Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Monday, March 20, 2023
Program Year
2023
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Community Spotlight
Let's Pollinate 2021
Monarch Joint Venture joined us at a Community event at North Mankato City Hall on June 26, 2021
Let's Pollinate 2021!
Minnesota Native Landscape shared options for home pollinator gardens.
Let's Pollinate 2021!
Off to plant plugs!
Let's Pollinate 2022
Prairie Planting Demonstration by Minnesota Natural Landscapes and Nicollet 4-H members
Let's Pollinate 2022
Residents helped plant 300 plugs
Let's Pollinate 2022
Everyone joined in!
Action Items Committed for 2023
- Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat.
- Engage with gardening leaders and partners (e.g., Master Naturalists, Master Gardeners, Nature Centers, Native Plant Society Chapters , other long-standing and influential community leaders) to support monarch butterfly conservation.
- Engage with city parks and recreation, public works, sustainability, and other relevant staff to identify opportunities to revise and maintain mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs.
- Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Scott Carlson | 2023 | 3/20/2023 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Mark Dehen | 2022 | 2/8/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
| Mayor Mark Dehen | 2021 | 3/9/2021 | Signatories | View Pledge |
