It's nearly time for the annual Sandhill Crane Festival. SLVoices talked with Suzanne Beauchaine, Refuge Manager for the Alamosa & Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuges, Deb Callahan, Retired Wildlife Biologist & Crane Fest Volunteer and Tim Armstrong, President of the Friends of the SLV Wildlife Refuges & Professor at Adams State University. Listen and learn about the events, guest speakers, happenings and the Sandhill Cranes.
“Where The Cranes Meet The Mountains”
March 8, 9, 10, 2019 – Monte Vista, Colorado
The spectacular pictures in this slide show are courtesy of Dave Jones, Ed MacKerrow, Joe Zinn and the Monte Vista Crane Festival.
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More Information:
Monte Vista Crane Festival Official Website
Crane Viewing Brochure / Map (.pdf file)
Friends of the SLV National Wildlife Refuges-Colorado
Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge
Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge
Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce
Sandhill Crane Sounds – Audubon.org
Music by Audionautix – Used under Creative Commons License 3.0.
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