Click here to adopt a Purple Martin Nest for the 2026 season and help us support these birds survival. Your donation will help feed the Purple Martin colonies around Portage Lakes during the Spring and Summer while they are here breeding and raising fledglings.
You’ll have opportunities to check your nest throughout the season and view your eggs and babies. Our adoptees will also be placed in a drawing to win special prizes at the end of the season on September 1st.
THANK YOU!
Dedicated to Conservation, Awareness and Education
The Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association is an organization dedicated to the survival of the Purple Martin species. Our conservation efforts are to give the birds the ideal environment for nesting and raising their babies.
We have a number of educational activities and events through the year. We welcome you to join us raising awareness about the Purple Martins in Portage Lakes and how they contribute to our ecology. Our School Education Day, Martinfest, Adopt-a-Nest and Twilight Boat Rides are just some fun ways you can learn about the birds or even volunteer your help with. Check our calendar of events below for dates and more information.
We’re happy to have these aerial acrobats in Portage Lakes, Ohio and do our best to make them feel welcome. Our sanctuaries are an important part of our ecological habitat. We appreciate your donations to help in the upkeep and maintenance of our several sites around the Portage Lakes!
Events in April 2026
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14April 14, 2026●(1 event) – Kiwanis Civic Center |
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18April 18, 2026●(1 event) April 18, 2026 |
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29April 29, 2026●(1 event) April 29, 2026 |
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1May 1, 2026●(1 event) May 1, 2026 |
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We are the purple martin capital of ohio with over 600 nests along the lakeshore!
Want To Volunteeer?
Maria Licht at 330-289-1001
You may also mail your membership fees and donations by check to:
Portage Lakes Purple Martin Association
P.O. Box 19197 | Akron, OH 44319
How To Feed Purple Martins