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Sandhill Crane Festival

November 7-9 · Hutchins Street Square · Lodi, CA

November 4-6, 2011

Hutchins Street Square · Lodi, CA

800-581-6150 · info@cranefestival.com

Welcome to the Lodi, CA Sandhill Crane Festival 

2011 Crane Festival Artwork
by brigitte clough

Thank you to all

 Sponsors, Presenters, Tour Leaders, Exhibitors, and Volunteers  - who contributed to making the 2011 Sandhill Crane Festival a success.  For those who attended, we hope you enjoyed a great weekend. 

If you were unable to join us, mark your calendar for
November 2-4, 2012 and we will see you at next year’s Festival.

- Lodi Sandhill Crane Association and the City of Lodi

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About the Festival

Long before Lodi existed, Sandhill Cranes descended into the rich delta wetlands at the end of a long migratory journey, some from nesting grounds as far away as Siberia.  As they greeted California’s earliest explorers, these magnificent birds  darkened the skies over winter marshes.  In awe-inspiring numbers, and with a prehistoric call, stately gait, and elegant choreography, the Sandhill Crane continues to attract and inspire visitors. 

Each year thousands of visitors make their way to Lodi area wildlife refuges and farmlands to experience first hand one of nature’s spectacles.  The abundance of crane habitat continues to nourish our agricultural roots, with water, soil, and climate that sustains the birds, enriches our lives, and benefits our local economy.

For 15 years, Lodi’s Sandhill Crane Festival has celebrated the return of the cranes.    In partnership with the City of Lodi, the Festival continues this November, welcoming an ever-growing circle of friends to our community to share the wonder of the Sandhill Crane ... and so much more.

Our 2011 Sponsors

Sandhill Crane Sponsors

Great Egret Sponsors

   
Cortopassi Famly Foundation 
Cosumnes River Preserve

Great Blue Heron Sponsors

City of Lodi - Division of Arts and Culture Micke Grove Zoo East Bay MUD
   

American Avocet Sponsors

   

       Additional Support Provided By

 

     

Special recognition to the CDFG Sandhill Crane Docents and other tour leaders and the presenters, without whose generous volunteer assistance the Sandhill Crane Festival could not happen.