City of Las Cruces
Las Cruces, NM
Ken Miyagishima
Summary for 2021
Las Cruces is the second-largest city in New Mexico, located in southern New Mexico, just 45 miles from El Paso, Texas. Our weather is great for outdoor activities and we have a variety of wildlife. Providing a safer habitat for them, including the Monarch and other pollinators, is of great importance to our community.
City of Greenbelt
Greenbelt, MD
Colin Byrd
Summary for 2021
The City of Greenbelt is located in the State of Maryland north east of Washington DC. Greenbelt has a population of 23,000. Mayor Colin Byrd has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with his signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.
City of Arvada
Arvada, CO
Mark Williams
Summary for 2021
Arvada is a city home to approximately 120,000 people along the Colorado front range of the Rocky Mountains. In 2017, Mayor Marc Williams and the City of Arvada took the pledge to protect and preserve monarch habitats and other pollinators. Arvada is still committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in future monarch conservation efforts.
City of Irving
Irving, TX
Rick Stopfer
Summary for 2021
Located in the heart of the growing Dallas-Fort Worth region, the City of Irving is home to 239,798 residents and 8,500 local and international companies. Irving's Think Green...Be Green program offers residents and businesses the resources and opportunities to learn about sustainability and environmental topics. Irving Mayor Rick Stopfer is supportive of the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge and is looking forward to creating a more pollinator-friendly community.
City of Rapid City
Rapid City, SD
Steve Allender
Summary for 2021
Rapid City is a fast-growing community located in western South Dakota with a population of 78,000. The city is located at the base of the beautiful Black Hills, about 30 minutes from Mount Rushmore, and has an extensive greenway and parks system and many community gardens. This "City of Presidents" values its natural surroundings and understands the importance of maintaining high levels of environmental quality, from bees to trees, as demonstrated by its Bee City USA and Tree City USA designations. Mayor Allender, with the support of the Rapid City Parks & Recreation Department and Standing Committee on Sustainability, 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 Moorpark
Moorpark, CA
Janice Parvin
Summary for 2021
Moorpark is a City in Southern California with a population of approximately 36,000. The City was named after the Moorpark apricot tree and encompasses 12.4 square miles in eastern Ventura County. Moorpark is located directly southwest of the Santa Suzanna Mountains and takes pride in it’s eighteen beautiful parks, walking trails, natural open space areas, it’s historical Pepper Tree Grove, and the management of the City’s urban forest. Mayor Parvin has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayor’s Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging the residents and community groups to build more pollinator habitat in the City.
City Council District 4
Boston, MA
Andrea Campbell
Summary for 2021
City Councilor Andrea Campbell represents District 4 in the city of Boston, which includes parts of Dorchester, Mattapan, Roslindale, and Jamaica Plain; one of the most diverse districts in the City. Unfortunately, many of our neighborhoods have historically been under-resourced and under-served, which is why she often says that if we solve the issues plaguing District 4, we solve the issues of the entire City of Boston. In pushing the City to serve all its neighborhoods equitably, environmental justice is one of the issues that rises to the top. Monarch butterflies play a crucial role in our ecosystem, so Councilor Campbell is happy to take this pledge and do her part to protect their habitat in Boston.
City of Greenville
Greenville, SC
Knox White
Summary for 2021
City of Shawnee, Kansas
Shawnee, KS
Michelle Distler
Summary for 2021
Town of Apex
Apex, NC
Jacques Gilbert
Summary for 2021
The Town of Apex in central North Carolina with a population of 70,000. The town is located in the heart of the Raleigh Durham area and named "Number 1 place to live in America" by Forbes magazine in 2015. Major Jacques Gilbert and the Apex Town Council have committed to saving the Monarch Butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge once again in 2021. We look forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the Town.
