We were the only ones there!
40 miles from Minona, MN lies the National Eagle Center where we participated in a 1-hour presentation
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National Eagle Center
The National Eagle Center Building
Location
* Wabasha, Minnesota, United States
Coordinates44°23’3”N 92°1’52”W²52″WCoordinates: 44°23’3”N 92°1’52”W
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Websitehttp://www.nationaleaglecenter.orgThe National Eagle Center is a nonprofit organization in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States, that focuses on conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles.
HistoryEstablished in 1989 as EagleWatch Inc., organization initially focused on environmental stewardship through conservation, research, and education in the Upper Mississippi River region. EagleWatch Inc. worked to advance the bald eagle as a symbol of cultural heritage and celebrate eagles as a symbol of the success of federal and state endangered species recovery efforts.[citation needed]
Over its 15-year history, EagleWatch evolved to become The National Eagle Center, a public/private partnership between EagleWatch, the City of Wabasha and the Wabasha Port Authority. These partners have constructed a 14,000-square-foot (1,300Â m2) Interpretive center overlooking the Mississippi River, located on one thousand feet of Mississippi River shoreline in Wabasha.[citation needed]
Facilities, events, animalsThe National Eagle Center is home to five eagles, Harriet, Angel, Columbia, Was'aka and Donald.[1] All five eagles were rescued. They travel extensively to outreach programs and ceremonies.
When the facility is open to visitors, Harriet, Angel, Columbia, Was'aka and Donald, spend most of their time in the eagle viewing room, where volunteers answer questions. Since the birds are tethered as opposed to behind glass or caged, visitors get a close up, personal beak-to-nose experience.
Forty-five minute educational feeding programs are given three times each day at 11 am, 1 pm, and 3 pm providing visitors with another opportunity to learn about the eagle, as well as participate in question and answer sessions.
The facility provides eagle, wildlife, and conservation exhibits, and several eagle observation decks complete with spotting scopes provide ample opportunity to view countless wild eagles over the adjoining Mississippi River and backwaters, as well as river traffic and other abundant species of wildlife.
The interpretive center focuses on the importance of the bald eagle as a national symbol, and its relationship to veterans of the United States of American Armed Forces. The new Center also relays Native American history and the culture of the region as it relates to the bald eagle. An engaging children's area with kid-proof binoculars provides interest to all ages. The average visit at the National Eagle Center is over 80 minutes.
Sitting on top of the bluffs overlooking the Mississippii. Helga is shown with one of the shipping cartons we'll have to send UPS.
