Hugh Pinckard is a self-taught and self-proclaimed “lepidopterist,” (a person who studies or specializes in butterflies and moths, which belong to the order Lepidoptera in entomology). He is a father and grandfather as well as a lover of all things out- doors: gardening, landscape design, wildlife observation, camping, fishing, hiking, and many more activities. Thus, his progression to the cause of the monarch butterfly is an easy and logical step. Upon learning of the predicament that has engulfed pollinators - specifically the monarch butterfly - he launched himself into the cause of “Rescue, Raise, and Release” of the monarchs. He attended a Monarch Watch symposium at the University of Kansas, where he established friendships with and enlisted the assistance of the Monarch Watch (MonarchWatch.org) staff. To date, he has released well over two thousand (2,000) healthy monarch butterflies back into the wild and is listed as a Monarch Watch “Certified Waystation” and a National Wildlife Federation “Certified Wildlife Habitat.” He is the author of Rescue, Raise, and Release: Create Your Own Monarch Butterfly Experience. and The Monarch Butterfly Chronicles