Events

Whooping Crane Festival
Feb 20 – 23, 2025Join us for the 28th annual Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas, on Feb. 20 to 23!

Presentation: African Crane Conservation Program
Feb 28, 2025 @ 6 PM – 8 PMJoin Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, the International Crane Foundation’s East Africa Regional Director, for a presentation on our Africa Crane Conservation Program on Feb. 28 at the Kansas City Zoo.

Presentation: Grey Crowned Cranes as a Powerful Flagship Species for Improving Livelihoods in East Africa
Mar 2, 2025 @ 3 PM – 4:45 PMLearn about the connection between cranes and people in East Africa with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, the International Crane Foundation’s East Africa Regional Director, on March 2 at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.


Presentation: Grey Crowned Cranes as a Powerful Flagship Species for Improving Livelihoods in East Africa
Mar 7, 2025 @ 3 PM – 4 PMLearn about the connection between cranes and people in East Africa with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, the International Crane Foundation’s East Africa Regional Director, on March 7 at the Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.


Presentation: Grey Crowned Cranes as Conservation Ambassadors on Agricultural Landscapes in East Africa
Mar 8, 2025 @ 12 PM – 1 PMLearn about the connection between cranes and agriculture in East Africa with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, the International Crane Foundation’s East Africa Regional Director, on March 8 at the Crane Trust in Wood River, Nebraska


Presentation: “Only” Threatened? Update on the Whooping Crane Reintroduction
Mar 8, 2025 @ 3 PM – 4 PMJoin Anne Lacy, the International Crane Foundation’s Director of Eastern Flyway Programs – North America, for her presentation, “Only Threatened? Update on the Whooping Crane Reintroduction,” on March 8 at the Rowe Sanctuary in Gibbon, Nebraska.



Presentation: Grey Crowned Cranes as a Powerful Flagship Species for Improving Livelihoods of last-mile Communities in East Africa
Mar 10, 2025 @ 7 PM – 8:30 PMJoin us for this free public presentation with Dr. Adalbert Aine-omucunguzi, East Africa Regional Director, who will focus on how the International Crane Foundation’s interventions to secure cranes, wetlands, and catchments are helping to improve the livelihoods of last-mile (forgotten) communities in East Africa.


Annual Midwest Crane Count
Apr 12, 2025 @ 5:30 AM – 7:30 AMThis year’s Annual Midwest Crane Count is Saturday, April 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. CT.


Crane Discovery Center Opening Day
May 1, 2025 @ 9 AM – 5 PMVisit 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.
No results found.
Adjust the filters and try again.