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Game Club plants grain and clover clearings for wildlife habitat (1961)

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TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era

Summary

The Beaver Island Game Club planted grain and clover in clearings as a wildlife-attraction experiment.

Evidence and limits

The intended wildlife effects are reported hopes, not measured results.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, June 1961, island news and retrospective notices.
    The June 1961 issue reports that the Game Club planted short-season corn, oats, and white clover-ladino in island clearings. The stated aims were to attract grouse, deer, and fall geese; the seeds were growing well. The intended wildlife effects are reported hopes, not measured results.