Community Profile

Pledge Status

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Pledge Date

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of Gahanna

Gahanna, OH

Laurie Jadwin

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Gahanna is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio with a population of 35,000 residents. Although we are in an urban setting, we manage over 750 acres of parkland and natural areas. We aim to improve pollinator and monarch habitat by installing pollinator gardens, planting milkweed, and adding more prairies throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Launch, expand, or continue an invasive species removal program that will support the re-establishment of native habitats for monarch butterflies and other pollinators.
Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar producing plants in community gardens.
Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants in medians and public rights-of-way.

Systems Change ▸

Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Laurie Jadwin	2023	2/9/2023		View Pledge
Mayor Laurie Jadwin	2022	3/25/2022	Signatories	View Pledge

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