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<br /> <br />Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Action Items <br />Mayors and local government chief executives who have taken the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge must <br />commit to implement at least three of the 25 following action items within a year of taking the pledge. <br />At least one action must be taken from the “Program & Demonstration Gardens” section. Mayors and <br />local government chief executives taking more than eight actions will receive special recognition as part <br />of the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Leadership Circle. NWF will follow up with all <br />mayoral points of contact with a quarterly survey (1/1, 4/1, 7/1, 10/1) to monitor progress. Please visit <br />www.nwf.org/mayorsmonarchpledge to take the pledge and access resources. <br />Communications & Convening: <br />1) Issue a Proclamation to raise awareness about the decline of the monarch butterfly and the <br />species’ need for habitat. <br />2) Launch a public communication effort to encourage citizens to plant monarch gardens at their <br />homes or in their neighborhoods. <br />3) Communicate with community garden groups and urge them to plant native milkweeds and <br />nectar-producing plants. <br />4) Convene city park and public works department staff and identify opportunities for revised <br />mowing programs and milkweed / native nectar plant planting programs. <br />5) Convene a meeting with gardening leaders in the community to discuss partnerships to support <br />monarch butterfly conservation. <br /> <br />Program & Demonstration Gardens: <br />6) Host or support a native plant sale or milkweed seed giveaway event. <br />7) Facilitate or support a milkweed seed collection and propagation effort. <br />8) Plant a monarch-friendly demonstration garden at City Hall or another prominent location. <br />9) Convert abandoned lots to monarch habitat. <br />10) Plant milkweed and native nectar plants in medians and public rights-of-way. <br />11) Launch a program to plant native milkweeds and nectar plants in school gardens by engaging <br />students, teachers and the community. <br />12) Earn recognition for being a wildlife-friendly city by expanding your action plan to include other <br />wildlife and habitat conservation efforts through a program like the NWF Community Wildlife <br />Habitat program <br />13) Create a monarch neighborhood challenge to engage neighborhoods and homeowners’ <br />associations within the city to create habitat for the monarch butterfly. <br />14) Initiate or support citizen-science efforts that help monitor monarch migration and health. <br />15) Add milkweed and nectar producing plants in community gardens.