Colorado Parks and Wildlife Bird Conservation Coordinator Liza Rossi presents “Monitoring Breeding Greater Sandhill Cranes in Northwest Colorado” — a featured talk for the 2017 Yampa Valley Crane Festival!

Liza Rossi has worked as a wildlife biologist for Colorado Parks and Wildlife since 2001 and recently became Colorado’s Bird Conservation Coordinator. In her current position, Liza coordinates partnership efforts aimed at conserving several Colorado species of greatest conservation need. Liza serves on several regional conservation committees including the Central Flyway Non-Game Technical Committee and the Lesser Prairie Chicken Interstate Working Group. Over the years, Liza has worked with greater sage-grouse, Columbian sharp-tailed grouse, greater sandhill cranes, boreal toads, spotted owls, passerines and bumble bees. Liza has a bachelor's in biology from Middlebury College and a master's in wildlife from Colorado State University.

About the Yampa Valley Crane Festival
The Greater Sandhill Crane is an iconic species of the Yampa Valley. Returning in the spring, cranes nest and raise their young in wetland areas throughout the valley. In late summer and early fall, hundreds of cranes from the Rocky Mountain flock join the local birds to rest and feed before continuing their journey south. The festival includes daily crane viewings, expert speakers, films, art exhibits, workshops, family activities and more. All community activities and events are free unless otherwise indicated in the program, and the Bud Werner Memorial Library will be home base for many of these talks, films and events.

Learn more about the Yampa Valley Crane Festival at www.coloradocranes.org.