AbstractA well‐covered graph is a graph in which every maximal independent set is a maximum independent set; Plummer introduced the concept in a 1970 paper. The notion of a 1‐well‐covered graph was introduced by Staples in her 1975 dissertation: a well‐covered graphGis 1‐well‐covered if and only ifG‐vis also well covered for every pointvinG. Except forK2andC5, every 1‐well‐covered graph contains triangles or 4‐cycles. We show that all planar 1‐well‐covered graphs of girth 4 belong to a specific infinite family, and we give a characterization of this family. © 1