MN Working Group video from state's public television

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John Miller
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Not sure if this was posted here...lots of good folks doing good work. John M

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvJcqt11-60
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Matt F.
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Thanks for posting John.
Major kudos to all of the great folks with the Purple Martin Working Group of Minnesota!
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Tony Lau
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Thanks for posting John. It was actually on our NBC affiliate, it's a popular weekly Outdoors show. This is at least the 3rd time they've done a piece on Martins.
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MamaBruff
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Wow, that was a moving video! I didn't know that the Purple Martins were listed as "Endangered Species" before now... it's another important reason to be passionate about these majestic birds!
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Awesome video. It is sad that the martin is on the endangered species list. It shows us all that we all need to be more active in educating the public and encouraging new and responsible landlords to create available housing for the martins. Love the video, very peaceful and interesting. Thanks to the Minnesota working group and their active approach to helping martins.
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Tony Lau
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The endangered species list he spoke of is at the state level, being listed as "Species of Special Concern".
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MamaBruff
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Thanks for clarifying. :-)
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scottfreidhof
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Each state wildlife agency has a state wildlife action plan (SWAP). The plan lists those wildlife species in need of conservation action, usually in the form of habitat improvement. Federal grants are available to fund habitat management projects for species on the list like purple martins. A link to Minnesota's SWAP list is,
http://files.dnr.state.mn.us/assistance ... ndix_b.pdf

The purple martin was not in the original list but has probably been added as Tony clarified. These plans are specific to each state. For example, martins are still common and actually increasing in Kentucky, so martins are not listed in Kentucky's SWAP.
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