Sandhill Cranes
Our latest edition of our Species Spotlight is out now on sandhills cranes.
Did you know that sandhills cranes are listed as one of the tallest birds in the Northwest? Whether you see flocks of them filling the sky or foraging in fields, sandhill cranes have a majestic beauty about them that calls your attention. Since 2016, Columbia Land Trust has managed a 527-acre property in the Vancouver Lake Lowlands, a site also known as Cranes’ Landing that attracts sandhill cranes in record numbers. The cranes have adapted to these fields for staging and feeding making the area a major pitstop and wintering ground along the Pacific Flyway.
Read our latest Species Spotlight for more information about sandhill cranes.
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