Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators

Join us for the Spring 2026 Horace Albright Lecture, featuring a special screening of Western Monarch Butterflies: Protecting Our Pollinators - an inspiring documentary by filmmaker Ian Nelson that follows the monarch’s extraordinary migration and the communities working to protect these vital pollinators.

Watch the trailer here.

Following the screening, stay for a Q&A conversation with:
• Peter Oboyski, PhD - Executive Director & Collections Manager, Essig Museum of Entomology
• David Ackerly - Dean, Rausser College of Natural Resources
• Ian Nelson - Filmmaker

Together, they’ll explore the science, storytelling, and conservation efforts shaping the future of monarch and pollinator protection.

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