The National Wildlife Federation

Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of Kyle

Kyle, TX

Travis Mitchell

Mayor

Pledge Summary

The City of Kyle is located in Central Texas, just South of Austin, with a population of over 50,000. Kyle has experienced local growth, resulting in high demand for parks, trails and recreational programs. The City of Kyle Parks and Recreation Department includes a parks division, trails division and an Outdoor Nature Education specialist. Kyle is committed to monarch and pollinator conservation and has recently designated a wildflower garden at the Bunton Park Trail Loop.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening

  • Engage with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and nectar-producing plants.
  • 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.
  • Create a community art project to enhance and promote monarch and pollinator conservation as well as cultural awareness and recognition.

Program and Demonstration Gardens

  • Host or support a native seed or plant sale, giveaway or swap.
  • Plant or maintain a monarch and pollinator-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent or culturally significant community location.
  • Launch or maintain an outdoor education program(s) (e.g., at schools, after-school programs, community centers and groups) that builds awareness and creates habitat by engaging students, educators, and the community in planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants (i.e., National Wildlife Federation’s Eco-Schools USA Schoolyard Habitats program and Monarch Mission curriculum).
  • Add or maintain native milkweed and nectar producing plants in community gardens.
  • Display educational signage at monarch gardens and pollinator habitat.

Systems Change

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