summary for 2022
City of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Aftab Pureval
Summary for 2022
The City of Cincinnati has approximately 301,000 citizens. Cincinnati Parks manages five regional parks, 70 neighborhood parks, 34 natural areas, five nature centers, an arboretum, a plant conservatory, nine scenic overlooks, 50 miles of hiking and bridle trails and more. The city has already worked hard throughout these parks to provide pollinator habitat. We are committed to working towards monarch conservation and will work with local non-profits such as Queen City Pollinator Project to meet and exceed pledge requirements for education and planting, as well as monarch tracking with Journey North.
Ward 36
Chicago , IL
Gilbert Villegas
Summary for 2022
Located in Chicago’s Northwest Side, the 36th Ward includes the neighborhoods of Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Portage Park, Galewood, Schorsch Village and Montclare Park. As the local leader, Alderman Villegas believes in action driven solutions to address climate change and the loss of pollinators. Alderman Villegas has submitted a Resolution to Chicago's City Council and looks forward to implementing local community solutions and city-wide initiatives to help the beautiful monarch butterfly survive and thrive in the City and hopefully across the country.
Charter Township of Royal Oak
Ferndale, MI
Donna squalls
Summary for 2022
The Charter Township of Royal Oak is a small township nestled between the cities of Oak Park and Ferndale. The population is 2500 and we are a proud, close knit community. Supervisor Squalls of Royal Oak Township has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and their pollinators with her signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the community.
City of Lee's Summit
Lee's Summit, MO
Bill Baird
Summary for 2022
The City of Lee's Summit is a southeastern suburban community with a population of roughly 100,000 residents. City staff and the Lee's Summit Beautification Commission are committed to creating an environment that promotes the health and sustainability of monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
South Barrington
South Barrington, IL
Paula McCombie
Summary for 2022
South Barrington is a green community with large lot sizes, small lakes, and many trees. A natural conservancy park was established within the Village and within the Conservancy is a butterfly garden that is presently maintained by the South Barrington Garden Club
