Palm Beach Gardens
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Chelsea Reed
Summary for 2021
Palm Beach Gardens is a wonderful city located in southeast Florida, with a population of close to 60,000 residents. With average sunny temperature of 74 degrees, the City of Palm Beach Gardens offers a vibrant Florida lifestyle with lush, tropical ambiance. Our residents have local access to art and cultural opportunities, outstanding dining opportunities, resorts, shopping areas that include the finest stores. With a wide variety of gated and non-gated communities that include everything from beautiful villas to estate homes, the Gardens has a neighborhood that is bound to feel like home. Palm Beach Gardens has a City Council that responds to the needs of residents, a municipal golf course carefully intertwined among environmentally sensitive lands, a Tree City USA designation, an award-winning Parks and Recreation Department, and world-class public art. Palm Beach Gardens continues to set the standard as a Signature City.
City of Ukiah
Ukiah, CA
Juan Orozco
Summary for 2021
Mayor Orozco is working with a loose knit group of environmentalists and naturalists to help support Monarch Butterfly populations. The group has undertaken projects for a number fo years but has no previously taken “The Mayors’ Monarch Pledge.” The group sees this as a multi-year effort. For the first year, the group plans to 1) Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat. 2) Launch 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, and 5) Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent community location. The group is investigating locations to work on the demonstration garden and will coordinate their efforts with the City’s Parks Team. As part of the Earth Day 2021 effort the City’s Community Services team will explore additional opportunities to communicate the importance of protecting all species by creating spaces and executing plans that allow species to live and thrive in urban areas.
Forest Park
Forest Park, IL
Rory Hoskins
Summary for 2021
Forest Park is located just west of downtown Chicago in Cook County, Illinois. The community will work to preserve the Monarchs and other pollinators by planting certain species of flowers and milkweed.
City of South Padre Island
South Padre Island , TX
Patrick McNulty
Summary for 2021
The City of South Padre Island is directly in the path of the Monarch Coastal Flyway in the most important state for eastern migratory Monarchs. Our community strives to live harmoniously with nature and pledges to become a city-wide haven for migratory Monarchs by creating and managing habitat and through community awareness and education.
Town/Village of Harrison
Harrison, NY
Ron Belmont
Summary for 2021
Mayor Belmont is committed to pollinator conservation efforts and seeing the effects in the Harrison community.
City of Elgin
Elgin, IL
Dave Kaptain
Summary for 2021
Nestled along the banks of the Fox River, Elgin, Illinois is approximately 38 miles northwest of downtown Chicago and is home to over 112,000 people. The City of Elgin is a river community having a strong affinity to the river, its tributaries, and its adjacent natural areas. Mayor Dave Kaptain and Elgin City Council are very supportive of the sustainability efforts to protect the Monarch Butterfly and the enhancement of pollinator habits.
City of Richmond Hill
Richmond Hill, ON
David Barrow
Summary for 2021
The City of Richmond Hill is a city located in southern Ontario. With a population of approximately 200,000, Richmond Hill is a lower tier municipality in York Region with portions of the City falling within Ontario's Greenbelt and Oak Ridges Moraine. The City has committed to foster natural and built communities that support pollinators through the Environment Strategy and partnerships with non-profit organizations and designations.
Village of Winnetka
Winnetka, IL
Robert Bahan
Summary for 2021
Winnetka, the Native American term for “beautiful land”, is a 12,000 person Village known for its mature tree canopy, sandy beaches, outstanding parks, and renowned schools nestled along Lake Michigan’s north shore of Chicago. By signing the Mayors Monarch Pledge, President Rintz and the Village Council demonstrate their commitment to preserve and enhance the health and biodiversity of this “beautiful land” by increasing habitat for the monarch butterfly and other pollinators through example and education.
Village of Dunnottar
Matlock, MB
Rick Gamble
Summary for 2021
The Village of Dunnottar is a small lakeside community of just under 800 year-round residents located on the western shore of Lake Winnipeg. Dunnottar consists of an amalgamation of three lakeside communities: Matlock, Whytewold, and Ponemah. Dunnottar’s local economy consists mainly of a few retail shops and services, which support the seasonal cottagers and summer influx of visitors. Lake Winnipeg is known for its commercial fishery, with many residents making a living from the summer and winter harvests. Dunnottar and most of the surrounding area owes its biggest tourist attraction to Lake Winnipeg. The shoreline of most of the southern basin consists of several kilometres of white sandy beaches – among the finest in the province. There has been a decline in the amount of wildlife habitat within the Village of Dunnottar boundaries, such as the endangered Piping Plover, due to the developed nature of the community and the extensive use of the shoreline. Within the Village of Dunnottar there are public spaces reserves and road allowances. The Village of Dunnottar recognizes the importance of biodiversity conservation in the midst of competing land uses. The Village of Dunnottar Development Plan and Zoning By-Law outline objectives and policies that have been put into place to help ensure the future security of the Village of Dunnottar Natural Areas. While residents are currently engaged in activities and programs to protect and reclaim local natural areas, this will require constant effort to see the positive results. Intergenerational consideration must be given to land use planning and education so that spaces like wetlands, and the benefits they provide, are nurtured.
City of Shavano Park
City of Shavano Park, TX
Bob Werner
Summary for 2021
The City of Shavano Park is located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country and offers a unique blend of rural small town character with urban conveniences. The City's motto is "City living with Country Charm," a phrase the City lives up to by being a nature and wildlife habitat. The City has committed to saving the Monarch Butterfly by planting the Milkweed plat at City Hall, community garden and municipal buildings. The City also informs the Residents of their ability to contribute by proclaiming April as Monarch Pledge Month in conjunction with the City's annual Arbor Day Celebration.
