Public Invited to Watch California Condor Release at Vermilion Cliffs on Sept. 26 (National Public Lands Day)

You're invited to attend the release of California condors in northern Arizona on September 26! What a great way to spend National Public Lands Day! Once a year, people get a rare opportunity in Arizona that very few other places offer: to witness the release of endangered California condors into the wild. The public is invited to attend this year’s event on Saturday, Sept. 26 at 11 a.m. when previously-captive condors will be released at the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument.

Condors are the largest flying land bird in North America and weighs up to 26 pounds with up to a 9 ½ -foot wingspan. There are now 70 condors in the northern Arizona.