Film Screening and Q&A: “Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators”
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Film Screening and Q&A Panel Discussion!
Thursday, November 5th
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Doors at 5:30, Film at 6:00pm
At Ellis Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma campus
Ages 10 and up
Free, RSVP here: https://www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/?event=film-screening-western-monarch-butterflies-protecting-our-pollinators&event_date=2026-11-05
Pepperwood is thrilled to present this inspiring evening film event, at the Petaluma SRJC campus! The evening will feature the film screening, informational tables with local conservation groups, and a Q&A panel discussion with the filmmaker, Ian A. Nelson, and featured butterfly conservationists.
Documentary filmmaker Ian A. Nelson brings his lifelong passion for wildlife and conservation to audiences through his film Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators, which follows the monarch’s extraordinary yearlong migration across the western United States. After witnessing the butterflies’ dramatic population decline firsthand, Nelson returned to their overwintering sites to document both their fragile recovery and the communities fighting to save them. His film weaves together stunning natural imagery and human stories to show why monarchs and all native pollinators are vital to ecosystem health, food systems, and cultural heritage.
Don’t miss this opportunity to become engaged through the lens of compelling storytelling and community connection!
5:30-6:00 Doors Open, & Info Tables
6:00-7:15 Film Screening
7:15 – Q&A Discussion Panel
7:45 – 8:30 Info Tables
Thursday, November 5th
5:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Doors at 5:30, Film at 6:00pm
At Ellis Auditorium, Santa Rosa Junior College, Petaluma campus
Ages 10 and up
Free, RSVP here: https://www.pepperwoodpreserve.org/?event=film-screening-western-monarch-butterflies-protecting-our-pollinators&event_date=2026-11-05
Pepperwood is thrilled to present this inspiring evening film event, at the Petaluma SRJC campus! The evening will feature the film screening, informational tables with local conservation groups, and a Q&A panel discussion with the filmmaker, Ian A. Nelson, and featured butterfly conservationists.
Documentary filmmaker Ian A. Nelson brings his lifelong passion for wildlife and conservation to audiences through his film Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators, which follows the monarch’s extraordinary yearlong migration across the western United States. After witnessing the butterflies’ dramatic population decline firsthand, Nelson returned to their overwintering sites to document both their fragile recovery and the communities fighting to save them. His film weaves together stunning natural imagery and human stories to show why monarchs and all native pollinators are vital to ecosystem health, food systems, and cultural heritage.
Don’t miss this opportunity to become engaged through the lens of compelling storytelling and community connection!
5:30-6:00 Doors Open, & Info Tables
6:00-7:15 Film Screening
7:15 – Q&A Discussion Panel
7:45 – 8:30 Info Tables
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680 Sonoma Mountain Parkway, Petaluma, CA 94954, United States
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