Our Lowe’s Satellite Martin Colony Wiped Out Again

[Don Strickland]

I sent an e-mail to [email protected]
Anyway you look at the situation, LOWES WAS WRONG!!!!!!!!
Also sent e-mail to Shreveport news Channel 12.
[email protected]

[Don Strickland]

I believe that Lowes will try to sweep it under the rug and keep it quiet. I also think that in addition to contacting Lowes, this situation needs to make the NEWS. Lowes will have no control over that.
Just my two cents.
Don

[DornCounty]

sounds like a good approach John. Nice work. Don't want to come accross as whacko environmentalists. That will not do much good.

Nice work.

As someone who considers myself to be an environmentalist, I find this comment offensive. I am sure I am not the only one. I thought this thread was about LOWES dismantling and giving away Steve and Bob's Martin colony.

No offense intended. And I was meaning the extreme type of environmentalist. Looking back that part was poorly worded, my appologies. If you want to accomplish anything with businesses taking an extreamist approach is the wrong approach. If that offends anyone here, then they need offended. You will do your cause more harm than good by acting that way.

Now there may be times were extreme action is warranted, but not typically and only after all other means have failed. Calls, letters, ect I do not consider extreme provided they are worded well. Some folks are acting as if Lowes has a corporate adgenda to wipe out all martin colonies. There is no proof of that. This was seemingly simply a poor choice by some person in managment and at least it seems there is desire to fix the mistake. Pragmatism is important here.

[DAVE]

To Dorn County! I also am a Environmentalist this afends me also. We all need clean water and clean air to live. Sometimes you have to be a little forceful to get it wright. Such is this blunder by Lowes. Good luck Steve and Bob, If I can help in any way let me know

Dave

[jeffwilliams72]

Dorn, In your opinion what makes an environmentalist "whacko"???
Chaining yourself to the last old growth tree? Protecting air & water? Protesting polluters? How about having a yard full of Purple Martin houses??? Your statement was really short-sighted and stupid.
This is a forum devoted to the love and protection of WILD songbirds, an integral part of a healthy ENVIRONMENT.
I would guess that much of the Purple Martins winter range would be gone forever if it weren't for the "environmental whackos" that fought so hard to reduce logging, and protect areas in the rainforests of Brazil.
Remember to open your mind before your mouth.

[Emil Pampell-Tx]

Dorn, I accept your apology, and you said it was poorly worded. No offense intended Not much more to say

[Matt@atx]

apology eccepted Dorn County. No big deal. Im glad to have another Martin fighter on our side about these things. Balanced approach is best and thats all you are saying.

[DornCounty]

apology eccepted Dorn County. No big deal. Im glad to have another Martin fighter on our side about these things. Balanced approach is best and thats all you are saying.

Thanks I will just leave at this.. as I don't want to drag this good story down. Didn't intend to start a fire storm more to thank PMCA for what I thought was a good approach.

[tcg]

Lowe's has always been a "last resort" for me. I only go there when I can't find what I want somewhere else. I've never liked shopping there and your story just reinforces that. Thanks for sharing.

[Craig Dyer]

Unfortunately this whole fiasco was probably born of the ignorance or arrogance (or both) of one individual Lowes manager. Ignorance and arrogance is everywhere you look.

[Seller]

This has been a really interesting story, I'm very curious to see how it plays out.

If anything is put on the local news or in the local paper please let us know.

Thank you

[Tim Mangan-Kansas]

[trisha]

Tim---- Love it!

[James Rieman]

Dorn County,

Thank you for the sincere apology. Have a great Martin season!

[Davlyn]

Hey Steve , just read your post been off the pc to long ! I am so sorry about the colony at lowes , I feel so bad for the martins who have call that home for all these years !!! I sure hope they find a new place thats half as good as their old home place . Do you know if they had already started egg laying ? That really does break my heart ! As my grandmother use to say ( lowes has just opened a can of worms ) !!!

[DebA]

Hi everybody,

I too just caught up and read this thread. I am so disappointed in Lowe's corporate. I'm hoping by now they have reached out in some way. But what most incenses me is not only the uncaring thoughts for the birds' homes but how some local store employees decided to treat Steve and Bob personally. Even if the manager was new surely they haven't had so much turnover that an employee didn't know some of the history of how long the housing had been there and that on occasion every year someone comes by to take care of them. That several months out of the year no birds are here and logically that would be the time to remove housing. Why not watch for Steve and Bob and approach when one was there if they couldn't find any records as to who's property the houses were? The callousness of how they have handled Bob's questions initially and then the phone calls later...speaks for itself.

We try to shop as local as we can but will travel an hour for Lowe's or Home Depot. We have always favored the Lowe's store and bought several items over the years. But I just cannot go in there until corporate somehow steps up. When I told my husband (who is not active on this forum) that we cannot go to Lowe's he of course asked why not. Well, because of Steve and Bob and how they treated them. You know Steve is the writer I've told you about that I've learned so much from and had tornado hits last year.... Ok, he's up to speed now and so am I. So sorry too.

Deb

[dsonyay]

double post

[Boisy Pitre]

Is there any update on this story at all? I have seen nothing from Steve on here for several days. I also never got that promised "call in 24 hours" from Lowe's, something they told me they would do when I called corporate to voice my displeasure with the situation.

I would really like to know what action, if any, Lowe's has taken. Their handling of this incident is going to have implications on my future purchases there... period. I have my Lowe's credit card sitting in a cabinet at the moment, and am more than ready to call and cancel my account, then put the card through my shredder.

So if anyone has any information, please post it.

[Louise Chambers]

The only info I have is no info - talked with Steve & Bob yesterday and I know they will let us know when they have something assured to share.

[dsonyay]

sounds like a good approach John. Nice work. Don't want to come accross as a bunch of "extremist" environmentalists. That will not do much good.

Nice work.

Dorn,
I saw nothing offensive with your reply the John. He took a good approach and you commended him for it. Maybe some thought you were being sarcastic? Don't know.

I too, am an environmentalist but I work with a few "whako" environmentalists, and know how loony they are. But they provide for good laughs and I suppose we all need some humor now and then.

What they did in the Shreveport location was likely done out of ignorance. They have a serious HS problem in their stores and likely, someone not knowing any better, saw those nearby houses on their property as a source of the HS problem and wanted them out of sight. Or maybe they thought all the puple birds were starlings or blackbirds (like one of my neighbors thinks I have).

It will take a lot more than a poorly handled situation in Shreveport for me to stop shopping at Lowe's in Slidell. Over here, they donate a lot of money to local charities, community outreach, etc.

Thanks! Have a great season.


Thanks!