- Date
- 2009-06
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationeducationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve
Summary
Barbara Barrett Lucas reported finding a small patch of garlic mustard in flower along a Little Sand Bay Nature Preserve trail. The Biological Station confirmed the identification, and the article urged Islanders to remove plants before seeding or record later locations to limit spread.
Evidence limits
This preserves one reported observation and public warning, not a complete plant survey, infestation boundary, or eradication result.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "An Isle in Bloom."Reports a small patch of garlic mustard found in flower near a Little Sand Bay trail, identification confirmed at the Bio Station, and recommended containment and disposal practices. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the invasive-plant observation and warning.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-07_Beaver-Beacon
Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Garlic mustard is observed near Little Sand Bay and prompts a Beaver Island warning, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-garlic-mustard-observation-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2009, "An Isle in Bloom." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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