Community Profile

Pledge Status

Request for More Info

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 31, 2022

Program Year

2022

Links and Uploads

View Links and Uploads

Action Item Report

Download Report

City of Kirksville

Kirksville, MO

Mari Macomber

City Manager

Pledge Summary

The City of Kirksville is located in northeast Missouri with a population of 17,500. Recently Mayor Zac Burden proclaimed March 21, 2022 as Mayors' Monarch Pledge Day to demonstrate the City's commitment to creating habitat for the monarch and educating citizens about how they can make a difference. Residents are encouraged to plant native milkweed and nectar plants in locations where they live, work, learn, play and worship. The City will also investigate and identify locations in city-owned land and right of way where native milkweed could be introduced.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2022

Communications and Convening ▸

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

Program and Demonstration Gardens ▸

Plant milkweed and pollinator-friendly native nectar plants in medians and public rights-of-way.

Systems Change ▸

Remove milkweed from the list of noxious plants in city weed / landscaping ordinances (if applicable).

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
City Manager Mari Macomber	2023	3/21/2023		View Pledge
City Manager Mari Macomber	2022	3/31/2022		View Pledge

The National Wildlife Federation