Episode 805: The Bald Eagle – A Symbol of America

Newt's World

Gingrich 360

News, Politics

4.7 • 6.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Newt talks with Jessica Hall, Executive Director of the American Eagle Foundation (AEF), located in Kodak, Tennessee. AEF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the conservation, education, and protection of bald eagles and other birds of prey. Founded in the 1980s by passionate conservationists, AEF has played a significant role in the resurgence of the bald eagle population in the United States. The foundation operates the nation's largest bald eagle sanctuary near Dollywood Theme Park and is currently raising funds to build a state-of-the-art rehabilitation hospital. AEF also engages in educational outreach, including field trips and digital classrooms, to inspire the next generation of conservationists. The foundation's efforts have been supported by various events, including flying eagles at football games and veterans' events, which help raise awareness and foster a connection between the public and these majestic birds.

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0:00.0	On this episode of Nutsworld, in the Smoky Mountains of Tennessee, home to Dolly Parton's
0:10.3	famous family amusement park, Dollywood, exists another amazing organization, the American Eagle
0:17.2	Foundation, located in Kodak. Founded in the 1980s by several passionate conservationists,
0:24.6	the American Eagle Foundation is now a non-profit organization,
0:28.6	inspiring the global community to guard and protect the bald eagle and all birds of prey.
0:34.6	Their mission is to conserve, educate, and protect.
0:39.2	Here to discuss the American Eagle Foundation.
0:42.6	I'm really pleased to welcome my guest,
0:45.1	Jessica Hall, executive director.
1:01.1	Jessica, welcome, and thank you for joining me on Neut's World.
1:02.9	Thank you.
1:04.0	It's an honor to be here.
1:05.3	We really appreciate it.
1:09.6	Well, it's great fun, and as I watched the Commanders versus Eagles football game,
1:12.0	I realized I was watching what we're going to talk about.
1:12.9	So this is going to be fun.
1:14.4	How did the American Eagle Foundation begin?
1:17.6	And what inspired its creation?
1:20.6	The American Eagle Foundation began in the 1980s after a very passionate wildlife resource agent named Bob Hatcher started educating Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency on the plight of the Bald Eagle.
1:37.9	And people came together through Cumberland Wildlife Refuge and other concerned citizens
1:45.2	to start actively really reigniting the public passion around our nation's symbol.
1:53.9	And as a result, the National Organization to Protect America's Eagles was born,
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