- Date
- circa 1974-03
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Garden Island · Hog Island
- Participants
- Sheldon R. Parker (habitat_worker) · Bernard W. "Bill" Wagner (habitat_worker) · William P. "Bill" Welke (pilot)
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Garden Island · Hog Island
Summary
The March 1974 Beaver Beacon reports that Sheldon Parker and Bill Wagner used Bill Welke’s airplane to place four wildlife salt blocks on Garden Island and one on Hog Island.
Evidence and limits
This is a newspaper account of a habitat-management action, not an aircraft log, mapped work record, or wildlife-impact study.
See also
Sources
- Reports that Sheldon Parker and Bill Wagner used Bill Welke’s airplane to drop four salt blocks on Garden Island and one on Hog Island. The report does not identify the aircraft, exact date, block locations, or later wildlife outcome.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice or report; it does not expand the source-specific identity, event, or outcome claims.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1974-03_Beaver-Beacon
Added 1 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Aerial salt-block placement on Garden and Hog Islands, 1974”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/aerial-salt-block-placement-on-garden-and-hog-islands-1974/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1974, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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