Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Program Year
2023
Links and Uploads
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Community Spotlight
Indian Oaks Park - Marengo IL
2nd site to be prepared for 2022 planting. The site is on NW side of the Indian Oak's park property. Seeds will be planted in either spring of 2022 or fall of 2022 dependent on site readiness. The site is prepped with tarp and landscape fabric.
Action Items Committed for 2023
- 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.)
- Convert vacant lots to monarch habitat.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort.
- Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.
- Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor John Koziol | 2023 | 3/22/2023 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor John Koziol | 2022 | 1/3/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
