Wheeler Litter Cleanup for the Cranes

Wheeler Litter Cleanup for the Cranes

Guided Whooping Crane Tours at Horicon Marsh

Wheeler Litter Cleanup for the Cranes

Great Midwest Crane Fest – Celebrating Community and Conservation

Save the date for the Great Midwest Crane Fest – Celebrating Community and Conservation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, from Nov. 8 to 9, 2024, as thousands of Sandhill Cranes gather near the Wisconsin River before flying south for the winter. Learn more about the festival here. We will share more details as we plan this year’s event!

Crane Gates Close for the 2024 Season

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Yellow Rails and Rice Festival

Stop by our exhibit during the festival Welcome Orientation in Jennings on Oct. 31 to learn about cranes and how you can help protect Whooping Cranes! Our staff will also lead a field trip on Nov. 1, exploring the rice/crawfish agricultural fields and looking for Whooping Cranes. Note: Registration to the festival is required to participate in our field trip. Learn more and register here.

Halloween Art and Nature Festival

Learn about cranes and how you can help protect Louisiana’s Whooping Cranes while celebrating Halloween and Louisiana’s special natural surroundings through art, music, food and science at Atelier de la Nature, a 25-acre nature reserve and eco-educational campus in Arnaudville, Louisiana. Whooping Cranes fit right in with the event theme of Creepy Crawlers! We’ll have a demonstration to show how various water birds, including Whooping Cranes, find their favorite foods (mostly invertebrates) in wetlands. Learn more and register for this free, family event.

Good Neighbor Day

A non-perishable donation for our local food pantry is your ticket to our site, Cranes of the World, on Saturday, Oct. 26, to celebrate Good Neighbor Day! Please bring one food item per person for entry. Plan your visit.