This morning, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced proposed budget investments of more than $80 million to support Wisconsin’s farmers, producers, and agricultural industries. As part of this 2025-27 Executive Budget proposal, the Governor included more than $3.7 million to reimburse corn farmers up to 50 percent of the total cost of purchasing seed treatment that discourages birds, especially Sandhill Cranes, from eating their seed.
Bird flu questions? Join us on Tuesday, Feb. 11, at 3 p.m. Central Time for our webinar, Bird Flu Status and Resources, with Diana Boon, DVM, Director of Conservation Medicine
Join 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.
This year’s Annual Midwest Crane Count is Saturday, April 12, from 5:30 to 7:30 a.m. CT.
Join us at the annual Marsh Madness Sandhill Crane Festival Feb. 20 and 21 in Linton, Indiana!
Join us the the 35th annual Sandhill Crane festival on Jan. 18 and 19 in Birchwood, Tennessee! Stop by our exhibit to learn about our Sandhill and Whooping Crane conservation programs while learning about the region’s natural and cultural history.
Join us for a morning bird walk at Goose Pond Fish and Wildlife Area in Linton, Indiana! We will meet at the Visitor Center at 8 a.m. ET on Wednesday mornings from Nov. 6 through Feb. 26 to walk around the property and see if we can spot some of our resident winter birds, including the Endangered Whooping Crane.
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 a.m. to walk around the property and enjoy spotting some of our resident winter birds, including Sandhill Cranes and, if we are lucky, Endangered Whooping Cranes.
Save the date for the annual Port Aransas Whooping Crane Festival, Feb. 19 – 22, 2026!
The Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge’s annual Festival of the Cranes in Decatur, Alabama, is January 9 to 11, 2026.
