Jimmy Stiles Herpetologist and Nature Lover:  Mr.  Stiles will share information about the reptiles and amphibians of Alabama.  This hands-on experience is always a hit!

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall

Dr. McClintock will be giving a presentation based on his many research trips to Antarctica:

From Penguins to Plankton – Antarctic Climate Change and what it means for Alabama

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall

Jimmy Stiles Herpetologist and Nature Lover:  Mr.  Stiles will share information about the reptiles and amphibians of Alabama.  This hands-on experience is always a hit!

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall

Vicky will bring live native bats and Egyptian fruit bats for you to meet.  There will be plenty of photo opportunities as she shows off the special flying mammals.  Vicky holds USDA, USFWS, and state permits that allow her to house and use the bats for educational purposes.

Alabama Center for the Arts- Recital Hall

Whooping Cranes in the Eastern Population:

In the 1940s, Whooping Cranes, once found throughout North America, faced near extinction as a result of increased threats from habitat loss, hunting, and more. It wasn’t until 2001 that Whooping Cranes returned to the eastern United States following a collaborative reintroduction program led by the International Crane Foundation (ICF). Today, over 70 Whooping Cranes make up this population, and winter in Alabama each year. Please join Stephanie Schmidt, Whooping Crane Outreach Coordinator for the International Crane Foundation, to learn about the Whooping Cranes of the Eastern Migratory Population and the work ICF and crane conservation partners are doing to safeguard their future. Following this presentation, you will be able to identify Whooping Cranes by sight and sound, understand the historic threats towards Whooping Cranes that led to their decline, know the ins and outs of the reintroduction program and the current work crane conservation partners are doing to protect cranes in Alabama and throughout their flyways and find out how you can be an ambassador for cranes in Alabama.

Alabama Center for the Arts- Recital Hall

Tammie Clark is a National Board Certified teacher in Early to Middle Years Art, a Decatur City Schools Elementary art educator for 23 years and the 2022 Alabama Art Educator of the Year and SE Art Educator of the Year. She received her BS from the University of Alabama in 1990 and her MA at Alabama A&M University.

Alabama Center for the Arts - Room 113

Dr. McClintock will be giving a presentation based on his many research trips to Antarctica:

From Penguins to Plankton – Antarctic Climate Change and what it means for Alabama

Alabama Center for the Arts - Recital Hall

Join us for a nature-inspired painting party during Festival of the Cranes weekend on Sat., Jan. 13, 2024!

We provide the supplies, and you provide the inspiration. Each participant will receive a canvas panel on which to paint their favorite animal, plant, or insect, and we’ll have paint and brushes onsite for everyone to borrow. We can’t wait to see what you create!

Open to children from 4 to 99! Free and open to the public.

ACA Visual Arts bldg., Room 113

Vicky will bring live native bats and Egyptian fruit bats for you to meet.  There will be plenty of photo opportunities as she shows off the special flying mammals.  Vicky holds USDA, USFWS, and state permits that allow her to house and use the bats for educational purposes.

Alabama Center for the Arts- Recital Hall