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Event

Beaver Island wildlife habitat improvements (1973)

Also 1973 Greenes Lake goose platforms · 1973 Beaver Island habitat cutting

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypeEvent
WithinBeaver Island · Greenes Lake
ErasModern era

Summary

Bill Wagner was reported constructing nesting platforms above Greenes Lake for an intended native goose colony and planning wood-duck nests near the water’s edge. The April follow-up says the goose platforms and wood-duck boxes were ready. The same March report notes habitat cutting behind Johnny Martin’s gravel pit.

Evidence and limits

The account records habitat work and intentions, not the later establishment of a goose colony, nest occupancy, acreage, or a complete project record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, March 1973, “Game News.”
    Reports Bill Wagner constructing goose-nesting platforms above Greenes Lake and planning wood-duck nests near the water’s edge, while habitat cutting was done on the trail behind Johnny Martin’s gravel pit. It describes an intended native goose colony and does not establish construction dates, agency records, maps, or later wildlife outcomes.
  2. Beaver Beacon, April 1973, “Game Club News.”
    Reports that the goose nesting platforms and wood-duck boxes at Greenes Lake were ready, while the Reese pheasant stocking plan had no birds available; it does not document occupancy, stocking, or later wildlife results.