Soaring to new heights: Philanthropy powers 2025 grad in eagle endeavors

Far from the rolling plains of Alabama, the tiny mountain community of Haines, Alaska, (population 1,700) might be the last place you would expect to hear a hearty “War Eagle” as an eagle soars overheard.

But that is slowly changing with Gabe Hallmark in town.

The 2025 Auburn University graduate is an avian curator at the American Bald Eagle Foundation, a nonprofit raptor center and natural history museum located in Haines.

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