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The W. G. Jackson carries Beaver Islanders and CMU students on a research outreach trip, 2009

Also W. G. Jackson July 29 2009 visit · Beaver Island Lake Michigan research vessel trip

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TypeEvent
Date2009-07-29
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Date
2009-07-29
Kind
Education
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
educationconservationmaritimewater-quality
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The W. G. Jackson docked at the Beaver Island Ferry Dock on July 29, 2009, and took four groups of roughly thirty passengers, including residents and CMU students and professors, along the east side of the Island. Participants sampled water and bottom material and analyzed properties including pH, conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature.

Evidence limits

The report does not provide a complete passenger list, sample dataset, or independent evaluation of the outreach program.

Sources

See the sources block above.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, August 2009, report of the W. G. Jackson visit.
    Reports the vessel docking July 29, carrying four groups of roughly thirty passengers including Island residents and CMU students and professors, and conducting water and bottom sampling. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the completed visit report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2009-08_Beaver-Beacon

Added 5 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “The W. G. Jackson carries Beaver Islanders and CMU students on a research outreach trip, 2009”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wg-jackson-visit-report-2009/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 2009, report of the W. G. Jackson visit. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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