Bees and Butterflies
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Part I
Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $111
Funded: $4,200 of $4,200
Dates: Aug 6th -> Oct 5th (60 days)
Project By: Jason Poulos
Backers: 38
Average Pledge Per Backer: $111
Funded: $4,200 of $4,200
Dates: Aug 6th -> Oct 5th (60 days)
Project By: Jason Poulos
$4,200
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 5 @ 10:22 -0400 GMT
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of goal
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Latest News
⏰ Just 18 Hours to Go! 
October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We’re in the final stretch of the Bees and Butterflies: Part I Kickstarter, and I wanted to send one quick, friendly reminder to everyone who has pledged. Once the campaign ends, Kickstarter will begin processing pledges. If you backed the project,... (Read More)
WE DID IT — 100% FUNDED!!! 🎉🌲🦋🐝
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to some very exciting overnight developments, Bees and Butterflies: Part I has officially reached 100% of its Kickstarter goal. It’s hard to put into words what this means to me. This book has been a long time coming. It tells the story of a... (Read More)
51% Funded + My KSMU Interview
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
On September 25, I joined Jimmy Rea on KSMU’s Arts News to talk about Bees and Butterflies: Part I. The interview had an unexpected personal connection that made it especially meaningful for me: Jimmy knew some of the members of Jupiter Hollow, the... (Read More)
Part IV Is Here — 5 Days Left and New Pledges Are Being Matched
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
The fourth and final part of my conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill is now live. Over the past few days, I’ve been sharing our full conversation in four parts. In this final installment, we bring the conversation to a close after looking back on... (Read More)
Part 3 of My Conversation with Julia — and Some Big News
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Part 3 of my Zoom conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill is now up. In this installment, Julia and I continue talking about Luna, environmental activism, those years in the redwoods, and some of the experiences and stories that eventually became part... (Read More)
Part 2: More Questions, Stories & Reflections with Julia Butterfly Hill
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Part 2 of my conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill is now up! In this installment, Julia and I finish answering the questions that people submitted for us through social media. We received some thoughtful questions, and they led us into some great... (Read More)
Part 1 of My Conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill Is Now Live
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Part 1 of my conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill is now live! Earlier today, Julia and I sat down for a one-on-one Zoom conversation about Luna, the tree-sit, the people and experiences surrounding that time, and some of the stories behind Bees... (Read More)
34% Funded — Thank You!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We just reached 34% funded — up from 28% yesterday! That’s a huge jump in a single day, and I’m incredibly grateful to everyone who has backed the campaign, shared it, or helped spread the word. We’ve now passed the one-third mark, and it... (Read More)
This Saturday: A Conversation with Julia Butterfly Hill
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
This Saturday, Julia Butterfly Hill and I will be sitting down for a one-on-one Zoom conversation. We’ll be talking about Luna, those remarkable years in the redwoods, my time as part of Julia’s ground support team, and some of the stories and... (Read More)
The Golden Road to Luna — Published in Psychedelic Scene
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I have some exciting news to share. Yesterday, Psychedelic Scene Magazine published an article I wrote about Bees and Butterflies: Part I: “The Golden Road to Luna” The article explores a side of the memoir that I haven’t focused on as much... (Read More)
Remembering Gypsy
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Twenty-eight years ago today, on September 17, 1998, David “Gypsy” Chain was killed in the redwoods of Humboldt County. He was 24 years old. As I’ve been working on Bees and Butterflies: Part I, I’ve spent a great deal of time revisiting the... (Read More)
25% Funded — Thank You!
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve reached another milestone: Bees and Butterflies: Part I is now 25% funded. As of today, 21 backers have pledged $1,055, and there are 20 days remaining in the campaign. Thank you to everyone who has backed the project, shared the campaign,... (Read More)
We Crossed $1,000 — And the Story Is Starting to Spread 🐝🦋
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
First, thank you. This morning, Bees and Butterflies: Part I crossed the $1,000 mark on Kickstarter. We’re now at $1,020 pledged, which puts us just $30 away from reaching 25% of our $4,200 goal, with 25 days remaining. Every one of you who has... (Read More)
We’re at 23% — and just $70 away from 25%
September 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
We’ve had a real burst of momentum over the last couple of days, and Bees and Butterflies: Part I is now 23% funded. We’re at $980 of our $4,200 goal, which means we’re just $70 away from reaching 25%. Thank you to everyone who has backed the... (Read More)
A note from Julia “Butterfly” Hill
August 31st - via: kickstarter.com
I want to share something that means a great deal to me. Julia “Butterfly” Hill recently posted about Bees and Butterflies: Part I and the Kickstarter. Julia has known me for decades by my legal name, Jason Wilson, and she was one of the people... (Read More)
Happy Friday!
August 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! Just wanted to wish everyone a happy Friday and a great weekend! This week, I reached out to around 50 media outlets, including newspapers, radio stations, podcasts, and other publications across the U.S. and beyond. I focused... (Read More)
Bees and Butterflies Update, 8/24/2026: We're up to 17.5% funded!
August 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Happy Monday, everyone! Thanks to a few more generous backers, we've jumped up 17.5% funded, with 41 days to go! The middle of Kickstarter campaigns are typically the slowest, but our momentum seems to be steadily growing as the word circulates on... (Read More)
Bees and Butterflies Update, 8/20/2026, jump from 11% to 14% funded!
August 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Great news! Thanks to an influx of pledges, we've jumped from 11% to 14% funded over the past 24 hours! We still have about 6 weeks to go, so there's plenty of time to continue building momentum towards the final goal. A huge thanks to the folks who... (Read More)
Day 9 and we're at 11% of our goal!
August 14th - via: kickstarter.com
A big "thank you" to everyone who has pledged so far! As we enter day 9 of the Kickstarter campaign, we've reached approximately 11% of our funding goal. That's an encouraging amount of progress in a short amount of time! That being said, we still... (Read More)
One week in and we're at 10% of our goal!
August 12th - via: kickstarter.com
In just one week, we've already reached the 10% mark of our funding goal! A big thanks to everyone who has helped us reach this milestone! I'll be doing a Facebook live "interview" with one of my life-long friends, who is also a character in the... (Read More)
We're at 6% of our funding goal!
August 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello everyone! I just wanted to share the exciting news that we're currently at 6% of our funding goal, which is great since we're still in the first week of the re-launched campaign! Julia "Butterfly" Hill has offered to co-host a Zoom meeting with... (Read More)
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