Sandhill cranes Friends of the Bosque

Welcome To The Festival of The Cranes!
Festival of the Cranes-Nov 17-22, 2009

Thank for your continued support and love for the refuge and the birds and wildlife who depend on it for their survival.

Please join us for the Annual Festival of the Cranes-Nov 17-22, 2009 . The City of Socorro, New Mexico, the Bosque del Apache NWR and the Friends of the Bosque del Apache NWR invite you to share in the celebration of the return of the sandhill cranes!

The Festival of the Cranes is one of the top Birding Festivals in the country, offering a tremendous array of workshops, lectures and events, and it is located at one of the premier birding destinations. It is a great time to visit this spectacular Refuge, and we look forward to your visit! There are four major components to the Festival: tours, lectures, exhibits and the Refuge.

Please check FESTIVAL OF THE CRANES web site (a totally new Festival web site) for all news, the schedule of events and everything about for our exciting Festival of the Cranes 2009. Along with our usual full offerings of lectures, workshops, tours and great keynote speakers, we will also host our popular Exhibitor tent and Wildlife Art tent again this year, too.

The 2009 Festival of the Cranes Artists are Kevin L Cole, photo & R. Christopher Vest, digital adaptation We will have T-Shirts, mugs, tote bags, pins and more which feature this colorful image for sale both in our Bosque Nature Store here at the Refuge and in our online Bosque Nature Store



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San Antonio, New Mexico 87832
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