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Purple Martin Association of the Dakotas
2nd Annual “Outdoor Purple Martin Festival”
Saturday, June 15, 2013
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
12345 396th Avenue
Columbia, SD 57433-7100
| 9:00 am | Registration | |
| 9:30 am | Welcome - Perry Vogel | |
| 10:00 am | Getting Started with Purple Martins - Perry Vogel | |
| 10:45 am | Break | |
| 11:00 am | Controlling European Starlings and House Sparrows - Paul Mammenga | |
| 11:45 am | Lunch Break | |
| 1:00 pm | Purple Martin Question and Answer - Perry Vogel and Paul Mammenga | |
| 1:45 pm | Break | |
| 2:00 pm | Tracking Purple Martins from South Dakota with Geolocator Devices - Paul Mammenga | |
| 2:45 pm | Door Prizes | |
| 3:00 pm | Closing | |
Perry Vogel, dubbed as the “Purple Martin Man of Grand Forks” by the Grand Forks Herald, knows Purple Martins. His Purple Martin houses in Grand Forks have fledged more than 600 birds in the past decade. His work was recently featured in a North Dakota wide article written by Doug Leier, a biologist for the North Dakota Game and Fish Department.
Paul Mammenga is an accomplished waterfowl biologist with South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. Mammenga bands Purple Martins for a natal dispersal study that helps scientists learn where the birds disperse from their home colony. He is also involved with research using specialized geolocator tracking devices.
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| (coming from the north and northwest) | ||
| Directions from Ellendale, ND | ||
| Head south on US-281 S (Entering South Dakota) | 27.7 mi | |
| Turn left onto Co Rd 11/123rd St | 10.0 mi | |
| Turn right onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave | 0.4 mi | |
| Destination will be on the right | ||
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| (coming from the northeast Fargo, ND) | ||
| Directions from I-29 near Sisseton, SD | ||
| Head west on S Dakota 10 W | 69.5 mi | |
| Turn left at Dennert's Corner onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave/Co Road 7 | 10.5 mi | |
| Continue onto S Broadway St | 0.3 mi | |
| Continue onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave | 0.7 mi | |
| Destination will be on the right | ||
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| (coming from the east Minneapolis, MN) | ||
| Directions from Willmar, MN | ||
| Head west on US-12 W | 29.8 mi | |
| Turn left onto 14th St N | 0.3 mi | |
| Continue onto Church St, Benson, MN | 440 ft | |
| Turn right onto US-12 W/Minnesota Ave, Benson, MN | 41.7 mi | |
| Turn left to stay on US-12 W (Entering South Dakota) | 88.4 mi | |
| Turn right onto S Dakota 37 N/406th Ave | 6.0 mi | |
| Turn left onto Co Rd 13/127th St/Tacoma Park Rd | 10.0 mi | |
| Turn right onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave | 2.9 mi | |
| Keep left at the fork | 0.6 mi | |
| Destination will be on the left | ||
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| (from the southeast Sioux Falls, SD) | ||
| Directions from I-29 near Watertown, SD | ||
| Head north on I-29 N | 29.1 mi | |
| Take exit 207 for US-12 toward Aberdeen | 0.2 mi | |
| Turn left onto US-12 W | 54.8 mi | |
| Turn right onto S Dakota 37 N/406th Ave | 6.0 mi | |
| Turn left onto Co Rd 13/127th St/Tacoma Park Rd | 10.0 mi | |
| Turn right onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave | 2.9 mi | |
| Keep left at the fork | 0.6 mi | |
| Destination will be on the left | ||
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| (from the south and southwest) | ||
| Directions from Aberdeen, SD (Aberdeen Regional Airport) | ||
| Head east on US-12 E/133rd St | 4.6 mi | |
| Turn left onto Co Rd 16/395th Ave | 6.0 mi | |
| Turn right onto Co Rd 13/Co Rd 16/127th St | 1.0 mi | |
| Take the 1st left onto Co Rd 16/396th Ave | 2.9 mi | |
| Keep left at the fork | 0.6 mi | |
| Destination will be on the left | ||