Name: Beaver Island Wildlife Club distributes Island-grown American chestnut seedlings, 2013
Start: 2013-05-06
End: 2013-05-10
Location: Beaver Island

Event

Dates: 2013-05-06 – 2013-05-10
Kind: Conservation project
Carried out by: Beaver Island Wildlife Club
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: environmentconservationforestrycommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In May 2013, the Beaver Island Wildlife Club received and distributed young American chestnut trees grown from nuts collected on Beaver Island. Recipients were asked to plant, water, and protect the seedlings.

Evidence limits

The forum documents the conservation project and distribution, not the number of trees that survived or the long-term results.

Sources

Jacque LaFreniere, “Chestnut trees to arrive on Wednesday” and “Chestnut trees arriving Friday's boat,” Beaver Island Forum, May 6–10, 2013.
The Wildlife Club announced young American chestnut trees grown from nuts collected on Beaver Island, corrected their expected arrival from Wednesday to Friday, and then announced free distribution. Adopters were asked to plant, water, and protect the bare-root trees from deer and rodents. The notices document the project and handoff effort, not long-term survival or the final number planted.
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Jacque LaFreniere, “Chestnut trees arriving Friday's boat,” Beaver Island Forum, May 10, 2013.
The follow-up said the Island-grown American chestnut trees had arrived and would be given away free, with planting and fencing guidance. It corroborates arrival and distribution but does not establish later growth.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club distributes Island-grown American chestnut seedlings, 2013”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-american-chestnut-seedling-distribution-2013/, accessed [date], citing Jacque LaFreniere, “Chestnut trees to arrive on Wednesday” and “Chestnut trees arriving Friday's boat,” Beaver Island Forum, May 6–10, 2013. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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