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PLATTEVILLE - The University of Wisconsin-Platteville will be hosting the 12th annual Fall Eagle Fest on Saturday, Nov. 7 beginning at 9 a.m. in Velzy Commons, located in Ullsvik Hall on the UWP campus. The fest will feature three live flying birds of prey shows; the birds will be flown over audience members during each show.

The Fall Eagle fest will have a school art contest display, photography exhibits, commercial booths and environmental displays from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. From 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. a school science fair will be held. The first of three flying birds of prey shows begins at 10 a.m. At 11 a.m. a fund-raising auction will start followed by the second flying birds of prey show at noon. Tim Yager, refuge manager for the McGregor District, Upper Mississippi River Refuge System, will provide an environmental address at 1 p.m. The school art and science fair contest awards will be presented at 2 p.m. and the fest will conclude at 2:30 p.m. with the final birds of prey show.

Every hour there will be drawings for door prizes and attendees may have their picture taken with a live bald eagle. There is no charge to attend and everyone is welcome. For more information contact Amanda Trewin, associate professor of the UWP Biology Department at (608) 342-1527 or trewina@uwplatt.edu.