Have you ever wondered what advice a Sandhill Crane would give you if they could talk? Well you no longer need to wonder!! Created exclusively for Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary, this long-sleeve advice from a Sandhill Crane t-shirt features a Sandhill Crane landing in the river and will leave you amazed at the wisdom imparted by the cranes. An added feature are the crane tracks on the sleeve. What a great way to share your love of cranes and support Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary!

This long-sleeve shirt is 100% cotton and is preshrunk.

Each spring over 1,000,000 Sandhill Cranes migrate from their wintering grounds in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico to a "staging area" on the Platte River in Nebraska. When cranes group together in such large numbers, they fill the air with their rolling calls that can be heard for miles. This Night Hike Sound Card, designed exclusively for Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary, allows you to share that magnificent sound with all your friends. Designed by Catherine Worley, based on photography by Marti Phillips, submitted in the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards. The inside of the card is blank so you can add your own greeting.

Each spring over 1,000,000 Sandhill Cranes migrate from their wintering grounds in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, and Mexico to a "staging area" on the Platte River in Nebraska. While in south central Nebraska, the Sandhill Cranes have time for courting and renewing lifelong bond.This Feathered Friend Sound Card, produced exclusively for Audubon's Rowe Sanctuary, allows you to share their calls with friends all year long. Illustration by Catherine Worley, based on photography submitted to the 2021 Audubon Photography Awards by Marti Phillips. 

Featuring 100 species of birds from coast to coast this colorful guide helps kids identify and understand birds. The National Geographic Kids Bird Guide of North America will be both accessible and tons of fun. Fifty of the country's most popular birds will be laid out in stunning two-page spreads that will include information such as their range,the sounds they make, and the food they like to eat. Each profile will also include a cool or weird fun fact, and a feature called "A Closer Look," which digs deeper into one aspect of the bird's life (eating habits, bird songs, etc.). Each profile will also display a fact box with the bird's scientific name, weight, length, and wingspan.

Kids will also find tons of fun facts, bright and bold colors, full-color photographs, and layering of information that makes everything jump off the page. Birds will be organized by habitat, and habitat spreads will show where different birds live within each environment. The guide also explains all the basics that kids need to know about spotting birds. Features will include activities, such as how to build a birdhouse and how to build a bird feeder, sidebars highlighting fascinating info, lists, range maps, and much more. Conservation information, a find out more section, glossary, and index will add ample back matter to round out this book.

I love you every day of all four seasons... for all you feel and do and share ..." A celebration of love and loving, from parent to child! I Love You...Unconditionally is the perfect book to share with a child, expressing the unconditional love offered by parent, grandparent, or caregiver, no matter what the child does or feels on any given day. Told through beautiful, original paintings of Sandhill Cranes as they care tenderly for their young from nest to migration, I Love You... Unconditionally creates a special moment of 'snuggle time' with your baby or child. The other neighbors of the Sandhill Crane habitat are present as well, to say 'Hi" to your child to help them learn about how we share our home and habitat with so many others in nature.The book includes brief educational text to help an older child understand the richness of the natural world we all share. Perfect for teachers, classrooms, early readers as well as pre-readers, and for all caregivers alike to open a child's eyes to the love felt for them, just as they are, and to the beauty around them!

What a great way to experience the detail of two exquisite images from renowned Nebraska photographer Michael Forsberg! As you piece together these 100 piece puzzles you will be enchanted by the detail displayed. To add to the charm of these puzzles, each is packaged in a recycled paper box to help you keep all the pieces together. Photograph is Mother's Touch - Sandhill Crane and Chick. 

Finished puzzle is 9" x 12"

Welcome visitors to your home or garden with this Sandhill Crane Welcome Garden Stake. This lawn/garden stake is handcrafted of aluminum and then given a weatherproof Verdi green patina. What a great way to greet your guests and share your love of sandhill cranes!

Measures 48" high 14" wide 1" deep

Minor assembly required - no tools needed.

This Nature Discovery Journal is perfect for young and old explorers. Tuck your journal inside the included 8” tote with 18” strap before you head out to explore. Then record your observations in the 6” x 5” brown paper journal There’s even room to store the leaves and flowers you collect in one of the journal’s six pockets. Before you know it, you will have a memorable record of all of your observations!

Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Can you imagine snuggling up to your very own sandhill crane? Because cranes are territorial birds in the wild, you would NEVER be able to cuddle up with one! But now you can snuggle with one of these super soft, absolutely adorable plush sandhill cranes. And, you can even give your plush sandhill crane its own name.

Each crane is also an educational tool since it comes with a hangtag that tells you all about the life and habitat of sandhill cranes.







Measures 16" from head to toe. Body measures 12".

Sandhill Cranes in flight are crafted in exquisitely detailed cloisonné enamel and hang from sterling silver ear wires. These earrings come in an eco-friendly bamboo gift box lined with anti-tarnish fabric. Each box comes engraved with the Rowe Sanctuary crane icon. The perfect accessory for the crane lover in your life!

Cloisonné Crane Earrings are 1.02 inches wide and  0.79 inches tall.

