Events, Festivals, and Celebrations

Shorebird festivals inspire, educate, and entertain – and we have a suite of resources to help you find or plan one that’s local to you.

Patricia González, Marcelo Canevari, and Alec Earnshaw share their reflections on the event and how conversations inspired by Deborah Cramer’s book can motivate continued collaboration and [...]

The shorebird stand at the symposium is an opportunity to strengthen a relationship of trust with the shrimp farming industry, and collaborate on best practices to benefit shorebirds.

Last month marked the 18th annual EnviroExpo to commemorate World Environment Day in Nicaragua, and for the very first time, the event included a stand dedicated to shorebird conservation.

Laura was honored for her work to engage the Delaware Bay community in the conservation of shorebirds and horseshoe crabs, through her coordination of the reTURN the Favor effort.

The second full week of October marks National Wildlife Refuge Week. This network of protected public land across the United States provides critical refuge for shorebirds, from arctic breeding [...]

Did you know that September 16th was Plover Appreciation Day? Dr. Rob Clay, Director of the WHSRN Executive Office, explains why this group of shorebirds is particularly vulnerable, and how [...]

Last week, on April 21, WHSRN partners across the globe celebrated World Curlew Day – a grassroots initiative to raise awareness of the plight of curlews and to encourage activities to help them. [...]

Curlews are iconic birds of wild, wet, evocative places – but of their 8 species, two are already assumed extinct and three are considered globally at risk of the same fate. Dr. Rob Clay, [...]

Join WHSRN and Ramsar next week to celebrate World Wetlands Day, a chance to raise global awareness about the value of wetlands for humanity, for the planet, and of course, for shorebirds. This [...]