City of Cape May
Cape May, NJ
Zachary Mullock
Summary for 2024
Cape May (sometimes Cape May City) is a city and seaside resort located at the southern tip of Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean, it is one of the country's oldest vacation resort destinations.
City of Leander
Leander, TX
Christine DeLisile
Summary for 2024
Leander is a growing city of about 100,000 residents on the edge of the Texas Hill Country. Given our location in the eastern monarch migration route, we are in a great place to help support the butterfly. Our participation enhances efforts to engage with residents in our work in water conservation and city beautification through promotion of drought tolerant landscaping with native Texas Plants. Many of these plants are also useful to monarchs and other pollinators.
Borough of New Britain
New Britain Borough, PA
James Donovan
Summary for 2024
New Britain Borough is a small borough of 8,000 residents in central Bucks County. We are a PA Bird Town, a Tree City USA, and a National Wildlife Federation Community Wildlife Habitat. As a community, we have demonstrated a long-time commitment to providing habitat for birds, pollinators, and other wildlife through the planting of hundreds of native trees, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials in our public spaces, including the Wilma Quinlan Nature Preserve, which has been recognized at both the local and state level for the habitat restoration work we have done there. Participating in the Mayors Monarch Pledge initiative is a natural extension of the work our community has long been engaged in.
City of Riverdale
Riverdale, IA
Anthony Heddlesten
Summary for 2024
We removed all of the non-native plants in our parks in 2021 and 2022 and replaced them all with native species. We have two registered monarch way stations with Monarch Watch. We also recently passed an ordinance and set up a program for people to have mow-less May, pollinator lawn spaces, and native prairie lawn spaces without getting fines for tall grass/weeds.
Village of Lakemoor
Lakemoor, IL
Todd Weihofen
Summary for 2024
The Village of Lakemoor is Located i both Lake and Mchenry County and is bordered by Several Natural preserves (Morain Hills State park, Volo Bog, and The Black Crown Marsh. Mayor McIntyre has committed the Village to making improvements in the Village to increase the Numbers of Monarch Butterflies and Pollinators.
City of Atlantic Beach
Atlantic Beach, FL
Curtis Ford
Summary for 2024
The City of Atlantic Beach is a small community located on a barrier island in Northeastern Florida's Duval County. The city consists of 13 square miles of which just 27 percent is land with the remainder being water. Approx. 14,000 residents make their homes in between the Atlantic Ocean to the east and Tidal Marsh to the west. The city is actively engaged in sustainability and resilience programs which seek to preserve the natural beauty of our community and to protect our natural resources for the generation to come. We continue our Mayor's Monarch Pledge to educate and involve out citizens in a noble endeavor to save monarch butterfly habitats as well as promoting interest in similar programs.
City of Sun Prairie
Sun Prairie, WI
Paul Esser
Summary for 2024
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.
City of Loves Park
Loves Park, IL
Greg Jury
Summary for 2024
Loves Park is located in Northern Illinois with amazing local and state parks. Mayor Jury is pledging to conserve the Monarch and pollinators for our region. Please join in on his efforts.
Town of York
York, ME
Todd Frederick
Summary for 2024
The Town of York, comprised of Cape Neddick, York Harbor, York Village and York Beach, is in the southern tip of Maine and has a population of over 13,000 year-round residents. This coastal community is home to the Nubble Lighthouse, Mount Agamenticus, and is famous for its long sandy beaches. York also has large areas of forest, community parks, fields, and green space along with some of the highest levels of biodiversity in the state. In our recent Comprehensive Plan, a top goal is to preserve, protect, and enhance natural resources to include wildlife habitat. We are pledging to help protect and increase public awareness of Maine’s native pollinators, to include the monarch butterfly, and their habitats.
City of San Marcos
San Marcos, TX
Jane Hughson
Summary for 2024
San Marcos is a city in central Texas with a population of roughly 68,580. Located midway between Austin and San Antonio, San Marcos is a quickly growing community that is situated along a major migration route for many species including monarch butterflies. Our city has a direct impact on monarch populations as they move across this region each year. Mayor Hughson of San Marcos, TX has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to contributing to the enhancement and conservation of pollinator habitat throughout the city.
