Borough of Malvern
Malvern, PA
Zeyn Uzman
Summary for 2024
Malvern is a small borough in southeastern Pennsylvania with a population of roughly 3,000 covering approximately one square mile of Chester County. The Borough is home to many open spaces including Randolph Woods and the site of the Paoli Massacre that occurred during the Revolutionary War. Mayor Uzman of the Borough of Malvern has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the borough.
City of Rolling Meadows
Rolling Meadows, IL
Lara Sanoica
Summary for 2024
The City of Rolling Meadows is a city roughly 20 miles Northwest of Chicago, IL with a population of approximately 25,000 residents. The city has an abundance of parks and public space. In addition to it's public spaces and parks, there are community gardens. These community gardens are plots of green space where residents can grow produce and flowers. The City of Rolling Meadows, Illinois has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with the signing of the Mayors' pledge and look forward to encouraging residents to plant more native plants and flowers giving our indigenous pollinators more to feed on.
Town of North Hempstead
Manhasset, NY
Jennifer DeSena
Summary for 2024
The Town of North Hempstead is a suburban community located on Long Island, New York and has a population of over 200,000 residents. In 2018, the Town of North Hempstead first took the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and have taken the pledge every year since. Through the pledge, the Town has committed to and already taken many actions to help the monarch butterfly including increasing public awareness of the issue, encouraging residents to build gardens for monarchs in their homes, and creating monarch habitat on Town owned land. For more information on the Town's Sustainability Initiatives including protecting monarchs and other pollinators visit: northhempsteadny.gov/sustainability
Elm Grove
Elm Grove, WI
Jim Koleski
Summary for 2024
Elm Grove is a village of just 3.29 square miles (6,524 in population) that was incorporated in 1955. The community was named America’s best suburb by Business Insider in 2014 and proudly became the first community in the state of Wisconsin to achieve the National Wildlife Federation’s Community Habitat designation on 1/27/23. The community takes pride in its Tree City USA, Bird City Wisconsin High Flyer, and Bee City USA designations. Our small community has 8 certified Monarch Waystations via the Monarch Watch, one of which is at our 79 acre village park, which was named in Rob Bignell’s book, Wisconsin’s Best Wildflower Hikes. Our community has been dedicated to increasing awareness about the plight of the monarch butterfly through ongoing community education and outreach programs including native plant sales, village displays, native plant gardens, book clubs, and monarch activist speakers. Elm Grove is proud to have added the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Leadership Circle to its list of accomplishments and is looking forward their 2024 commitment to strive for even more.
City of Sandy Springs
City of Sandy Springs, GA
Rusty Paul
Summary for 2024
The City of Sandy Springs is the second largest city in metro Atlanta with a vibrant a population of almost 110,000. Enjoying twenty-two miles of shoreline along the Chattahoochee River, two local forest preserves and hundreds of acres of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, environmental stewardship is a natural priority for the City of Sandy Springs. We became a Bee City USA Affiliate in 2021, and by renewing our Mayor’s Monarch Pledge, we strengthen our commitment to improving pollinator habitat in our parks and engaging the community in efforts to saving the monarch butterfly and wildlife in general.
City of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ
Kate Gallego
Summary for 2024
Phoenix is the fifth largest city in the country and is located in the beautiful Sonoran Desert. Phoenicians are committed to the vision of becoming the most sustainable desert city on the planet, and have a strong ethos of habitat conservation, wise water use, and support of native plant species. Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego signed the Mayor's Monarch Pledge to raise awareness and galvanize efforts to expand crucial habitat and food sources for monarch butterflies. The city looks forward to working with residents and stakeholders to increase the prevalence of native plants throughout the city to support pollinators.
Edgerton
Edgerton, WI
Christopher Lund
Summary for 2024
Pledge Summary: 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.
City of Minnetonka
Minnetonka, MN
Brad Wiersum
Summary for 2024
Minnetonka is a fully developed suburban community of more than 53,000 residents located eight miles west of Minneapolis. The city’s natural surroundings — including woodlands, prairies, wetlands and other bodies of water — set it apart from similar-sized Twin Cities suburbs and give the community a distinct character. Minnetonka has a long history of habitat protection and restoration, and in 2017 joined the Mayors' Monarch Pledge to focus actions that benefit monarchs, pollinators and other wildlife on public and private property. Minnetonka has been a Monarch Champion city three times since 2020, and in 2023 worked on all 29 action steps. We welcome you to contact our pledge coordinator, Christine Petersen (cpetersen@minnetonkamn.gov or 952-988-8442) to learn more about Minnetonka’s efforts on behalf of pollinators.
City of Pharr
Pharr, TX
Dr. Ambrosio Hernandez
Summary for 2024
With a population of 80,000 residents, the City of Pharr is located in the Rio Grande Valley. This region of Texas is significant to the central migratory flyway of the monarch butterfly, and city leadership recognizes its importance in ensuring that our community is educated about this.
City of Mountain View
Mountain View, CA
Alison Hicks
Summary for 2024
The City of Mountain View is looking forward to participating in its third year of the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and continue the efforts that were started over the last two years. The City will be completing its third phase of pollinator habitat enhancements in our regional park, Shoreline at Mountain View. The City will also continue our Seed Library Program and partnering with community organizations to maintain a demonstration pollinator garden that provides tours and informational for residents to replicate. Lastly, Mountain View is in the process of creating a Biodiversity and Urban Forestry Plan that will be moved forward in 2024.
