Per the festival’s website, “Each year since 1996, the Whooping Crane Festival in Port Aransas, Texas has celebrated the annual return of the cranes to their wintering habitat at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. In 2025, the festival is back and ready to celebrate its 28th anniversary! The four-day event will feature renowned speakers, birding trips, boating trips, nature tours, photography workshops, a trade show, and much more.”

Please note that there are separate registration fees for participants to engage in each of these activities. Also, there are numerous hotels where participants in the conference might be able to stay. The UTMSI Patton Center is where several of the speakers will present.