The Mayor’s Monarch Pledge is an initiative aimed at drawing attention to the perils facing the Monarch Butterfly.
In Lanark County, Warden Richard Kidd is doing it on behalf of all of his municipalities.
Michelle Vala from Lanark County staff says two pollinator patches on the County Office grounds in Perth are a visible sign of their efforts.
The county is also replacing roadside patches of Wild Parsnip with pollinator-friendly indigenous plants.
Vala says despite a change in attitude on the value of milkweed, County staff are cautious not to spread the plant into agricultural areas.