- Dates
- 1959-01-27 – 1959-01-31
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Garden Island
- Carried out by
- Michigan Conservation Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationwildlifetransportation
- Within
- Garden Island
Summary
The February 1959 Beaver Beacon reports that six men from the Conservation Office flew to Garden Island on January 27 and stayed four days to check grouse.
Evidence limits
The notice does not identify the staff, method, results, flight, or biological records.
Sources
- Reports that the Conservation Office flew six men to Garden Island on January 27 for a four-day grouse check. It does not identify the men, describe the survey method, give findings, or provide flight and biological records. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
- The held five-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the reported Garden Island trip; it does not expand the survey or wildlife record.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1959-02_Beaver-Beacon
Added 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Conservation staff spend four days checking grouse on Garden Island, 1959”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-garden-island-grouse-check-1959/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1959, “JUST CHECKING.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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