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Summary for 2025

Summary for 2025

Deerfield, Illinois is a vibrant suburban community located about 25 miles north of downtown Chicago. With a population of just under 20,000 residents, Deerfield is home to over five acres of recently restored native gardens— adding to the Village’s natural beauty, sustainability, and commitment to environmental stewardship. Mayor Shapiro has affirmed the Village’s dedication to protecting pollinators by signing the Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in creating more pollinator habitats throughout our thriving community.

Summary for 2025

Founded in 1565, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European and African-American origin in the United States. Forty-two years before the English colonized Jamestown and fifty-five years before the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, the Spanish established at St. Augustine this nation's first enduring settlement.

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Sun Prairie is a vibrant and thriving community located in northeastern Dane county, just east of the City of Madison. Sun Prairie has become known in the region for its high quality of life, its excellent parks and recreation programs, historic downtown, exceptional public school system, and progressive approach to the development and redevelopment of the community. The city is committed to making Sun Prairie a leading sustainable, vibrant and environmentally friendly community by taking steps to conserve energy, reduce waste, and preserve our natural resources. The city is looking forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator-friendly habitats throughout the community.

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The City of Prairie Village is a first-ring suburb near the heart of the Kansas City metropolitan area. With a population of 22,000, Prairie Village preserves the ambiance of a village with the livability of a neighborhood. The "village' lifestyle is enhanced by quality education, a variety of housing options, recreation and local commerce in pedestrian friendly centers. Since 2021, the City of Prairie Village, under the guidance of the Prairie Village Environmental Committee, has participated in the National Wildlife Federation's Mayors' Monarch Pledge in an effort to support monarch and pollinator conservation.

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Summary for 2025

The City of Takoma Park is a municipality of approximately 17,000 residents in Montgomery County, Maryland. Takoma Park is bordered by Washington, D.C. on the south and Prince George’s County on the north and east. Takoma Park is densely populated but feels comfortable due to its hills and large trees. Takoma Park is known as “Azalea City” because of the many flowering azalea bushes that brighten the area in the spring. Mayor Talisha Searcy is committed to helping Monarchs and other pollinators thrive in our Safe Grow community.

Summary for 2025

Bloomfield is a Township in northern New Jersey with a population of approximately 54,000. We have an Environmental Commission, a Beautification Committee and a number of commissions, committees and community organizations that are committed to sustainability, environmental protection and protecting Monarch Butterflies and other native pollinators. We have established a number of pollinator gardens and have a number of initiatives to educate people about the need to protect Monarch Butterflies and encourage biodiversity.

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Manalapan Township is a beautiful community located in Western Monmouth County just 15 minutes from the Jersey Shore, and 45 miles from New York City. It boasts a population of over 40,000 residents. Over the years we have adopted the slogan that Manalapan is "A Great Place to Live" and the saying couldn’t be more true. Manalapan Township has many volunteer groups that residents can join to get involved in their community. One of those groups is the Manalapan Environmental Commission, which exists to help our municipal government protect the environment and the natural resources in our town. One event they hold annually is their Native Plant sale, which features milkweed plants that rebuild habitats for the monarch butterfly. The Manalapan Environmental Commission is dedicated to protecting not only our environment, but the population of the monarch butterfly as well.

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Freeport is a city in northwest Illinois with a population of over 23,000. Located on the historic Route 20, Freeport is home to a beautiful system of parks that house many species of wildlife, including the monarch butterfly. Mayor Miller of Freeport, IL has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with her signing of the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the city.