- Date
- 2010-07
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- communicationconservationforestryforestswildlifeenvironmentgovernance
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Two July 2010 pieces attributed to Seamus Norgaard argued for ecosystem-based forest management on Beaver Island. One criticized clear-cutting and urged public engagement with state forest plans; the other described dead wood, natural succession, habitat, and a possible division between unmanaged core areas, buffer zones, and managed woodland.
Evidence limits
These are attributed arguments and proposals, not an independent forest inventory, a DNRE decision record, or evidence of community consensus.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "About Clear Cuts, Game, and the Wilderness."Norgaard argues against treating clear-cutting as natural forest management, discusses windthrow and wildlife habitat, and urges public objection to the DNRE forest plans described in the piece. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "Experience."Norgaard describes dead trees, natural succession, core areas, buffer zones, and a possible ecosystem-based approach to Beaver Island forest management. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms both attributed pieces.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2010-07_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Seamus Norgaard argues for ecosystem-based forest management, 2010”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-seamus-norgaard-forest-management-2010/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2010, "About Clear Cuts, Game, and the Wilderness." (and 2 further sources listed on the page).
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