Join us for the 26th Lodi Sandhill Crane Festival will take place on November 1-3, 2024.

Schedule of Events:

November 1, 2024

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: #124-Family Wetlands Adventure,
4:20 pm - 7:10 pm: #324-Crane Fly-In Staten Island #1
4:30 pm - 7:00 pm: #224 - Crane Roving With Dr. Gary Ivey #1
4:50 pm - 6:30 pm: Tour #424-Crane Fly-In Wer North Unit #1
5:15 pm - 6:30 pm: #524-Crane Fly-In Woodbridge Ecological Reserve South Unit #1
7:00 pm - 8:30 pm: 2024 Opening Night Reception And Silent Auction

November 2, 2024

06:30 am - 08:00 am: #624 - Early Morning Fly-Out With Dr. Gary Ivey
07:30 am - 09:30 am: #724- Bird Walk On The Lodi Lake Nature Trail #1
07:40 am - 09:30 am: #824-Mokelumne River Rendezvous
08:00 am - 10:00 am: #924 - Delta Birding Cruise #1
09:00 am - 12:00 pm: #1024 - Eagles And Their Environment By Boat #1
09:00 am - 11:00 am: #1124-Cranes And Agriculture,
09:00 am - 10:35 am: #1224 Cosumnes River Preserve Guided Wetlands Walk
09:25 am - 12:00 pm: #1424 - River Bird Walk And Picnic At Heritage Oak Winery
09:30 am - 04:30 pm: Paid Workshop - John Muir Laws Introduction To Nature Journaling -A Two-Part Workshop
09:30 am - 12:00 pm: #1324-Model Wetlands At The Black Hole
10:00 am - 10:50 am: Speakers Presentation - Sandhill Cranes Throughout The Us
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Vendors
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Hands On Activity-Crane-Ium
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Hands On Activity-Learning To Fold An Orig ami Crane #1
10:10 am - 12:10 pm: Tour #1524b- Cranes Foraging #1
10:30 am - 11:20 am:  Live Animal Presentation - Conservation ambassadors' Wild Things! #1-
10:45 am - 12:45 pm: #1624 - Delta Birding Cruise #2
12:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Hands On Activity- Make And Take Art #1
12:00 pm - 12:20 pm: Entertainment Presentation - Taiko Drumming
12:45 pm - 01:35 pm: Keynote Address - Deep Observation To Reawaken Our Connection With Nature
01:40 pm - 02:30 pm: Live Animal Presentation - Conservation ambassadors' Wild Things! #2-
02:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Tour #1924-Kayak The Mokelumne River And Lodi Lake -
02:00 pm - 03:35 pm: #1824 Bacchus And Birds
03:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Tour #2024 - Delta Birding Cruise #3
03:00 pm - 04:30 pm: Tour #1524-Conservation Of Endangered Species At The Zoo
03:00 pm - 03:30 pm: Speakers Presentation - California Condor Recovery At Pinnacles National Park
03:10 pm - 04:00 pm: Speakers' Presentation Cranes Of The World
03:40 pm - 05:40 pm: #2224-Small Group Behind The Scenes At Cosumnes River Preserve #1
03:55 pm - 05:55 pm: #2324- Sunset Leisure Cruise On Lodi Lake
03:55 pm - 05:55 pm: #2424- Stone Lakes F amily Birding
04:20 pm - 07:10 pm: #2524-Crane Fly-In Staten Island #2
04:30 pm - 07:00 pm: #2124-Crane Roving With Dr. Gary Ivey #2
05:15 pm - 06:30 pm: #2624-Crane Fly-In Wer North Unit #2
05:15 pm - 06:30 pm: Tour #2724 - Crane Fly-In Woodbridge Ecological Reserve South Unit #2

November 3, 2024

05:20 am - 11:00 am: #2824-Migrating Birds Walk In The Tall Forest
05:30 am - 07:00 am: #3024 - Early Morning Fly-Out With Dr. Gary Ivey
06:00 am - 08:00 am  Tour #2924 - Early Morning Crane Photography
07:20 am - 09:20 am: #3124-Photographing Wild Birds With Jim Dunn
07:20 am - 09:20 am: #3224-Bird Walk On The Lodi Lake Nature Trail #2
07:30 am - 09:30 am: #3324-Delta Birding Cruise #4
08:00 am - 01:00 pm: Date Tour #3424 - Eagles And Their Environment By Boat #2
08:10 am - 11:10 am:  Tour #Tour #3624b- Cranes Foraging #2
09:30 am - 04:15 pm: Paid Workshop - Drawing With John Muir Laws -A Two-Part Workshop
09:50 am - 12:00 pm: #3524-Sustainable Vines, Wines And Wildlife
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Exhibit Hall Vendors
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Hands On Activity-Crane-Ium
10:00 am - 04:00 pm: Hands On Activity-Learning To Fold An Orig ami Crane #2-
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Tour #3624 - Delta Birding Cruise #5
10:00 am - 12:00 pm: #3724 - Raptors Round Up
10:30 am - 11:20 am: Live Animal Presentation - The Secret Lives Of Raptors #1
11:00 am - 11:50 am: Speaker's Presentation - California Sandhill Cranes - Who, What Where, When
12:00 pm - 03:00 pm: Hands On Activity- Make And Take Art #2
12:10 pm - 01:00 pm: Keynote Presentation - Are We In The Golden Age Of Birding?-
01:00 pm - 05:00 pm: Paid Workshop - Beginners Bird Carving Workshop
01:20 pm - 02:00 pm: Speakers' Presentation - Sandhill Cranes Of The Pacific Flyway
01:40 pm - 02:30 pm: Live Animal Presentation - The Secret Lives Of Raptors #2
01:50 pm - 04:00 pm: #3824 - Delta Birding Cruise #6
02:20 pm - 03:00 pm: Speakers' Presentation - Congruence, With Sandhill Cranes Of The Pacific Flyway
02:45 pm - 04:45 pm: Tour #3924 - Small Group Behind The Scenes At Cosumnes River Preserve #2
03:15 pm - 04:00 pm: Live Animal Presentation - A Bit About Bats With Norcal Bats
03:25 pm - 06:10 pm: #4024- Crane Fly-In Staten Isiand #3
04:10 pm - 05:30 pm: #4124 Crane Fly-In Wer North Unit #3
04:15 pm - 05:30 pm: Tour #4224 - Crane Fly-In Woodbridge Ecological Reserve South Unit #3

Date: November 1 - 3, 2024

Location: Hutchins Street Square,

125 S. Hutchins Street

Lodi, CA 95240

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