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About Us
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Family-friendly admission fees to our new 14,000 square-foot
facility make us accessible to all. We have four resident education
eagles that live in our facility, which is located on
one thousand feet of Mississippi river shoreline in Wabasha, Minnesota. |
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While our facility is open Angel,
Harriet, Columbia and Donald spend most of their time in the eagle viewing room,
where volunteers answer questions. Since our birds are tethered as
opposed to behind glass or caged, visitors get a close up, personal
beak-to-nose experience.
 Hour-long educational feeding
programs are given a number of times each day, providing visitors with
another opportunity to learn about our national bird as well as
participate in Q & A sessions.
Eagle, wildlife and conservation
exhibits permeate our new facility, 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 countless other 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. In fact the average
visit at the National Eagle Center is over 80 minutes!
The new facility is adjacent to
Wabasha’s historic business district, and visitors from around the
globe see and learn about bald eagles and the Mississippi River habitat.
Our Facility features
- An exterior 25' high deck, as
well as a river-level deck for viewing bald eagles
- Housing for rehabilitated eagles that cannot return to the
wild due to their injuries
- An aviary
- Exhibit areas to allow a variety of exhibits, including preserved animal
specimens, preserved birds in flight and Native American item
- Classrooms, lecture facilities and
community gathering area
- Gift shop
- Bird care area
- Elevator
- A planned adjacent hotel
with common access
History
In 1989, a group of citizens developed a grassroots organization created for the purpose of fostering environmental stewardship through conservation, research and education in the Upper Mississippi River region.
The organization, EagleWatch Inc.
worked to advance the bald eagle as a symbol of our 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 the 14,000 square-foot Interpretive
center overlooking the Mississippi River. Visit our Boards
of Directors Page for members of the current Government and
Educations Boards.
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