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MARENGO MAYORS’ MONARCH PLEDGE

MARENGO MAYORS MONARCH PLEDGE

Mission: to take action to help save the monarch butterfly, an iconic species whose eastern populations have declined by 90% and western populations by 99% in recent years. Through the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge, U.S. cities, municipalities, and other communities are committing to create habitat for the monarch butterfly and pollinators, and to educate residents about how they can make a difference at home and in their community.

City of Marengo 2022 Action Items:

*    Launch or maintain a public communication effort to encourage residents to plant
monarch gardens at their homes or in their neighborhoods.  Including Spanish vital.

*    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

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

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

*    Direct city property managers to consider the use of native milkweed and nectar
plants at city properties where possible

Current Pollinator Garden Locations:

#1 650 Telegraph St Hwy 176 under trees    Steward Barb Weidner

#2 22100 Keppler Dr in corner of Indian Oaks Park      Steward Dee Welsch

#3 370 South St on city well property     Steward Ginger Johnson

#4 900 Indian Oaks Trail in park         Stewards Ann Stone & Emily Rice

To volunteer or learn more about MMP follow the facebook page Marengo-Union Mayors Monarch Pledge, or contact Pat Lawlor at patlawlor117@gmail.com or Ann Stone at pastone62@yahoo.com

 

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