- Date
- 2010-09
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationwildlifecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The October Beacon reported that 46 volunteers located and treated new phragmites growth on Beaver Island, reducing the reported infestation from 25 acres to 1 acre; DNRE crews treated state lands on Beaver, Garden, High, and Whiskey Islands.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper progress report, not a treatment log or independent survey.
Sources
See the sources block above.
Sources
- Community operational notice thanks participants in the herbicide application and says visible results were expected over roughly 60 days, with effects to be assessed the following spring. It is a participant account and does not establish the later acreage estimate.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002703
- Volunteer outreach sought help removing invasive plants and described the stewardship effort. It adds context for community participation but does not identify species, acreage, or treatment results.forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 02 · t002524
- Beaver Beacon, October 2010, "News from the Townships" and "Army of Volunteers Mobilizes."Reports reduction of the infestation from 25 acres to 1 acre, treatment by 46 volunteers on Beaver, and DNRE treatment on the outer islands. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the treatment report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-10_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island volunteers sharply reduce phragmites infestation, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-phragmites-volunteer-reduction-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Island Forum, “Phragmites Control”, August 26, 2010. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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