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Sandhill Crane Festival Proclamation
October 2,2019
Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director
RECOMMENDED ACTION Mayor Chandler present a proclamation in recognition of the Lodi
Sandhill Crane Association.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Mayor has been requested to present a proclamation in
recognition of the Lodi Sandhill Crane Association, which has been
in existence lor 23 years. This group is composed of an all-volunteer
steering committee, which meets year-round to prepare for each year's festival, held at Hutchins Street
Square the first weekend in November. The City of Lodi is a co-sponsor of this event.
This year's Sandhill Crane Festival will be held on November 1-3,2019, which will feature dozens of
birding tours, a free exhibit hall and many workshops throughout the weekend. The efforts of the
committee have helped stimulate the local economy with thousands of annual eco-tourists who visit Lodi
to attend the festival in November, or at other times between September through March, when the
greater Sandhill cranes overwinter in the surrounding delta lands outside of Lodi.
Members of the Sandhill Crane Festival steering committee will receive the proclamation on behalf of the
organization.
More information is available online at www.cranefestival.com
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