Orca Action Month Film Series

Throughout June the San Juan Islands are celebrating Orca Action Month with a remarkable series of free documentary film screenings dedicated to the story of the Southern Resident killer whales as well as the salmon, rivers, kelp forests, and communities whose fates are bound to theirs. The Orca Action Month Film Series is presented by the Stewardship Network of the San Juans, a coalition of conservation-based organizations working collaboratively to protect the Salish Sea ecosystem, and co-sponsored by the Friday Harbor Film Festival, the San Juan Islands Visitors Bureau, The Whale Museum, the Center for Whale Research, F.O.L.K.S. (Friends of Lime Kiln Society), and Friends of the San Juans.

Each screening will be followed by a Q&A with scientists, filmmakers, and advocates whose work is shaping the future of orca conservation in the Pacific Northwest. All screenings are free to attend and open to the public. Donations are gratefully accepted. Full details about the films can be found in a blog post at fhff.org.

June 4, 7:00 p.m.: Counting Orca, Q&A with Dr. Michael Weiss & Dave Ellifrit, Center for Whale Research - The Grange

June 12, 7:00 p.m.: Elwha River Salmon Recovery & Kelp Lifeways, Q&A with producer Dr. Florian Graner, Sound Water Stewards - The Whale Museum

June 21, 7:00 p.m.: Resident Orca & Lime Kiln Point State Park and the Killer Whales, Presentation by author Marcia Henton Davis - The Grange

June 26, 7:00 p.m.: Best of the Fest: The Snake and the Whale - San Juan Island Library

All screenings are free; a $5 donation is encouraged!