- Date
- 2004-08
- Kind
- Conservation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentgeographyrecreationgovernancecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August 2004 Beaver Beacon summarized a study of eleven state-owned Lake Michigan shoreline tracts on Beaver Island. The report combined GIS and photographic materials with tract-by-tract recommendations intended to balance public access, recreation, ecological preservation, and careful development.
Evidence limits
This article is a summary of a longer report; it does not reproduce the full maps, field data, or agency decisions.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "A Study of the State Lake Michigan Shoreline Tracts."Summarizes an eleven-tract study using GIS, satellite, aerial, topographic, and on-site data, with short- and long-term recommendations for public access, recreation, ecological protection, and trail 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 · 2004-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the study summary and map.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2004-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island shoreline tracts study proposes preservation and recreation plans, 2004”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-shoreline-tracts-study-2004/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2004, "A Study of the State Lake Michigan Shoreline Tracts." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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