Events
Celebrate Wildlife
Celebrate Wildlife
Annual
Monte Vista Crane Festival
Thousands of people flock to the San Luis Valley to view over 20,000 Sandhill
Cranes and attend tours, workshops and a craft fair. For more information
about the Monte Vista Crane Festival visit: www.cranefest.com
Kid’s
Fishing DayAn annual event where kids, with their parents, are invited to bring their fishing poles & bait out to Monte Vista NWR to try their hand at fishing, Volunteers from the Friends of the San Luis Valley NWR's and refuge staff are on hand to help reel in the big ones. (Travel 8 miles south of Monte Vista on HWY 15, turn west on 8 south and travel 1 mile, then follow the signs)
Kids Fishing Day - Saturday June 19, 2010
National Wildlife
Refuge Week
October of every year, in a week-long celebration, we celebrate National Wildlife
Refuges and our many partners that make them possible. Join us for Kid's Crane Festival, guided evening
crane walks, special presentations, and partner appreciation open-house.
Christmas Bird Count
The annual Christmas
Bird Count is centered on Monte Vista National Wildlife Refuge. Sharpen your
birding skills and help us
count
who of our feathered friends find refuge here during coldest time of the
year.
Check back for the 2010 Count date.
Last updated:
October 5, 2012
