Nature Society News

Shortly following the debut of aluminum martin housing designed and distributed by J. L. Wade and Trio Manufacturing Company in 1962, people began asking questions.

While the plight of the near endangered purple martin species was placed in the hands of humans to supplement their fast disappearing natural habitat with man-made housing, "How can I attract these birds?" was asked frequently.

The manufacturing company had its people busy designing, testing, engineering, and distributing quality, durable, user-friendly (both by birds and their hosts) aluminum purple martin housing.

People were very receptive to this new idea of attracting a bird to their yard that would stay through the summer while it consumed large number of insects and entertaining their "landlords" and guests.

As letters began pouring into the offices of the manufacturing plant, much time was being spent answering, by hand, each and every letter.

It soon became apparent that most letters contained generally the same questions.  Obviously, there should be a better way of reaching more people with standard answers to standard questions. 

Thus the idea of a monthly newsletter was born and at the same time... Griggsville Wild Bird Society.

The Society, now known as Nature Society, was staffed by knowledgeable people to create a unique newsletter that would serve as a format for its members to learn and share thoughts and ideas.  No outside advertising accepted, the newsletter remains the most informative publication about purple martins available today.

What began in 1966 as a simple typewritten one-page letter-size newsletter, has today grown into a tabloid-size newspaper.  Predominantly about purple martins, the News has several columnists that write about other species of backyard feeder birds.

Download the October 2003 issue of the Nature Society News in PDF format. (9MB)

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