The 14th annual Yampa Valley Crane Festival will be held on August in Steamboat Springs, Hayden, and Craig, Colorado.

Join us for guided crane viewings, bird walks, expert speakers, live raptors, films, family activities, and more. Speakers include:

- Keynote speaker Dr. George Archibald, International Crane Foundation Co-Founder and Senior Conservationist
- Dr. Dan Collins, USFWS Rocky Mountain Sandhill Crane Expert
- Sue Riffe, Owner-Guide for She Flew Birding Tours and Bird Song Expert
- Paul Tebbel, Crane Expert
- Rebecca Weiss, author of Birds of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, Aspen-based birding guide and naturalist
- Ted Floyd, editor of Birding magazine 
- Meg Karschner, CCCC Executive Director 
- Nature's Educators showcases live raptors up close during a special presentation

Schedule of Events:

5 - 7 pm: Crane Fest Kids' Night 

Location: Library Hall at Bud Werner Memorial Library

Join us for a special kids' night featuring:
5:00 pm - Children's activities & games open, featuring crane storytelling from Spellbinders
5:30 pm - showing of Molly of Denali, "Crane Song" episode, followed by the Crane Coloring Contest Award Ceremony
6:15 pm - Children's activities & games!

Molly of Denali is an animated PBS children's television series that features various adventures. In the episode titled "Crane Song," Molly helps her scientist friends, Nina and Dr. Antigone, band crane colts. Molly's resourcefulness helps in their conservation efforts and highlights her connection to nature and her community. The episode and the book both emphasize the importance of wildlife conservation and the role of community in these efforts. Directed by Uwe Rafael Braun.

Crane Storytelling led by Spellbinders: Perfect for children of all ages.