Garrett Williamson School
395 Bishop Hollow Rd
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Date & Time
Wednesday, 09/09/2026
6:00pm EDT
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9:00pm EDT
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09/09/2026 06:00:00 PM09/09/2026 09:00:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkRoots so Deep | Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion | September 9Join us for a screening of two episodes of Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There), the acclaimed documentary series exploring how adaptive cattle grazing could restore soil health, improve farm profitability, support wildlife, and help address climate change.
Following the screening, stay for a Q&A with featured documentary participant Mike McGraw, a restoration ecologist and wildlife biologist with Princeton Hydro, Zoë Warner, Grassland Bird Consultant at Willistown Conservation Trust, and Prof. Alain Plante, a soil scientist with the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our panel will discuss the film's themes, local conservation efforts, regenerative farming, and the connections between healthy working lands and thriving grassland bird habitat.
Garrett Williamson School 395 Bishop Hollow Rd Newtown Square, PA 19073
Join us for a screening of two episodes of Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There), the acclaimed documentary series exploring how adaptive cattle grazing could restore soil health, improve farm profitability, support wildlife, and help address climate change.
Following the screening, stay for a Q&A with featured documentary participant Mike McGraw, a restoration ecologist and wildlife biologist with Princeton Hydro, Zoë Warner, Grassland Bird Consultant at Willistown Conservation Trust, and Prof. Alain Plante, a soil scientist with the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our panel will discuss the film's themes, local conservation efforts, regenerative farming, and the connections between healthy working lands and thriving grassland bird habitat.
Join us for a screening of two episodes of Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There), the acclaimed documentary series exploring how adaptive cattle grazing could restore soil health, improve farm profitability, support wildlife, and help address climate change.
Following the screening, stay for a Q&A with featured documentary participant Mike McGraw, a restoration ecologist and wildlife biologist with Princeton Hydro, Zoë Warner, Grassland Bird Consultant at Willistown Conservation Trust, and Prof. Alain Plante, a soil scientist with the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our panel will discuss the film's themes, local conservation efforts, regenerative farming, and the connections between healthy working lands and thriving grassland bird habitat.
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PARKING & ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
PARKING | Parking will be available at Garrett Williamson ACCESSIBILITY | OTHER EVENT INFORMATION | Light Bites, Soft drinks, Wine and Beer will be available throughout the evening
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Location
Garrett Williamson School
395 Bishop Hollow Rd
Newtown Square, PA 19073
Date & Time
Wednesday, 09/09/2026
6:00pm EDT
-
9:00pm EDT
Add to Calendar
09/09/2026 06:00:00 PM09/09/2026 09:00:00 PMAmerica/New_YorkRoots so Deep | Documentary Screening and Panel Discussion | September 9Join us for a screening of two episodes of Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There), the acclaimed documentary series exploring how adaptive cattle grazing could restore soil health, improve farm profitability, support wildlife, and help address climate change.
Following the screening, stay for a Q&A with featured documentary participant Mike McGraw, a restoration ecologist and wildlife biologist with Princeton Hydro, Zoë Warner, Grassland Bird Consultant at Willistown Conservation Trust, and Prof. Alain Plante, a soil scientist with the Department of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Our panel will discuss the film's themes, local conservation efforts, regenerative farming, and the connections between healthy working lands and thriving grassland bird habitat.
Garrett Williamson School 395 Bishop Hollow Rd Newtown Square, PA 19073
Price:
$40
About our panel:
Mike McGraw
Certified Senior Ecologist and Wildlife Biologist with more than 20 years of experience in ecological assessments, wildlife surveys, restoration of ecology, and regenerative agriculture. A restoration ecologist with Princeton Hydro, his work spans research, conservation, and working lands across the United States and Canada. Mike's regenerative agriculture research is featured in Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There). He also teaches Avifaunal Ecology in the Master of Environmental Studies program at the University of Pennsylvania and serves on several municipal and land trust committees, and is also a member of WCT's Board.
Program Manager for WCT's Grassland Bird Collaboration. Her research focuses on land use impacts on avian productivity. She works with farmers and landowners to implement beneficial management practices for grassland bird populations that rely on Chester County’s farm fields for survival.
Prof. Alain Plante holds a PhD in Soil Science from the University of Alberta (Canada). He has been a professor at the University of Pennsylvania since 2007, and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in environmental science, soil science and biogeochemistry. His research in the storage and cycling of organic matter in soils sites at the intersection of environmental science, climate change and sustainable agriculture. He is also a member of the Garrett Williamson Board.
