As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them
by Thalia Juarez from on (#78XVQ)
Claudia Galeno-Sanchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers - and sharing her experience
Along the concrete streets of Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood, a vividly colored home stands out among the rest.
Over the past few years, Claudia Galeno-Sanchez has transformed her modest family home, which she shares with her husband and two children, into a sanctuary and educational space dedicated to the monarch butterfly.
Galeno-Sanchez painted her home with the help of neighbors, her kids, and the renowned muralist and painter Hector Duarte.
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