Celebrate with us at the Sandhill Crane Homecoming Banquet
Join us for a memorable evening celebrating the opening of the Wintering Sandhill Crane Season here in Lodi. Gather with friends, family, and supporters for an unforgettable night of gratitude, good food, and information about the Sandhill Cranes staying with us this winter.
Each fall and winter, thousands of Sandhill Cranes migrate along the Pacific Flyway and make a seasonal stop in California’s Central Valley—especially around Lodi. These elegant birds are known for their distinctive calls, graceful courtship dances, and easily recognizable features.
Welcome back Denis and James Kurata, who will perform this ancient form of Japanese music that has been a Festival highlight for 25 years.
Photographer Michael Forsberg will take you on a wild, wonderful, and sometimes heartbreaking journey of Whooping Cranes from their wintering grounds along the Texas Gulf Coast to their remote nesting grounds in northern Canada.
Join this fascinating presentation about barn owl research in Lodi area vineyards, from monitoring breeding activity at nest boxes to tracking where owls hunt across the landscape. Barn owls are one of the original natural pest controls!
Join Angela Laws with The Xerces Society to learn more about protecting the western monarch butterfly in California.
Learn more about the California version of a great migration and the habitats that support this awesome, and very reliable, natural phenomenon.
Crane expert Paul Tebbel will share his knowledge of Sandhill Crane behavior using videos and still photos.
