Pledge Status
Active
Pledge Date
Friday, March 10, 2023
Program Year
2023
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Community Spotlight
Monarch Festival Crandall Park, Glens Falls NY
We held a Monarch Festival in Crandall Park on the field behind the pollinator garden. Approximately 100-110 people attended the event. In addition to being educational, this festival was fun. Children mimicked the flight of the Monarchs.
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.
- 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.
- Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
- Adopt ordinances that support reducing light pollution.
Past Pledge Archive
| Mayor Name | Program Year | Pledge Date | Achievement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor S. William Collins | 2023 | 3/10/2023 | View Pledge | |
| Mayor William Collins | 2022 | 2/18/2022 | Signatories | View Pledge |
