- Dates
- 1985-08 – 1985-09
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmenteducationcommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The August–September 1985 Beaver Beacon reprinted Susan McCauley’s wildflower article from Island Exchange. It identifies common seasonal plants and explains their ecological, practical, and wildlife value while advocating respect and protection for island plant life.
Evidence limits
This is an educational article, not a systematic botanical survey, abundance estimate, or species inventory.
Sources
- Describes seasonal wildflowers including spotted knapweed, Queen Anne’s lace, milkweed, chicory, St. Johnswort, and Camass lily; explains plant roles in food, erosion reduction, medicine, wildlife habitat, and ecosystems; and encourages protection of plants. The article is educational interpretation, not a botanical survey or species inventory. 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 · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eighteen-page August–September combined issue PDF, filed canonically as August 1985, is paired with the remote OCR and confirms the reprinted wildflower article.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1985-08_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Island Exchange publishes a Beaver Island wildflower article, 1985”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildflowers-island-exchange-1985/, accessed [date], citing Susan McCauley, “Wildflowers,” Island Exchange, reprinted in Beaver Beacon, August–September 1985 (combined issue filed as August). (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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