The National Wildlife Federation

Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Program Year

2023

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City of Raton

Raton, NM

Neil Segotta

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Raton New Mexico is situated at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountain range in northeastern New Mexico. Raton is a small mountain community with a population hovering around 6500 people.Raton is known for its friendly faces, mountain vistas and refreshing mountain waters. Mayor Segotta has committed to saving the Monarch butterfly and other pollinators by signing the Mayor's Monarch Pledge and looks forward to engaging residents in building more pollinator habitat throughout the community.

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.
  • 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.
  • Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • 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).

Systems Change

  • Integrate monarch butterfly conservation into the city’s Park Master Plan, Sustainability Plan, Climate Resiliency Plan or other city plans.