The National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program provides a framework for cities and communities to engage in monarch butterfly and pollinator conservation. Mayors and heads of local and tribal … Read more
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Philadelphia Parks Expert Joins the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center
I am thrilled to join the National Wildlife Federation’s Mid-Atlantic office as the new Senior Manager of Education and Community Conservation programs. My first few months have been a whirlwind … Read more

Meet the 2021 Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Signatories
The Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Since 2015, the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge program has been working actively with cities across North America to promote actions that will help reverse our current pollinator … Read more

How to Issue Wildlife-Friendly Proclamations in Your Community
Wildlife and humans can and should co-exist in sustainable, healthy communities. Community leaders such as mayors, city councilors, county commissioners, and municipal staff across the country are making the connection … Read more

Minnetonka, Minnesota Named Monarch Champion
Minnetonka, Minnesota, just a few miles west of Minneapolis, is working hard to help save the imperiled monarch butterfly. Minnetonka Mayor Brad Wiersum took the National Wildlife Federation’s Mayors’ Monarch … Read more

Communities & Wildlife: Year in Review
The National Wildlife Federation’s Community Wildlife Habitat™, Trees for Wildlife™, Mayors’ Monarch Pledge™, and Sacred Grounds™ programs partner with cities, towns, municipalities, and places of worship to promote community-driven conservation … Read more

Five Actionable Ways Municipalities Can Support Black, Latinx and Indigenous Environmentalists
Through the Community Wildlife Habitat and Mayors’ Monarch Pledge programs, municipal officials and other community leaders encourage their constituents to plant with a purpose and foster vibrant habitats for wildlife … Read more

Artes Migratorias: Celebrando a la Mariposa Monarca en México
El ciclo de vida y la migración de la mariposa monarca son sin lugar a duda dos de los procesos más celebrados de todas las especies de polinizadores. La población … Read more

Migrating Arts: Celebrating the Monarch Butterfly in México
The life cycle and migration of the monarch butterfly is arguably one of the most celebrated of any pollinator species. Eastern monarchs breed in the Great Plains and across central … Read more

Collaborating for Change: Charleston, the “Butterfly Capital” of Illinois
Mayor Brandon Combs of Charleston, Illinois signed the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge in 2019, and since then, has been a leader in monarch and pollinator conservation. In just over a year, … Read more