Community Profile

Pledge Status

Active

Pledge Date

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Program Year

2023

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City of San Marcos

San Marcos, TX

Jane Hughson

Mayor of City of San Marcos Texas

Pledge Summary

San Marcos is a city in central Texas with a population of roughly 68,000. Located midway between Austin and San Antonio, San Marcos is a quickly growing community that is situated along a major migration route for many species including monarch butterflies. Our city has a direct impact on monarch populations as they move across this region each year. Mayor Hughson of San Marcos, TX has committed to saving the monarch butterfly and other pollinators with their signing of the Mayors' Monarch Pledge and looks forward to contributing to the enhancement and conservation of pollinator habitat throughout the city.

Community Spotlight

Action Items Committed for 2023

Communications and Convening ▸

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 monarch neighborhood challenge to engage neighborhoods and homeowners' associations within the community to increase awareness, support community unity around a common mission, and/or create habitat for the monarch butterfly.

Systems Change ▸

Increase the percentage of native plants, shrubs and trees that must be used in city landscaping ordinances and encourage use of milkweed, where appropriate.
Change weed or mowing ordinances to allow for native prairie and plant habitats.

Past Pledge Archive

Mayor Name	Program Year	Pledge Date	Achievement
Mayor of City of San Marcos Texas Jane Hughson	2023	3/30/2023		View Pledge
Mayor of City of San Marcos Texas Jane Hughson	2022	4/28/2022	Leadership Circle	View Pledge

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