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404 1st St
Cordova, AK, 99574
United States

907-424-7260

We invite you to join the mass migration of Pacific shorebirds, raptors, waterfowl and songbirds.  Their shoreside respite is framed against the pristine backdrop of coastal glaciers and mountains, the breathtaking vista that we call home.  Come armed with your binoculars, spotting scopes, cameras, sketch books and pencils and leave with a heart full of memories.

Schedule

Below is the initial Schedule for the 2024 Shorebird Festival to help with your travel plans. We are recommending festival travelers fly in on May 2nd and leave on May 6th. If festival goers would like to stay an extra couple of days to view peak migration time we suggest an itinerary of May 2nd-8th to enjoy the full scope of the migration. Keep an eye out for the official schedule with detailed events to be posted as we get closer to the festival.

Click here to view LAST YEAR’S festival schedule.

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Presentation: Festivals, Art and Community as Possible Paths for Conservation

  • Cordova Center 601 1st Street Cordova, AK, 99574 United States (map)

Festivals, Art and Community: Possible Paths for Conservation

PRESENTER: Mirna Borrego Lazalde

Education and Community Outreach Officer, Department of Conservation, Terra Peninsular.

Mirna Borrego Lazalde is an outdoor educator. Since 2017, she has been developing experiences and educational programs that promote the contemplation, understanding and conservation of the natural beauty of Baja California and the nature reserves protected by the non-profit organization Terra Peninsular. She coordinates the San Quintin Bay Shorebird Festival which has won the 2020 Partners in Flight Awards for the Festival Community Model Design. In 2018 she participated with the U.S. Forest Service as a part of the Wildlife internship program in Cordova Alaska.

¨If there is something that I wish to leave behind, it is the traces of a deep love and respect for nature¨

PRESENTATION INFORMATION

Among wetlands, coastal scrub, and volcanoes, there is a particular community, a place where bird migration is celebrated, art supports land management, and curiosity is awakening. For many, the bird festival and the art exhibits provide the first approach to knowledge, the first contact with the conservation work done by Terra Peninsular, and an opportunity to live a comprehensive, collaborative, and memorable community experience.

Earlier Event: May 5
Discover Cordova: Shorebird Feeding Frenzy
Later Event: May 5
"Avian Art" Gallery Opening