Town of West Hartford
West Hartford, CT
Shari Cantor
Summary for 2021
West Hartford is located in central Connecticut adjacent to and west of the City of Hartford, the state capital. Immediate neighboring towns are Bloomfield, Newington, Farmington, and Avon. West Hartford has wonderful public recreation (Leisure Services) areas including indoor Veterans Memorial Skating Rink; two indoor pools at Cornerstone Aquatics Center, and four outdoor pools at Fernridge, Beachland, Eisenhower, and Kennedy parks; six public parks, the three mentioned and Wolcott Park. As well as Westmoor Park, an educational environmental demonstration farm.
Village of Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect, IL
Dave Hull
Summary for 2021
The Village of Mount Prospect is located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. Our town has a number of green spaces and is home to many substantial parks. The Village takes great pride in its green infrastructure and strives to utilize it to improve the quality of life for our residents. The Village is committed to improving and maintaining our existing habitat and working with community partners to do our part to further promote habitats for butterflies and pollinators.
Malibu
Malibu, CA
Mikke Pierson
Summary for 2021
Malibu is a rural community that has shown dedication to saving the monarchs and pollinator conservation. We have previously help meetings on this topic to educate the public and we have planted pollinator gardens already.
Township of Carling
Carling , ON
Mike Konoval
Summary for 2021
The Township of Carling is a rural municipality located in Northern Ontario. This will be the fourth time we have taken the Mayors Monarch Pledge. We will continue to promote a monarch friendly environment within the Township by educating our ratepayers and our staff. We will continue to grow our monarch garden and will encourage our ratepayers to do the same.
City of Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids, IA
Brad Hart
Summary for 2021
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.
Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government
Louisville, KY
Greg Fischer
Summary for 2021
Founded in 1778, the City of Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and sits on the banks of the Ohio River sharing the border with Indiana. Since first joining in 2018, Mayor Greg Fischer has again united with over 600 fellow mayors across the U.S. in support of monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation by signing the National Wildlife Federation’s “Mayor’s Monarch Pledge”. With the monarch butterfly population declining by 80% over the last 20 years, the monarch butterfly has emerged as an ambassador species to raise awareness for all pollinators and ecosystem health about their need for milkweed plants as well as other native wildflowers that provide nectar for food. Mayor Fischer is dedicated to environmental health by supporting sustainable monarch conservation efforts through encouraging, educating, and empowering citizens that their efforts to create more pollinator habitat throughout the community can have a lasting impact. Mayor Fischer also actively participates in the Louisville Zoo’s Monarch Conservation Program, now in it’s 5th year, by attending FlutterFest, a day of celebrating the monarch butterfly. The Louisville Zoo is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA) and a Louisville Metro Government agency. The Louisville Zoo is also partner of the AZA’s Saving Animals From Extinction (S.A.F.E.) North American Monarch Butterfly Program.
City of Yoncalla
Yoncalla, OR
Stacey Atwell-Keister
Summary for 2021
Yoncalla is a city in Douglas County, Oregon with a population of about 1100. We pledge to help monarch butterflies and other pollinators by collecting and distributing milkweed seeds for homeowners to plant on their property, removing invasive species like pampas grass and butterfly bushes in our right-of-ways and replacing them with milkweed, and working with the local elementary school to launch an outdoor education program in the school garden.
Town of Ossining
Ossining, NY
Dana Levenberg
Summary for 2021
The Town of Ossining is located in the Lower Hudson Valley with a population of approximately 38,000 including residents in the unincorporated area of the town and two villages. The Town has a history of making eco-friendly programs available to residents and routinely seeks guidance and advice from Master Gardeners and experts at a local nature preserve. Recently it passed legislation to allow beekeeping, which specifically requires beekeepers to provide a food source for their bees so they do not compromise the existing food sources for native pollinators. Town Supervisor Dana Levenberg is committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators, through the efforts listed in this application and other methods. She looks forward to continued engagement with residents regarding the protection and creation of habitats for pollinators.
City of Santa Fe
Santa Fe, NM
Alan Webber
Summary for 2021
The City of Santa Fe is committed to a wide-ranging series of programs that will protect pollinators and monarch butterflies, develop our tree canopy, conserve water and take a leadership role in sustainability.
City of Rolla
ROLLA, MO
Louis Magdits
Summary for 2021
Rolla, MO is located in south central Missouri - home to MO University of Science and Technology and surrounded by the Mark Twain National Forest and the Ozarks. Mayor Magdits remains committed to promoting healthy habitat for monarch butterflies, bees and other pollinators including the signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge. Working in partnership with the City Parks Department and City Public Works Department as well as Master Gardeners and the local Audubon Society we look forward to promoting better habitat throughout the Rolla area.
