- Dates
- 2011-06 – 2011-09
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationwildlifeland-usegovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The June 2011 Beacon describes the township plan to map and treat Phragmites, including a five-year alternating schedule and local SOS funding. The July issue adds the survey and treatment details, and the September issue reports that J. F. New won the treatment bid as the only bidder for $11,900 including state land, while the mapping effort continued despite a GPS glitch. A contemporaneous forum notice reports that beach treatment began September 12.
Evidence limits
The article documents the planned survey, treatment, funding, and notice process; the forum supplies a participant report that work began. Neither source establishes treated acreage, full completion, or completion of the five-year plan.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Contemporaneous notice says beach treatment began September 12 and would continue through the week, with a 24-hour precaution for pets. It is a participant operational report and does not identify treated acreage or establish completion.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004075
- A resident asked whom to notify about a Phragmites sighting and received a local contact. The short exchange documents continued community reporting and stewardship coordination in 2016, but does not identify the site, infestation extent, or treatment outcome.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 10 · t010770
- Community notice asked property owners to cut and bag or burn seed heads before herbicide treatment, citing research discussed at a Great Lakes Commission meeting. It documents a volunteer preparation and outreach request, not the research record or treatment outcome.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 03 · t003889
- Post-treatment notice asked owners to cut and burn seed heads on treated plants to reduce winter seed dispersal. It is practical stewardship guidance, not an independent measure of treatment completion or efficacy.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 04 · t004265
- Beaver Beacon, July 2011, "Phragmites Update for 2011."Reports a five-year alternating survey-and-treatment plan, use of SOS funds to treat state land after reduced state funding, GPS mapping, public maps, a late-August or early-September treatment window, and an August 1 deadline for property owners seeking removal from the treatment area. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the Phragmites program report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, June 2011, "News from the Townships."Reports the townships' five-year alternating Phragmites plan, the prior volunteer effort, the intended use of SOS funds, and Peaine Township approval. It documents planning and governance, not treated acreage or completion. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held June issue scan confirms the township Phragmites plan report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-06_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, September 2011, "News from the Townships."Reports that St. James awarded the Phragmites bid to J. F. New as the only bidder for $11,900 including state land, with permits and a separate state-land charge, and that Peaine's mapping effort was affected by a GPS glitch. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the September Phragmites contracting and mapping report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2011-09_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island townships plan a 2011 Phragmites survey and treatment program”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-phragmites-treatment-plan-2011/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Phragmites treatment began 9/12”, September 13, 2011. (and 9 further sources listed on the page).
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