Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Monday, January 30, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of Ashland

Ashland, KY

Matthew Perkins

Mayor

Pledge Summary

Ashland, KY is a city of 21,000 known for its conservation efforts to support the declining population of monarch butterflies. The city has established a butterfly garden, providing a habitat for the butterflies, and has also implemented the planting of flowers that are attractive to monarchs and serve as a source of food for the insects. These efforts aim to preserve the local ecosystem and promote biodiversity.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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 developers, planners, landscape architects, and other community leaders and organizers engaged in planning processes to identify opportunities to create monarch habitat.
Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.
Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the species’ need for habitat.

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor Matthew Perkins	2023	1/30/2023		View Pledge

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