GAAS Final Program of Year!
Larry Hunter, Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association
With Optional Birder’s Swap Meet
With Optional Birder’s Swap Meet
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Speaker: Larry Hunter
Date & Location: June 28, 2022, Martin Field Station, Bath Nature Preserve See below for times! Topic: The presentation will deal with the history of the Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association (PLPMA) and its activities. See the section About the PLPMA for more information about the organization. Larry will also bring some materials for a show-and-tell. IMPORTANT! Location and Event Information: Please note: In light of the unpredictable trajectory of COVID-19 cases in our local area, the traditional picnic before the talk at the field station has been cancelled! Masks will be required inside the field station. If you’d like to arrive at 6:30 p.m. we’ll have social time and a Swap Meet of sorts. Please bring any old books or nature or bird-related paraphernalia with you that you wish to find new homes for. Any items you bring that still remain after our program would need to return home with you. Our speaker will take the floor at 7:15 p.m. inside the field station. To reach the Martin Field Station, after turning onto the Bath Nature Preserve drive, continue straight, past the first parking lot, and continue on the road, mindful of the speed bumps, until it ends at the parking area. The field station is in the white “house” at the end of the drive. If anyone wants to bring a picnic supper, they are welcome to eat outside at the picnic table by the field station or on the front porch of the Regal Beagle. For more information about the Field Station, click on the link https://www.facebook.com/UAFieldStation/ |
About the PLPMA:
The Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association (PLPMA), headed by Larry Hunter at the time, was instrumental in recognizing the Portage Lakes area and getting it designated by the Ohio legislature as the Purple Martin Capital of Ohio. Larry is one of the founding members of the organization, founded in 2000; the group is dedicated to helping Purple Martins feed, breed and prosper in their natural habitat and educate the public on the benefit of these birds. Biography:
Larry has been involved with the PLPMA as one of the founding members since 2000. He has received numerous awards for his work with the organization, including: EARTH HERO AWARD - Summit Metro Parks HIXON AWARD - Portage Lakes Kiwanis OHIO SENIOR CITIZEN HALL OF FAME AWARD - State of Ohio He has appeared on WILD OHIO TV show sponsored by ODNR Div. of Wildlife, Carl Bachtel 's Channel 3 outdoor program and been interviewed for multiple newspaper articles about the PLPMA. Larry and his wife, Judy, have been married for 54 years. He still goes to work every day at their company in Canton, OH at which they manufacture custom molded rubber products and high performance brake pads for racing. |
