One Girl's Passion Helps Pollinators Soar

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Butterflies love bright colors, so I always wear bright colors," says 12-year-old Genevieve Leroux, a girl with a knack for tending butterflies in her backyard—and for nurturing bold future dreams.Three years ago, Genevieve read about the National Wildlife Federation's Butterfly Heroes~(TM) program in Ranger Rick~R magazine. Thinking it was "pretty cool," she took the Butterfly Heroes pledge so she could receive a packet of milkweed seeds, which she used to start a butterfly garden in her family's yard in San Luis Obispo, California. "I've always liked butterflies, so when I read they were in trouble, I wanted to do something to help," she says. That urge has morphed into a citywide movement.