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Beaver Island publishes loon-nesting protection guidance and lake restrictions, 1988

Also 1988 Beaver Island loon news · 1988 loon nesting guidance

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TypeEvent
Date1988-05
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
1988-05
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
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Beaver Island

Summary

The May 1988 Beaver Beacon reported loon nesting on Beaver Island’s lakes and asked boaters to avoid provoking nesting birds. It also reported 7-horsepower motor-size and no-wake restrictions adopted by both townships, pending DNR approval.

Evidence limits

This is a newspaper conservation notice and local observation, not a complete loon census, wildlife study, or current legal regulation.

Sources

  1. Reports eight nesting pairs in recent years, successful chicks on Barney’s and Font lakes, guidance to stay far enough away that loons do not react, and township motor-size and no-wake restrictions pending DNR approval. 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 · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held nineteen-page May issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the loon guidance.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-05_Beaver-Beacon
  3. Reports the season's poor chick success and possible pressures, while the separate loon-fledging record preserves the more detailed outcome and fall-congregation observation. 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 · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon
  4. The held twenty-two-page September issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the loon follow-up.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1988-09_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island publishes loon-nesting protection guidance and lake restrictions, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-loon-nesting-protection-guidance-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Loon News,” Beaver Beacon, May 1988. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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