Jessica Plumb
Managed to Extinction
Jessica Plumb is an award-winning filmmaker and writer known for exploring the relationship between people, and the land and waters that sustain us. She is the Producer and Co-Director of the feature documentary Return of the River, chronicling the Elwha River restoration project, a film recognized with over a dozen awards including “Best Storytelling” by the International Wildlife Film Festival, and “Best Writing” in science media. Her video production company produces short films on environmental topics for clients including HHMI Tangled Bank Studios, Nat Geo Learning, the Stanford Program on Water, Health & Development, the Clean Energy Transition Institute, Jefferson County Marine Resources Committee and numerous non-profit institutions. Her recent work includes two short films addressing the shared extinction threat facing Southern Resident Killer Whales and Chinook salmon in the Salish Sea. Jessica is based on the Olympic Peninsula, close to wilderness and waters she loves. Her writing can be seen in Orion Magazine and other publications. Her essay “A River Reawakened” was published in the Best American Science & Media Writing, 2022. She holds a B.A. from Yale University and an interdisciplinary MFA from Goddard College.
In 2025, Jessica Plumb will attend:
Gala Dinner
Filmmakers Parade
