Name: Little Traverse Conservancy closes the Barney’s Lake Preserve to hunting
Start: 2004-03
End: 2004-03
Location: Beaver Island

Little Traverse Conservancy closes the Barney’s Lake Preserve to hunting

Also Little Traverse Conservancy closes the Barney’s Lake Preserve to hunting

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TypeEvent

Date2004-03

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 2004-03
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationwildlifehuntingstewardship
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Little Traverse Conservancy closed its Barney’s Lake Preserve to hunting after an increase in game parts and carcasses being left in public view, while noting that other Conservancy lands remained open to hunting.

Evidence limits

The report gives the Conservancy’s stated reason and enforcement request but not a map or subsequent reopening date.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2004, “Nature Preserve now Closed to Hunting”.
Reports the closure after game parts and carcasses were left in public view and urges reporting violations to the Conservancy, DNR, or Deputy Sheriff. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 2004, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the March 2004 decision.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-03_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Little Traverse Conservancy closes the Barney’s Lake Preserve to hunting”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-nature-preserve-hunting-closure-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2004, “Nature Preserve now Closed to Hunting”. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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