9th Annual High Plains Lesser Prairie-Chicken Festival

Lesser Prairie-Chicken © Alan Eckert Photography

Date:
Friday through Sunday, April 16-18, 2010

Time:
Full day activities

Cost/Deadline:
Details to be be posted December 2009.

Overview:
Milnesand, New Mexico may be a small dot on the map, but it is big in the heart of New Mexico’s prairie grasslands. Each spring, the lesser prairie-chicken, an icon of the Southern Great Plains, congregates on traditional breeding grounds called leks to strut its stuff. Witnessing these birds perform their mating ritual is an experience that leaves memories permanently etched in the mind!

Please join us for the opportunity to:

• Observe and photograph the mating rituals of the lesser prairie-chicken
• Birdwatch with some of the best birders in New Mexico
• Talk with ranchers and biologists working to conserve prairie-chickens
• Learn about the Southern Great Plains ecosystem through our tours on prairie dog ecology, archeology, plant identification, playa lakes and reptiles
• Enjoy good food and Western hospitality

Schedule/Accommodations:
Details to be be posted December 2009.

Registration
Registration will open on January 1, 2009. 
 

Contact:
Tish McDaniel
(575) 762-6997 or chickenfestival@yahoo.com or pmcdaniel@tnc.org