21st annual Birding Festival set for next week

Wrangell’s annual birding festival is gearing up for a week of activities late next week.

This year’s Stikine River Birding Festival will be the 21st, put on cooperatively each year by Wrangell’s Convention and Visitor Bureau and the United States Forest Service. Highlighting birding opportunities on the Stikine River, the event also encourages wildlife conservation and is an opportunity to hone new skills.

“This year we’ve brought back more of the art and photo aspects of the festival,” said Corree Delabrue, an interpreter with the USFS Wrangell office.

Speaking with school teachers, an artis...