Saturn, Mozie, and Charlie tending the Children's Learning Garden at Blue Heron Park, Phoenix by Saturn Rose, Mozie Turner, Charlie Bishop: End-of-term articles written after finishing a three-month internship in March 2026 I first heard about Pollinator Project Rouge Valley through one of my teachers at Armadillo and I remember thinking that I liked how there was a place revolving around native plants and pollinators. At first I didn't think much about it until I did some mo

2nd graders wishing Bon Voyage to Brownie, the Monarch! by Ethan Robison, Pollinator Pals Education Coordinator The charismatic Monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus had a strange year in 2025, just like many of us. Their populations tend to peak in August, when most of the adults eclose from their chrysalis to the warm summer sun and upward drafts that carry them Southwards. But there I was on a chilly October afternoon, releasing a freshly eclosed female (you could tell becaus