Experience the beauty of cranes in art at a special exhibition, “The Art of Saving Cranes: 50 Years of Conservation at the International Crane Foundation,” on view at the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum in Chicago, Ill. beginning Oct. 28 through March 3, 2024. The special exhibition marks the first time the International Crane Foundation has… Continue reading The Art of Saving Cranes Exhibit
Don't miss the Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas from February 22 to 25! The four-day event will feature renowned speakers, birding trips, boating trips, nature tours, photography workshops, a trade show and much more. AND don't miss presentations by our Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch, Director of Eastern Flyway Programs - North… Continue reading Whooping Crane Festival
Join us at Big Tree in Rockport, Texas, for a free weekly guided bird walk starting Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, through Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024. Registration is required, and each hike… Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Rockport Texas
Join us for a morning bird walk at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge in Decatur, Alabama! We will meet at the outdoor classroom in the Visitor Center parking lot at 11… Continue reading Guided Bird Walk | Wheeler Alabama
Join us for an exciting Girl Scout adventure in Rockport, Texas! Discover the incredible world of Whooping Cranes, one of the rarest and most majestic birds on Earth. Learn more… Continue reading International Crane Foundation and Goose Island Girl Scout Days
Stop by our table at the annual Madison Reads Leopold event at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum on March 2, from 1 to 4 p.m., to learn about our global… Continue reading Madison Reads Leopold
Learn about our Whooping Cranes conservation programs at the 35th Annual Whooping Crane Strut in Rockport, Texas! Learn more and register for this fun event.
Join us at the Oakville Feather Fest on Saturday, March 9! This first annual festival will celebrate all things bird-related at the beautiful Oakville Park in Danville, Alabama. Learn more… Continue reading Oakville Feather Fest
We are teaming up with staff from the Horicon National Wildlife Refuge to co-lead Whooping Crane tours in 2024 on Mar. 14, Apr. 11, May 9, Jun. 13, Jul. 11,… Continue reading Guided Whooping Crane Tours at Horicon Marsh
Despite over 20 years of reintroduction efforts, the Eastern Migratory Population of Whooping Cranes faces challenges with low recruitment. This is due to low rates of chicks surviving to independence, with predation being one of the primary causes of mortality for crane chicks. This presentation will cover Nicole Gordon’s master’s thesis research assessing the presence… Continue reading From the Field Webinar – Predators on the Whooping Crane Eastern Population’s Breeding Grounds
We are teaming up with our friends at the San Antonio Bay Partnership for a webinar on freshwater in coastal Texas! Our Director of Gulf Coast Programs Dr. Carter Crouch and Water and Coastal Resources Consultant James Dodson will present 'Water for Wildlife' at 2 p.m. Central Time. You can learn more and register for… Continue reading Water for Wildlife Webinar
Our Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator Stephanie Schmidt will present on the eastern population of endangered Whooping Cranes at the Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center's Dinner on the Bluff speaker series on March 16. The event includes an exquisite four-course meal from guest chef Tyler Shipton of Juniper's Restaurant in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Learn more and register… Continue reading Dinner on the Bluff: Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Migratory Population
The Othello Sandhill Crane Festival highlights the spring return of Sandhill Cranes to the greater Othello area and Columbia National Wildlife Refuge in central Washington. Dr. Gary Ivey, Research Associate/West Coast Crane Working Group, will present Sandhill Cranes and the Pacific Highway on Saturday, March 23rd from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Othello Nazarene… Continue reading Othello Sandhill Crane Festival
