City of New Braunfels
New Braunfels, TX
Rusty Brockman
Summary for 2021
Founded in 1845, the City of New Braunfels boasts a highly diversified quality of life for its citizens, businesses, and visitors alike. Mayor Brockman has committed to helping save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. He looks forward to engaging residents in monarch conservation efforts throughout the city of New Braunfels.
Harris Township
Boalsburg, PA
Dennis Hameister
Summary for 2021
Harris Township is a 2nd Class Township located in the Centre Region, about 3 miles east of Penn State University. The Township has been a pollinator community since 2017 and is very interested in continuing to do our part to help pollinators.
City of Escondido
Escondido, CA
Paul McNamara
Summary for 2021
Settled in a long valley in the coastal mountains of Southern California, Escondido, which means "hidden" in Spanish, lies about 18 miles inland, 100 miles south of Los Angeles, and 30 miles northeast of San Diego. Surrounded by avocado and citrus groves, Escondido is a diverse and vibrant community. Mayor McNamara of Escondido, CA, is committed to preserving the city’s agricultural roots. Local students brought the Monarch Pledge forward as a great way for the Mayor to commit his support for saving our native plants and pollinators.
City Of Bella Vista, AR
Bella Vista, AR
Peter Christie
Summary for 2021
We became a Monarch city in 2019. We have been working with our local Garden Club to encourage the planting of pollinator plants, the culmination of which was the opening of an Arboretum in a local park owned by the Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association.
City of Greenwood
Greenwood, AR
Doug Kinslow
Summary for 2021
Greenwood is a city in Western Arkansas, with a population close to 10,000. The City is home to a beautiful parks and trails system. Mayor Kinslow of Greenwood, Arkansas is committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitats throughout the city.
Village of Flossmoor
Flossmoor, IL
Paul Braun
Summary for 2021
Designed as an escape from bustling city life, Flossmoor is a small town with tree-lined streets, sprawling green spaces and peaceful, tight-knit neighborhoods, just a stone's throw from the city of Chicago and all it offers. Flossmoor, a community of approximately 9,400 residents, is anchored by a quaint downtown with locally owned small businesses. The Flossmoor Green Commission provides information and events for households in Flossmoor to live a more sustainable lifestyle. Among other initiatives, the Green Commission oversees the Flossmoor Seed Library, which encourages residents to share seed from native plants, and is promoting the restoration of monarch butterfly habitat.
City of Fergus Falls
Fergus Falls, MN
Ben Schierer
Summary for 2021
Fergus Falls is a city in western Minnesota with a population of approximately 14,500 people and is the Otter Tail County seat. The city is located in North America's grassland biome, on the eastern edge of the tallgrass prairie, and within the prairie pothole region, a key location for migrating, nectaring, and breeding monarch butterflies. The city grew adjacent to the Otter Tail River and has 27 beautiful parks along with six different trail systems and two community vegetable gardens. In addition, it is home to the Fergus Falls Wetland Management District and the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, part of the National Wildlife Refuge System, managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Mayor Ben Schierer committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by originally signing the Mayors Monarch Pledge in 2017 and each year since then. He looks forward to engaging residents and partners in creating more pollinator habitat throughout the city. Additional partners include the Friends of the Prairie Wetlands Learning Center, Wildlife Forever, United Prairie Foundation and the city's Natural Resources Committee and Human Rights Commission. Fergus Falls is working towards designation as the first Prairie City USA through Wildlife Forever in St. Paul, Minnesota, and is working to develop and invite other cities to earn this recognition. It also earned a 2019 Pollinator Friendly Community Award from the Pollinator Friendly Alliance in Stillwater, Minnesota.
City of Pea Ridge
Pea Ridge, AR
Jackie Crabtree
Summary for 2021
The City of Pea Ridge is working with the Pea Ridge Intermediate School to help establish feeding areas for the Monarch's.
City of Springdale
Springdale, AR
Doug Sprouse
Summary for 2021
The City of Springdale is a beautiful community with a large diverse population. We have many different trails and parks, where many monarchs and pollinators can live and thrive. I am thrilled to be taking this pledge for another year. We will continue to do our part in preserving this pledge to protect the monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Eureka Springs
Eureka Springs, AR
Robert (Butch) Berry
Summary for 2021
Eureka Springs is a quaint little community in the Ozarks, in northwest Arkansas. We have one of the largest park systems in the country and a commitment to including native plants throughout our parks and the town in general. This commitment includes the planting of over 1,000 milkweed plants this year alone, and including interpretive signs related to monarchs in at least two of our parks.
