Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge Complex
Pacific Southwest Region, California, Nevada & Klamath Basin

  

Special Events - Stillwater refuge staff participate in several national, state, regional, and local activities and events. Here's what we are working on now:


 
Spring Wings  
   
May 2013 Spring Wings event details.

The 16th annual Spring Wings Festival is scheduled for May 17 - 19, based again at the Churchill County Parks and Recreation Multipurpose center off Sheckler Rd in Fallon, NV.

The Spring Wings Birding and Outdoor Festival celebrates International Migratory Bird Day, as well as the return of thousands of migrating songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl to the Lahontan Valley. Guided tours are offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Exhibits, seminars, kids activities and family fun are scheduled.

Join a Meander the Marsh kayak float; take Wild Images with a professional wildlife photographer in the field; become a biologist for a day with the Carson River Wood Duck research project; learn about the People of the Marsh by visiting tribal rock art and an ancient cave overlooking the Stillwater marsh; attend a variety of workshops such as bird decoy carving, an Optics seminar by Cabelas pro-staff; or get the birds eye view of the beautiful Tahoe Rim Trail. Special program Friday, May 17 is the Amazing Birds of Prey by Master lady Falconer Marie Gaspari-Crawford and her feathered raptor friends.

Exhibits, displays and hands-on family fun round out the event on Saturday May 18. Register for tours online at: www.springwings.org, and download a copy of the event brochure and schedule of activities.

Learn more at: www.springwings.org (external link).

The Spring Wings Birding and Outdoor Festival celebrates International Migratory Bird Day, as well as the return of thousands of migrating songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl to the Lahontan Valley. Guided tours are offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Exhibits, seminars, kids activities and family fun are scheduled. For more information please contact Susan Sawyer, Visitor Services Manager at 775/423-5128, ext. 228.


Junior Duck Stamp Competition
 
Artwork entries are accepted through March 15th each year. Judging takes place and winners are announced and postsed on this site by the end of March. Please visit the link for contest rules and entry forms, or call Donna Withers, NV State JDS Coordinator at 775-423-5128, xt. 231
 

 

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Last updated: April 16, 2013