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Little Traverse Conservancy leads Beaver Island students in a winter snowshoe ecology program in 1999

Also Beaver Island snowshoe ecology program · Students Exploring Nature on Snowshoes

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TypeEvent
Dates1999-01 – 1999-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
On this page
Event
Dates
1999-01 – 1999-02
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island Community School
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationconservationcommunitycommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Approximately 80 Beaver Island students participated in a Little Traverse Conservancy snowshoe program during the winter of 1999. The Beacon describes the program as outdoor activity paired with winter ecology, animal-track observation, and conservation education.

Evidence limits

The report does not name each participating class or give a complete schedule of the two visits.

Sources

  1. Reports two winter visits by Little Traverse Conservancy educators, approximately 80 participating students from kindergarten through grade 12, grant-funded snowshoes, and lessons in animal tracks and winter ecology. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the school snowshoe report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Little Traverse Conservancy leads Beaver Island students in a winter snowshoe ecology program in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-students-little-traverse-snowshoe-program-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1999, “Students Exploring Nature on Snowshoes.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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