6^th Annual ALEUTIAN GOOSE FESTIVAL - March 26-28, 2004. Join us for great birding on the extreme Northcoast of California and celebrate Spring with the return of the once endangered Aleutian Canada Goose. Back from the brink of extinction, this little goose now numbers over 50,000. Delisted in 2001, this bird is an Endangered Species Act success story.

Our three day festival offers 65 workshops and field trips highlighting the birds, animals and awesome natural beauty found here in the home of Redwood National & State Parks.

HIGHLIGHTS from this year's festival include:

• Keynote Speaker, Peter Pyle formerly with the Point Reyes Bird Observatory," Trans-Pacific Migrations".
• A look at the Klamath River, A Yurok Way of Life from the Yurok American Indian cultural perspective, where the salmon is regarded as a sacred gift.
• Examine the "Biscuit Fire" for an on the ground look at what two years of natural recovery has done.
• Pelagic Trip during Spring offshore migration, Albatross. Shearwaters, etc.
• River Drift Boat Trips on the Wild & Scenic Smith River for birding, redwood ecology, geology.
• Del Norte "Big Day" ~ Gulls ~ Spotted Owls ~ Wood Ducks.
• Klamath Basin 2 day post -festival trip for inland birds.

Visit our web site for complete info and online registration: www.aleutiangoosefestival.org

Call to receive our program booklet or for more information: 800-343-8300 ~ 707-465-0888