Conservation photographer Michael Forsberg spent the last five years camera-in-hand exploring the natural history of whooping cranes across the continent, meeting people who love them, and discovering how these tall, magnificent, and rarest of cranes are navigating our 21st-century world. In this multimedia presentation, Mike will take you on a wild, wonderful, and sometimes heartbreaking journey from whooping crane wintering grounds along the Texas Gulf Coast to their remote nesting grounds in northern Canada, and on migration through the heart of the Great Plains.
Michael Forsberg, professional photographer
Recorded January 31, 2025
Michael Forsberg was born and raised in Nebraska and has been a professional photographer for 30 years. His books, articles, and films focus on wildlife and conservation stories in the Great Plains. Mike is a Senior Fellow with the International League of Conservation Photographers, co-founder of Platte Basin Timelapse, and on faculty with IANR at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Mike lives in Lincoln with his wife, Patty. They have two daughters, Elsa and Emme, and a menagerie of animals.
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