Photo of butterfly caterpillars taken during fieldwork in the mountains of Puerto Rico, where Casa Pueblo, a community autogestión (self-management) organization, maintains a Butterfly Garden filled with Monarch butterflies. This initiative to care for ‘Las Monarcas’ not only promotes biodiversity conservation and community science but also serves as a powerful metaphor for community members. Like butterflies—ancient creatures that have survived since the age of dinosaurs through their capacity for metamorphosis—community autogestión efforts persist, evolve, and endure despite numerous challenges.
