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Through open participation, data collection, and awareness building, Journey North works to secure a healthier, more sustainable future for migratory birds by engaging the public in the collective effort to document seasonal migration.

Ana Moreno, Macheros, Donato Guerra, State of Mexico, Mexico

Anayeli “Ana” Moreno is unusual in the village of Macheros, whose handful of college graduates all studied elementary school education. Ms. Moreno was the first to major in tourism instead, assiduously applying herself to learning English as part of her curriculum. In the male-dominated business of butterfly guiding on Cerro Pelón, she became its first female guide, paving the way for other women to start working at our entry. Please read more about Ms.

Mr. Pato Moreno, Macheros, Donato Guerra, State of Mexico, Mexico

In 1986, the Cerro Pelon Sanctuary became part of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a federal agency. Despite this change, the State of Mexico-employed rangers continued their patrols, and when the first generation of rangers retired in 2014, their sons took over their jobs, including Mr. Pato Moreno. Apart from his job as a CEPANAF forest ranger, Mr.