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Soar With the Eagles!
The National Eagle Center is hosting its annual Soar With the Eagles fundraising event. Located at 50 Pembroke Avenue in historic downtown Wabasha, MN the National Eagle Center is a non-profit organization fostering environmental stewardship and community sustainability through education about eagles and the Mississippi River environment. Join us and celebrate our educational themes: The Flyway, The Eagle, The River, and The Human Connection.
Soar With the Eagles is a month long celebration honoring the spring migration. Visit the live eagle education ambassadors of the NEC, and take part in this festival. Special weekend events include cultural and veteran programs, bird of prey education programs, area naturalists, nature photographers and authors, river experts and more. Some of our featured presenters will include; Kenny Salwey, Minnesota Zoo Mobile, Save our Avian Raptors flying bird show, Raptor Photo Shoot, International Wolf Center, The Raptor Center, Our 1st annual Eagle Calling Contest, Sam Nottleman, Al Batt, Parrot Nannies, Larry Yazzie, The Bird Chick Sharon Stiteler and Jan Dunlap.
For specific event details call the NEC at 651-565-4989.
Soar With the Eagles
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SOAR Event weekend Admissions:
Members Free, Adults $8 , Seniors $6,
Children (4-17) $5, ages 3 and under free
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The Flyway (March 6 & 7):
- Eagle education programs
- US Fish & Wildlife Service
- Rod Johnson – Flint Knapping
- Save Our American Raptors (SOAR)
March 6th
- Bird Chick – Sharon Stiteler
- Minnesota Zoo Mobile
- Beginning Digital Photography with Carol Knabe
- Kenny Salwey, movie showing, "Mississippi:Tales of the Last River Rat”
- Soar with the Eagles Kick Off Party!!
March 7th
- Birding with Scott – NEC Education Director
- Digital Nature Photography with Mark Harlow
The Eagle (March 13 & 14)
- Eagle education programs
- International Wolf Center
- Raptor Education Group Inc. (REGI)
- Nature photographers Steve and Deborah Stark
- Wabasha-Kellogg Home & Garden Show
March 14th
- Karla Kinstler & Alice of the Houston Nature Center
- Photo Shoot with REGI
March 15th
- Birding with Scott – NEC Education Director
- Photo Shoot with REGI
The River (March 20 & 21)
- Eagle education programs
- WI. DNR Wildlife biologist Kris Johansen
March 20th
- MN Pollution Control Agency
- Birding with Dave Palmquist – Whitewater State Park Naturalist
- Eagle Calling Contest – Judging by Ralph Duren
- Quarry Hill Nature Center
- Ralph Duren – Wildlife Impersonator
March 21st
- Master Falconer Frank Taylor
- Oxbow Park – Bird of Prey program
- Parrot Nannies
- Birding with Scott – NEC Education Director
- Eagle Scrapbooking Class
The Human Connection (March 27 & 28)
- Eagle education programs
- Parrot Nannies
March 27th
- Sam Nottleman – Professional Wood Carver
- Al Batt – storyteller, humorist, writer
- Jan Dunlap – Birder Murder Mystery Writer
- WI. DNR Wildlife biologist Kris Johansen
- Lakota Culture Program
- Digital Nature Photography with Mark Harlow
March 28th
- Joan & Sky – the Red-Tailed Hawk
- Chris Cold – WI DNR
- Birding with Scott – NEC Education Director
- Soar with the Eagles Raffle Drawing
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