Schedule:

Friday August 23,2024

3:00PM
4:00PM Kick-off at Black Spruce Brewing
Join Friends of Creamer's Field and Black Spruce Brewing Comp??? for kick-off event at Black Spruce Brewing (3290 Peger Rd.). Celebrate the 26th Tanana Valley Sandhill Crane Festival with a glass of Sandhill Crane-themed Ale.
5:00PM

Saturday, August 24,2024

Blue & White Tent.Lown WalkCraft Tent Migration Station
8:00AM Songbird Banding with AST
A linthand look at research on the Refuge. See wild bds up dave ru may generate a newly banded bird! Weather dependent. Call() 885-2121 for mor info
9:00AM Waterfowl Banding
Learn about waterfowt hunding houm Alaska Department of Fish & Game staff. Weather dependent
10:00AM Nature Walk
Explore the Creamer's Field trails with local volunteer naturalists.
Crane Painting Paint crane with Unlimited Tom  Robinson While supplies lausst

Sunday August 25,2024

8:00AM Fall Birding Hot Spots
Carpool to Fairanks best traing spots with Jeff Walters Jent at the Creamer's Farmhous parking stat BAM
Songbird Banding with ASI
Afirsthand look at research on the Refuge. See wild birds up close. You may even release a newly banded bird! Weather dependent. Call (907) 888-2121 for more info.
9:00AM Waterfowl Banding
Learn about waterfowl banding from Alaska Department of Fish & Game staff. Weather dependent.
10:00 AM History Tour
Join the Creamer Family for a walk around the historic farm
Track Casting Learn how to find and cast animal tracks. All ages wekome
11:00 AM Collage Card Workshop
Create a small work of art lebrating Alaskan birds with featurné festival artist Earsandra Mirosh. You will have the opportunity to utiliza spray paint, stencils, silhinsettes, watercolor and a variety of other card to send to a friend other materiala in make a bvody Lori frame. Template and examples will be provided, but your creativity can run wild
12:00PMPoetry Workshop
Joinpon, shauna Purocky, for a hus and insigtuful expirationof creating connections during this crane inspleed poetry workshop. Thro och hands-on activities and questions, participano wilhans the oppornniotodicover, reflect, and crane. Writing materials with provided
Hopper Hunt
An all ages walk exploring what cranes eat
1:00PM Alaska Cavity Nesting Birds
Explore Alaska's cavity nesting birds with Tom Robinson from Ducks Unlimited.
2:00PMCranes of the World
Join Sesan Graece firsties of cranes, omnections, and culares
3:00PM Capture a Crane on Paper
with Mark Rom. Bring your own art supplies.
Photography Workshop
Wanderthetraile with a local phasographer and learn tipe and tricks for phongraphing wildlife Bring your camera
Bird Box BuildingBird Box Building
with Ducks Unlimited valunteers! While supplies last.
4:00PM Ice Cream Social
Close out the festival and celebrate our 2024 summer seasoni Everyone is welcome for music and ice cream with homemade crane-berry toppings. $5 donation suggested. Music provided by the Serevende Marimba Ensemble

Date:August 23 - 25,2024

Location:Creamers Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge, 1300 College RdFairbanks, AK 99701

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