Join our Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator Irvin Louque and Whooping Crane Outreach Program Assistant Madi Radford, for our February 16 webinar, The Louisiana Whooping Crane Reintroduction – Conservation Meets Culture. Irvin and Madi will discuss the Louisiana Non-migratory Population’s history and present status, issues with illegal shootings, and what we are doing to learn more about… Continue reading From the Field Webinar – The Louisiana Whooping Crane Reintroduction Conservation Meets Culture

Join our Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator for a one-hour program on Whooping Cranes for middle schoolers through adults. This virtual program will be accessible here and will be live from 10 to 11 a.m. Central Time. 

Join our Whooping Crane Outreach staff on February 24 at Monroe Lake State Park in Bloomington, Indiana, to learn about the role of cranes in cultures throughout the world. The program will include a short PowerPoint presentation and an origami crane workshop. All supplies will be provided for attendees to create origami crane chains. Click… Continue reading Cranes in Culture Presentation

Join Stephanie Schmidt, Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator for the International Crane Foundation, to learn about the cranes of Minnesota during this virtual presentation with the West Metro Audubon Society.

Join our colleague Dr. Hongxing Jiang, Deputy Director and Associate Researcher of the National Bird Banding Center of China, for the March 16 webinar, Working Together for a Bright Future… Continue reading From the Field Webinar – Working Together for a Bright Future for Siberian Cranes

Did you know cranes dance like no one's watching? Discover why and learn fascinating facts about these tall and beautiful birds with our Whooping Crane Outreach staff on April 6, from 1 to 1:25 p.m. at the Carmel Public Library. This program is designed for ages five to nine.

Stop by this family-friendly event from 10 to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 15 to explore crane artifacts, origami crane activities and more for kids and adults. 

Join our staff at this family-friendly event on April 15, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. Check out our exploration station for young scientists to take a closer look at cranes and our work to raise Whooping Cranes for release, track birds in the wild and more!

On Thursday, April 20, at 11 a.m. Central Time, International Crane Foundation Research Associate Dr. Sergei Smirenski and former staff member Elena Smirenski will share Three Decades of Muraviovka Park’s Activities to Preserve Cranes and Wetlands in the Amur River Basin. Muraviovka Park is a private nature reserve in Far East Russia founded in 1994 with… Continue reading From the Field Webinar – Three Decades of Muraviovka Park’s Activities to Preserve Cranes and Wetlands in the Amur River Basin