Sustainability, science, and technology on a football field

In addition to today being a big day for eating and parades, as well as the official kickoff for the Christmas shopping season, it's the beginning of four days of football games.  One of them happens to be the Iron Bowl between Auburn and Alabama, and the Auburn Tigers War Eagles are building up to the game in an environmentally themed way.

Auburn University: Southeastern Raptor Center kicks off auction of gameday eagle jesses and lures Nov. 22

Auburn University's Southeastern Raptor Center will begin a live online auction of one-of-a-kind jesses and lures handcrafted especially for the Auburn eagle's gameday flight to support the center's mission of rehabilitation, education and conservation.

Here's the press release: Southeastern Raptor Center kicks off auction of gameday eagle jesses and lures Nov. 22.
November 22, 2013

AUBURN UNIVERSITY – Auburn University’s Southeastern Raptor Center will begin a live online auction of one-of-a-kind jesses and lures handcrafted especially for the Auburn eagle’s gameday flight to support the center’s mission of rehabilitation, education and conservation.

Fans will be able to place bids at the auction site, www.getluredin.com, beginning Friday, Nov. 22, for jesses and the lure to be used on the eagle during the Nov. 30 pregame flight for the Auburn-Alabama game, set for a nationally televised audience on CBS. Fans can go to the website and bid from 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 22, until 11 a.m., Wednesday, Dec. 4.

Following the close of that auction, jesses and lures from other 2013 home games will be auctioned on the same site.

I wonder if Auburn has ever played Air Force, as they are the two teams with falconers handling their mascots.

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