Posted: March 20th 2025

The Environmental Commission is pleased to announce that Mayor Anita vanHeeswyk has re-committed Cape May Point to supporting the National Wildlife Federation Mayors’ Monarch Pledge for the 5^th year.

Through this pledge, we once again promise to “create habitat for the monarch butterfly and pollinators, and to educate residents on how they can make a difference at home and in their community.”  This ongoing support of the monarch butterfly is particularly important given the precipitous decline in the eastern monarch population, as well as our Borough’s important location on the monarch’s migration pathway.  

Several actions in support of migrating monarchs have already been put in place over the past years, including the month of July being officially designated Monarch Month.  In the coming months, you'll be hearing more from the Environmental Commission about ways that you may participate in the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge this year.