Join us at Big Tree in Rockport, Texas (1622 12th St.), for a free weekly guided bird walk starting Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024, through Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 8:30 to 9 a.m.

Are you missing Alabama’s Sandhill and Whooping Cranes after they’ve left for their spring migration? Join the International Crane Foundation, in partnership with Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, for a series of Saturday programs in March beginning at 11 a.m. CT focused on cranes and their conservation!

This year’s annual Midwest Crane Count is Saturday, April 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. CT.

Visit the Crane Discovery Center to learn about the world’s cranes – we are the only place in the world with all 15 species – walk the nature trails, and browse our popular gift shop. We are open daily from May 1 through Oct. 31, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Save the date for Saturday, June 21, from 4 to 7 p.m. for An Evening with the Cranes at our global headquarters in Baraboo, Wisconsin.

Save the date for the 2026 Great Midwest Crane Fest – Celebrating Community and Conservation in Baraboo, Wisconsin, from Nov. 14 to 15, as thousands of Sandhill Cranes gather near the Wisconsin River before flying south for the winter.

Join us at the annual Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival Feb. 20 and 21 in Linton, Indiana!

Each year, Sandhill Cranes and endangered Whooping Cranes undertake remarkable migrations across North America, traveling thousands of miles between breeding and wintering grounds. Join Anne Lacy, the International Crane Foundation’s Director of Eastern Flyway Programs, on February 19 at 11 a.m. CT for an engaging webinar that explores where North America’s cranes are right now, how and why they migrate, and the critical habitats they depend on along the way.

Save the date for the annual Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival, Feb. 19 – 22, 2026!