Matching pin available.

A stunning four inch square sticker, designed by local student and Rowe volunteer, Nicole Mittman. Features two cranes flying, silhouetted against the night sky. 

Enjoy the adjustable baseball-style hat embroidered with "Rowe Sanctuary" "Audubon" and Rowe's flying sandhill crane insignia. Embroidered locally in Nebraska, and available in Navy, Ivy, Dusky Red, Mustard, and Black. A popular favorite among staff and volunteers!

A beautiful (and useful) design by Autumn Fern, these bags feature a hand-dyed Sandhill Crane on one side in the color of your choosing. Three pockets, a beautiful patterned lining, and an adjustable shoulder strap make this the perfect on-the-go bag--even fits most binoculars! 

Colors, clockwise from upper left: purple, sky blue, honey, green, rose, teal. 

This lovely flying Sandhill Crane Pin is crafted in delicately detailed cloisonné enamel on sterling silver. This pin comes in an eco-friendly bamboo gift box lined with anti-tarnish fabric. Each box comes engraved with the Rowe Sanctuary crane icon.The perfect accessory for the crane lover in your life!

This Cloisonné Crane Pin is 1.85 inches wide and 1.22 inches tall.

Matching earrings available.

One can never have too much denim and this long-sleeve light blue denim shirt is really special since it comes with a sandhill crane embroidered above the left pocket. What better way to show your support for this magnificent bird!

This shirt has a generous cut and sturdy construction with double-needle stitching throughout. This 100% cotton shirt has soft garment washing for a comfortable feel the first time you wear it. It is sure to become your "go to" shirt.

Every spring sandhill crane parents lovingly tend to their newborn chick! Now you can have your own Plush Sandhill Crane Chick. This plush chick is 7" high. Each chick Includes an educational tag with information about sandhill crane chicks and their parents. What a great addition to any family! 

Take a look inside the lives of sandhill cranes with this informative little book put together by Rowe's former Education Director, Keanna Leonard, and volunteer Caryl McHarney. Private Lives of Sandhill Cranes focuses on crane behavior, but includes lots of interesting facts about sandhill cranes and cranes in general.

Miss hearing the sounds of the birds on the Platte River? Then Sounds of the Platte is just the thing for you. This recording, produced exclusively for Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary, allows you to LISTEN to the sounds of the river and the birds - particularly the cranes - as they enjoy this wonderful resource. There are only the sounds of nature on this CD - no background music is included.

Playing Time: 46 minutes

Rising from sandbars on the Platte River with clarion calls, the sandhill crane (Grus canadensis) feels the urgency of spring migration. Elegant, noble, and spiritual, the sandhill crane is one of the most ancient of all birds. More than a half-million strong, flying in squadrons, these majestic creatures point northward to their Arctic and sub-Arctic breeding ranges.Theirs is an epic story of endurance through the ages.

With 153 stunning color photographs, On Ancient Wings presents sandhill cranes in their wild but increasingly compromised habitats today. Over the course of five years, Michael Forsberg documented the tall gray birds in habitats ranging from the Alaskan tundra to the arid High Plains, from Cuban nature preserves to suburban backyards. With an eye for beauty and an uncommon persistence, the author documents the cranes’ challenges to adapt and survive in a rapidly changing natural world. Forsberg argues that humankind, for its own sake, should secure the cranes’ place in the future. On Ancient Wings intertwines the lives of cranes, people, and their common places to tell an ancient story at a time when sandhill cranes and their wetland and grassland habitats face daunting prospects.

Birds, Nests and Eggs is a fun,informative take-along guide that will help children identify 15 birds. Kids will also learn how and where birds build their homes and all about their young. Plus the guide features activities that are fun and easy to do. There's also a seven-page scrapbook for drawings and notes. This guide invites young naturalists to spot wildlife. Safety tips are provided and interesting activities are sugested. Color illustrations enhance the presentation.

Paperback: 48 pages

Age Range: 5-10

It is said that anyone who folds a thousand cranes will be granted a wish by a crane. Fold 1000 Origami Paper Cranes Kit is inspired by the story of Sadako Sasaki, a Japanese girl who contracted leukemia as a result of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. Sadako started folding cranes hoping she would have a chance to regain her health but sadly passed away at the age of twelve. However, her struggle inspired people from all over the world to strive for peace. Today, the folding of one thousand cranes is a symbol of hope and peace for mankind.

Kit contains:

• 1,020 sheets of 3" square Origami paper; 51 sheets each of 20 brilliant colors

• 1 strong string for hanging measuring 197 feet

• 30 beads

• Instructions for folding, stringing and hanging

The ideal project for weddings, anniversaries, get well gift, school projects, birthdays, baby showers, graduations or any festive occasion.

Nebraska artist Nancy Sharps creates ceramic sandhill crane ornaments that are individually hand painted, glazed and kiln fired. Wire legs complete this unique ornament. Nancy even includes a ringer so that you can use this crane as a wind chime if you prefer. What a one-of-a-kind addition to your collection!

Average length is 7" from crown to toe.