A little bit country, a little bit weird

Cammie grew up in a rural area of northern Ohio surrounded by folk tales of superstition, hauntings, omens and UFOs. She also read nearly every book in the county library, sometimes incurring the wrath of the librarian and soon discovered the worlds of vampires, trolls, science fiction and robots. She is also an avid observer of her fellow humans which has led to praise for the characters she creates and their interaction with each other.

Check out her books at Resplendence Publishing or your favorite book retailer!Over the past couple of decades, monarch butterflies, one of the most recognizable (and important) visitors to gardens across North America, have been declining in number–as much as 95% of the population has disappeared since the 1980s. The reasons are numerous : Mexico, where the pollinators migrate to escape harsh winters, has eliminated many of the trees where monarchs flock, and severe and unpredictable weather due to climate change has disrupted populations. And in the Midwest, where monarchs are most populous, farming practices that lean heavily on herbicides and pesticides are killing off native milkweed plants, where monarchs lay their eggs.

The Environmental Defense Fund is trying to tap into those same farms to bring monarchs back. Through a new initiative, called the Monarch Butterfly Habitat Exchange, the EDF