{"id":229,"date":"2025-11-25T23:56:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T23:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/impact.nwf.org\/2025\/stories\/san-marcos-leads-texas-communities-in-monarch-conservation\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T08:51:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:51:58","slug":"san-marcos-leads-texas-communities-in-monarch-conservation","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/impact.nwf.org\/2025\/stories\/san-marcos-leads-texas-communities-in-monarch-conservation\/","title":{"rendered":"San Marcos Leads Texas Communities in Monarch Conservation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"appear-on-scroll\">San Marcos, Texas, has been a signatory of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nwf.org\/MayorsMonarchPledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mayors\u2019 Monarch Pledge<\/a> since 2022, and in 2024, they reached monarch champion status for the first time, signifying their tremendous commitment to monarch conservation. In 2022 and 2023, they earned leadership circle achievements. In 2025, they led the state by committing to 29 actions. They have engaged over 5,800 individuals and created over 11 acres of monarch habitat.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\" class=\"appear-on-scroll\"><em>Photo Credit: Elena Middleton<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>San Marcos, Texas, has been a signatory of the Mayors\u2019 Monarch Pledge since 2022, and in 2024, they reached monarch champion status for the first time, signifying their tremendous commitment to monarch conservation. In 2022 and 2023, they earned leadership circle achievements. In 2025, they led the state by committing to 29 actions. 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