Partnering to conserve the monarch butterfly migration
Meet Our Staff
Ann Hobbie
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Ann Hobbie taught elementary school for thirteen years, where she began rearing monarchs with students. Ann helped develop the original Monarchs in the Classroom curriculum with Dr. Karen Oberhauser’s Monarch Lab. She developed subsequent schoolyard ecology curricula, and has taught related teacher professional development for twenty-five years, including for the North American Monarch Institute. She oversaw fundraising and installation of a playground and pollinator gardens at Groveland Elementary School, and served on the Transforming Central project, a major ecosystems services initiative for St. Paul Central High School and the Mississippi River watershed. Ann is author of the children's book Monarch Butterflies: Explore the Life Journey of One of the Winged Wonders of the World (Hachette, 2021). Currently working as a fitness trainer with youth and aging populations, she enjoys cycling, running and gardening at her home in St. Paul, Minnesota.
