High school student Domi Lauko of Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin decided he wanted to do something different for his Eagle Scout project. He met with us and made plans to provide us with several new houses. At the time, I did not realize that he really meant "several"! He then enlisted the aid of his fellow scouts to build a number of new martin houses (the photo shows a few of them stacked up in storage at the Urban Ecology Center in Milwaukee). We're finding sites for them and will install them this spring at various locations in southeastern Wisconsin. Thanks to Domi for a job well done. New martin colonies are hopefully not far off!
In 2010, if you would like to help our group install new martin houses and gourds; or collect, repair and refurbish older used houses (in good condition, only, please), contact me at iltlawas@earthlink.net
