Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Friday, March 31, 2023
Program Year
2023
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Community Spotlight
Mayor Prince; Monarch Butterfly Festival
Mayor Prince celebrating and committing to the Mayors Monarch Pledge at the 2021 Monarch Butterfly Festival in North Country Park.
Action Items Committed for 2023
- 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.
- Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.
- Host or support a monarch butterfly festival that is accessible to all residents in the community and promotes monarch and pollinator conservation, as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
- Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
- 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.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor Jorge Prince | 2023 | 3/31/2023 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Jorge Prince | 2022 | 3/31/2022 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor Jorge Prince | 2021 | 4/30/2021 | View Pledge |
