Wildlife Wednesday
ESA Film Festival
Follow-Up 🎬
We ran out of time at the Endangered Species Day Film Festival — so we’re bringing it home.
Join us this Wednesday for an evening of film, expert conversation, and action for wildlife. We’ll screen a feature documentary, dig into the ESA Day films as a group, hear from allies in the field, and talk about what you can do right now.
🐦 Featured Film
A Place in the Garden
Directed by Jeff Buss & Christina Ciano • Great Lakes Wildlife Lens
Two couples. Two backyard sanctuaries. One singular obsession: the Ruby-throated Hummingbird.
What begins as pure wonder grows into citizen science — educational talks, community outreach, and a federally certified hummingbird bander collecting data on one of nature’s most elusive wonders. A Place in the Garden is a quiet, beautiful reminder that conservation begins at home.
Featuring: Kathi & Michael Rock • Emily & Larry Scheunemann • Mickey O’Connor
Cinematography: Jeff Buss & Christina Ciano
🎙 Panel Discussion
The Films You Watched
We’ll open up the floor for a full group conversation about the ESA Day Film Festival films — what moved you, what surprised you, and what it means for the fight ahead.
Sharon from the Xerces Society will try to join us.
🦇 Also This Week
Bats, Wind Turbines & Concerned Citizens
We’ll screen a short film on our collaboration with Concerned Citizens for Wildlife and Wind Turbines and discuss what’s at stake for bats and other wildlife.
🐻 Expert Conversations
On the Agenda
- Trophy hunting & grizzly bears
- Agency capture by special interests
- Wildlife impacts of wake surfing
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