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Location Wabasha, Minnesota, United States Headquarters Wabasha, Minnesota, United States Similar LARK Toys, Coffee Mill Ski & Snowboa, Lake Pepin, Philippine Eagle Centre, Minnesota Marine Art Museum | ||
National eagle center wabasha minnesota
The National Eagle Center is a nonprofit organization in Wabasha, Minnesota, United States, that focuses on conservation, research and educational efforts relating to eagles.
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- National eagle center wabasha minnesota
- Morning chores at the national eagle center
- History
- Facilities events animals
- Facility features
- References
Morning chores at the national eagle center
History
Established 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.
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 (1,300 m2) Interpretive center overlooking the Mississippi River, located on one thousand feet of Mississippi River shoreline in Wabasha.
Facilities, events, animals
The National Eagle Center is home to five eagles, Harriet, Angel, Columbia, Was'aka and Donald. 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 Armed Forces of the United States of America. 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.