Calendar of Events
2010 Crane Season Activities
40th Annual Rivers & Wildlife Celebration
March 18 - 21, 2010 Holiday
Inn, Kearney, NE
Join other
wildlife enthusiasts in celebrating the annual spring migration of
sandhill cranes and much more. Keynote speakers will be Michael Forsberg,
Ron Klataske and Scott Weidensaul. For more details, click on 'Rivers &
Wildlife Celebration' on the left side of this page.
Fifth Annual Family Crane Carnival
March 27, 2010 Rowe
Sanctuary
Fun for the entire
family and a
great way to learn about cranes. Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and it is
free to the public.
Sixth Annual Crane Watchers’ Breakfast
March 27, 2010 Gibbon,
NE
Held at the American
Legion in Gibbon and hosted by the Gibbon Area Chamber of Commerce, this
breakfast is one you don’t want to miss. Great food to go with a great
wildlife spectacle. Breakfast
served from
7 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
For additional activities in the area,
please visit
NebraskaFlyway.com
At Rowe Sanctuary
First Sundays at Rowe
The
next two
First Sundays at Rowe will be held
on March
7th and April 4th and if you want
to learn more about sandhill cranes, don't miss Crane 101. This fun,
casual program is designed to answer many of your crane related
questions. The program begins with an indoor presentation and, if time
and weather permits, concludes with a walk to one of our viewing blinds.
So bring your questions, your coat and walking shoes and be ready to have
some fun learning about cranes!
Big Bend Audubon Society's Monthly Meeting Schedule
Note: These
meetings start at 3 p.m. on the dates listed, are open to the public and there is no admission for the
programs. For questions about the programs or meetings, please
contact Grant Newbold at 308-830-3070.
April 18, 2010 - Harlan Pankratz of
Kearney will be presenting on wildflowers. He is an avid wildflower
photographer and will be sharing images he has taken in Nebraska and the
surrounding states, as well as providing information about the plants
themselves.
National Events
International
Migratory Bird Day
May 8, 2010
Typically held on the
second Saturday in May, International Migratory Bird Day (IMBD)
is celebrated whenever migratory bird arrival is celebrated in your own
community. For more information, visit
http://www.fws.gov/birds/imbd.html
