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From: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2012 9:31 PM
To: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas
Subject: Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas Announcement

Dear Affiliates, Friends, Members, Partnerships, and Prospects

If you have been following us on Facebook, you might already know Songbird Essentials and the Purple Martin Conservation Association (PMCA) have awarded a grant to Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas for one Lonestar Alamo system (house, pole, pole guard, perching rods, winch and ground socket) from the PMCA to support the North Red River Valley Purple Martin Project. We paid for the housing systems on borrowed money and the housing arrived yesterday! Our goal was to have the fundraising complete by April 15th, but we need support to fund our public projects. Donate using PayPal from our website.

Arrangements have been made to install one housing system at the Agassiz Valley Water {Resource Management Project} impoundment near Warren, Minnesota on May 5, 2012. Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Webelos from the Voyageur Trails and Lake Agassiz District will have a chance to help with the installation of a new Purple Martin housing system as part of the North Red River Valley Purple Martin Project. The Agassiz Valley Water {Resource Management Project} comprises four square miles in Marshall and Polk County, Minnesota and provides substantial habitat and water quality benefits including prairie/woodland habitat, educational and recreational opportunities for the public.

This week the Greenway Specialist for the City of Grand Forks will be looking at the proposed site for the second housing system at 13th Avenue South and Belmont Road, Grand Forks, North Dakota. Since Earth Day is on April 22, 2012 and fast approaching, when the final site is selected we will be celebrating an Earth Day – Every Day event to setup the housing system. A call for volunteers will be announced when a site is finalized.

Upcoming Events…
Tue, Apr 17 Purple Martin Proposed Site on Greenway (12 pm – 12:30 pm CST)
Sat, May 5 2012 Spring Camporee Hosted by the Audubon Center of the Red River Valley (8 am - 12 pm CST)
Thu, May 17 Myths About Purple Martins & How to Attract Them (6:30 pm - 8 pm CST) - East Grand Forks Campbell Library
Mon, May 21 Myths About Purple Martins & How to Attract Them (6:30 pm - 8 pm CST) - Thief River Falls Library
Sat, Jun 9 Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas {annual Outdoor Purple Martin Festival} (All Day) - 703 Barley Ct, Grand Forks, ND 58201-8066
Tue, Jun 12 Myths About Purple Martins & How to Attract Them (6:30 pm - 8 pm CST) - Warroad Library

Perry D. Vogel
Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas
703 Barley Court
Grand Forks, ND 58201-8066
{(701) 732 - 0246}
{perry@purplemartindakotas.org}
{https://www.purplemartindakotas.org/}
{http://www.facebook.com/PMAD2012}

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