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Summary for 2025

Summary for 2025

Lanark County, located in rural Eastern Ontario, is home to approximately 75,000 residents and is celebrated for its stunning natural landscapes, charming small towns, rich cultural heritage, and vibrant maple syrup industry. Lanark County has shown a strong commitment to pollinator habitat conservation by promoting the restoration of native habitats, encouraging biodiversity, and involving the community in various conservation efforts. More specifically, Lanark County has initiated roadside pollinator habitat restoration efforts, focusing on transforming roadside areas into native meadow habitats to support pollinators and enhance local biodiversity. Through the Mayors' Monarch Pledge, this year Lanark County is committing to engaging the community in habitat conservation for monarch butterflies by raising public awareness, encouraging community participation, and collaborating with municipal departments to create and maintain habitats. Additionally, the County aims to foster a supportive environment through community-driven initiatives and educational efforts.

Summary for 2025

The Town of Apex is a growing area located in Wake County, North Carolina. The Town is located in the piedmont region of North Carolina and serves as a critical waypoint for the eastern Monarch migration. Mayor Jacques K. Gilbert and Apex Town Council are committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their renewal of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and look forward to engaging with Apex residents to continue to increase pollinator habitat throughout the Town.

Summary for 2025

Fayetteville, Arkansas is a city of approximately 103,000 people located in the Ozark Mountains of Northwest Arkansas and home to the University of Arkansas. Fayetteville and the Northwest Arkansas region has experienced unprecedented growth in recent decades, due in part the area’s scenic beauty, low cost of living, and the home presence of multiple fortune 500 companies such as Walmart and Tyson Foods, which have brought new jobs and accelerated economic development. Fayetteville’s population has increased by approximately 40% from that of the 2010 census count of 73,580. This rapid growth will undoubtedly impact the local ecology without proactive efforts to protect our natural resources and ecosystem. By participating in the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, Mayor Rawn is leading Fayetteville in taking steps to protect our monarch and pollinator populations through direct stewardship and educational activities. These efforts, bolstered by the participation of additional municipalities across the region, will serve to raise local awareness and increase pollinator habitat and the presence of the monarch butterfly in Fayetteville and throughout Northwest Arkansas.

Summary for 2025

The City of St. Louis Park is a fully developed first tier suburb of Minneapolis. Understanding the impacts of this development level, St. Louis Park has committed to being a leader in environmental stewardship as one of its strategic objectives. St. Louis Park is also home to 52 parks and the Westwood Hills Nature Center which educates and connects the urban population with the natural environment. Mayor Mohamed of St. Louis Park is committing to promote the addition and enhancement of habitat in parks and throughout the city that supports and protects the monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayor’s Pledge.

Summary for 2025

Over the past several years, Pickering has developed and implemented a number of initiatives to support the Monarch butterfly and other important pollinators such as birds, bats and bees. Through participation in the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, Pickering will continue to help create Monarch habitat, raise community awareness about the importance of these species, and educate residents on roles they can play. Through collaboration we also endeavor to encourage other Canadian cities to do the same.

Summary for 2025

Richton Park, IL is a wonderful place to start a family, open a business, entertain, and create a quality of life that's fulfilling and satisfying. The opportunities are endless, and we are aggressively growing to match those opportunities and goals. Richton Park is a place that you can call "Your Home." It is Richton Park's priority to provide vibrant, effective, high-quality services that foster safety, quality of life, and economic vitality throughout our community. The Village of Richton Park recognizes that human health ultimately depends on well-functioning ecosystems, and that bio-diverse regions can better support food production, healthy soil, air quality and also foster health connections between humans and wildlife. For this reason we are looking to establish a commitment to local, state and national efforts that protect and conserve habitats for pollinators like the Monarch Butterfly. Our efforts will assist our community in establishing a greater connection between residents and wildlife in general.

Summary for 2025

Hillsborough Township, located in Somerset Country, is centrally located in the state of New Jersey with a population near 50,000. Hillsborough spans over 50 square miles and offers over 15 public parks through the municipality. Mayor Ciccarelli and the Township Committee have committed to supporting the Mayors Monarch pledge through action item projects accomplished throughout the town. Hillsborough's plans include to not only continue the beautification of its parks, but to also provide natural habitats for the monarch butterflies throughout the community.

Summary for 2025

The Municipality of Whitestone is located in the District of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. Our municipality is in the middle of beautiful lakes and pristine forests and conservation of these lakes and forests are part of the environmental initiative the municipality is committed to. As well, we recognize the importance of creating monarch and pollinator habitat at parks, gardens, and other green spaces, that every member of our community can equally enjoy.

Summary for 2025

The City of Howell consists of just over 10,000 people, in the heart of Michigan. Last year, one of our local community gardens was upgraded to add pollinators as a focus. This year, we are looking to repurpose vacant lots, spaces near parking lots, and around our lake for Monarch conservation. This includes expanding and preserving milkweed throughout town. To help, signs will be posted to help educate the community. We will also use our Arbor Day event to help celebrate the cause.