36th Annual Monte Vista Crane Festival

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

City of Monte Vista

Monte Vista Chamber of Commerce

Sandhill Crane Sounds – Audubon.org

Music by Audionautix – Used under Creative Commons License 3.0.

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