Please make plans to join us for the Festival of the Cranes at Wheeler on January 9-10, 2021! You can enjoy thousands of cranes, ducks, and geese flying against a backdrop of mountain scenery. This generously illustrated program opens with an overview of the history, art, and mythology of cranes followed by introductions to the world’s 15 crane species. The two species specific to North America, Sandhill and Whooping Cranes, will … Hosted by the Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, the City of Socorro and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. The first full-length documentary film ever made about legendary conservation thinker Aldo Leopold, Green Fire explores Leopold's extraordinary career and his enduring influence - tracing how he shaped the modern conservation movement and continues to inspire projects all over the country that connect people to and the land. Join us November 18th - 21st for the 33rd annual Festival of the Cranes! 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes Enjoy workshops, tours, great photographic opportunities and other events at one of the most celebrated birding festivals in the country. See Who's Going to Festival of the Cranes 2020 in San Antonio, NM! "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" FILM . 10 am – 4:30 pm – Craft/Nature Fair. The 33rd Annual Festival of the Cranes is a celebration of the winter migration of the sandhill cranes to the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge. Free admission Bring warm clothes and water. Meet at Ski Hi Complex (F,T). Raptors will adorn the power poles and owls will be sitting with their young. The first full-length documentary film ever made about legendary conservation thinker Aldo Leopold, Green Fire explores Leopold's extraordinary career and his enduring influence - tracing how he shaped the modern conservation movement and continues to inspire projects all over the country that connect people to and the land. Festival of the Cranes. Festival of the Cranes 2019. "Cranes of the World" - Sandra Noll and Erv Nichols. Hosted by the Friends of Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, the City of Socorro and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Regardless of the ongoing authorities shutdown, this yr’s Festival of the Cranes will go on! Join us as we come together in celebration of the return of the sandhill cranes to their winter home. The annual Festival of the Cranes in San Antonio, New Mexico, is a celebration of the native bird that the festival shares its name with. 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes. High school students crane art show M-F from January 12 – March 15, 2019 at the Old State Bank. Enjoy workshops, tours, great photographic opportunities and other events at one of the most celebrated birding festivals in the country. Douglas Pierre Baulos. 7-9am Crane Sunrise Tour Expert-led bus tour to Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge to learn all about Sandhill Cranes. Over 14,00zero Sandhill Cranes together with a number of pairs of Whooping Cranes spend the winter annually at Wheeler Nationwide Wildlife Refuge in Decatur. In celebration of these long-legged and long-necked birds, Wheeler Wildlife Refuge Affiliation hosts a two day … PUBLISHED October 8, 2019. All Day… Visit the Observation Building to view thousands of Sandhill cranes along with several Whooping cranes, ducks, geese, raptors and perhaps a bald eagle from the comfort of the heated building. ... Thousands of bird watchers flock to northern Alabama each year to see the migration spectacle during the annual Festival of the Cranes… Friday, March 8, 2019. Restrooms available at two stops. Avid birders from around the world flock to the Refuge to view the spectacular exhibit of fowl. What Makes the Monte Vista Crane Festival Unique? "Green Fire: Aldo Leopold and a Land Ethic for Our Time" FILM . And all events are free (don 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes November 20 - 23, 2019 Join us November 20th - 23rd, 2019 for the 32nd Annual Festival of the Cranes - over 135 events during the week that you can register for starting on September 3, 2019.