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Summary for 2025

The City of Fort Atkinson is a vibrant community located along the Rock River, a few miles upstream from Lake Koshkonong, in Jefferson County, Wisconsin. Fort Atkinson is the largest city located entirely in the county. The city developed at the former site of Fort Koshkonong which was used during the 1832 Black Hawk War. Fort Atkinson’s name is derived from the original fort and General Henry Atkinson, who was in charge of the US forces during the war. City Manager Rebecca Houseman is committed to taking the Mayor's Monarch Pledge.

Summary for 2025

Zionsville is a town of about 31,000 residents located in Central Indiana. Often called a town within a park, Zionsville has preserved over 800 acres of parks, most left in its natural habitats. Along with preserving and restoring our native wetlands, forest and prairie habitats, Mayor Stehr has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other native pollinators by signing the Mayor's Monarch Pledge. The Zionsville community looks forward to continuing to build native habitat throughout Zionsville.

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Town of Barnstable is located on Cape Cod, MA. Established in 1639, the Town is home to 50,000 year round residents and sponsors robust conservation programing and land management best practices. Upwards of 150,000 seasonal residents call Barnstable home and the Town hosts over 4 Mil visitors annually. Our Open Space and Parks/Recreational planning are asset number one; we are wholeheartedly committed to native plantings and public education concerning best land management stewardship. Climate resiliency is foremost in our thoughts towards community development and future planning goals with preservation and historical guidance.

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Edgerton is an established community (population 5,945) with a rich history and strong community spirit. Located in the fast growing I-90 corridor amid the rolling countryside of South-Central Wisconsin Edgerton is home to 14 parks & recreational areas, 1 golf course and tons of gardens (including a community garden) where pollinators are all welcomed. Since 2021, Mayor Christopher Lund of Edgerton, Wisconsin has committed to save the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. Chris looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.

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City of Lorain is a Lake Erie lakefront community of roughly 65,000 citizens. Since 2019, a concerned group of local volunteers has been actively working to create a "pollinator friendly" environment for monarchs and other pollinators. Lorain's "Butterfly Committee" has successfully created 14 native gardens throughout the City of Lorain to-date. We are on the monarch migration path, their first stop across Lake Erie from Canada, making Lorain an ideal refueling station for monarchs and other migratory pollinators. We pledge to continue our efforts to increase awareness of the plight of the monarch and to encourage residents within our community to join us in making Lorain a welcoming pollinator habitat.

Summary for 2025

Established in 1984, the City of Rochester Hills, in Southeast Michigan, has a population of roughly 75,000. Rochester Hills is committed to sustaining its position among the nation’s preeminent places to live, work and raise a family. The community continues to value its natural resources and green spaces. The City sees the importance of not only protecting and enhancing these resources; but acting as a leader and model to residents and the community. As part of this effort, the city is committed to taking actions to conserve and maintain pollinator habitats. Actions include supporting local native plants sales, seed collection programs, providing pollinator habitat support to HOA's, residents, local garden clubs and continued stewardship efforts in our City Parks and Green Spaces.

Summary for 2025

The decline of monarch butterflies is a serious issue, driven largely by habitat loss from urban development. By joining the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, we commit to creating and improving habitats for these essential pollinators. Cities can help by preserving natural areas, planting native milkweed in parks, gardens, and along streets, and we can inspire our residents to do the same in their yards. The City of Mesa, situated in central Arizona’s bustling metropolitan area, is nestled in the beautiful desert Southwest. Mesa is fortunate to work with Southwest Monarch Study, a nonprofit dedicated to researching the migration and breeding patterns of monarch butterflies across Arizona and the Southwestern U. S. Through their efforts, we know that there is much more to discover about the wild monarch migration throughout our region. It is an honor for me to support this initiative from the National Wildlife Federation and to join hundreds of other mayors and community leaders in this effort.

Summary for 2025

Grayslake is a Village located in Northeast Illinois with a population of roughly 21,000. The Village has worked extensively to maintain and create green space in conjunction with development, and places emphasis on planting native plants and other pollinator promoting plants when undertaking landscaping and other projects. Mayor Taylor is committed to protecting the Monarch butterfly population and looks forward to continuing to work to promote local pollinators through the Village’s efforts as well as engaging the community about ways they can help the Monarchs at home.

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Summary for 2025

Thornton, Colorado, is a City of approximately 140,000 residents in the north Denver metro area, running south to north paralleling the beautiful Colorado Front Range. Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann is committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge. She looks forward to continuing her engagement with residents in developing additional pollinator habitat throughout the City. To improve Monarch life cycle success, Mayor Kulmann has encouraged intentional maintenance practices designed for the restoration of pollinator habitat. These practices include reduction of pesticide use near milkweed in targeted locations and the innovative Naturally Thornton program, converting turfgrass into sustainable and native grasslands. In addition, Mayor Kulmann actively supports the citizen driven Monarch Fly Way initiative, which links City appropriate breeding habitat into a single unified habitat corridor, characterized by appropriate maintenance and public education.