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Monday, March 13, 2023

2023

City of Rolla

ROLLA, MO

Louis Magdits IV

Mayor

Rolla is a community of 20,000 with 31 parks and 228 acres. We have three established distinct Monarch/pollinator sites on city property.

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.
Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods. (If you have community members who speak a language other than English, we encourage you to also communicate in that language; Champion Pledges must communicate in that language.)

Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitats for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Earn or maintain recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by participating in other wildlife and habitat conservation efforts (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat program).
Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.

Direct city property managers to consider the use of native milkweed and nectar plants at city properties where possible.

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Louis Magdits IV	2023	3/13/2023		View Pledge
Mayor Louis J Magdits	2022	12/21/2021	Signatories	View Pledge
Mayor Louis Magdits	2021	3/25/2021	Signatories	View Pledge