Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators | Film Screening and Q&A

Join us for a special celebration of the WESTERN MONARCH BUTTERFLY AND THE NATIVE POLLINATORS THAT HELP SUSTAIN CALIFORNIA’s ecosystems during the Spring 2026 Horace Albright Lecture in Conservation.We will be SCREENING _Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators_, an inspiring documentary by filmmaker Ian Nelson that follows the monarch’s extraordinary journey and the communities working tirelessly to protect them.  Watch the trailer here [https://vimeo.com/1102333950?fl=pl&fe=vl]. Following the screening, we invite you to join in a Q&A conversation with: • PETER OBOYSKI, PHD — Distinguished Senior Museum Scientist, Essig Museum of Entomology • DAVID ACKERLY — Dean, Rausser College of Natural Resources • IAN NELSON — Filmmaker Their conversation will explore the science, storytelling, and conservation efforts shaping the future of monarch and pollinator protection.