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Beaver Island burning-permit requirement announced, 1970

Also Beaver Island burning permit notice, 1970

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TypeEvent
Date1970-04
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
1970-04
Kind
Announcement
Where
Beaver Island
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
governanceconservationenvironment
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

The April 1970 Beaver Beacon reminded Islanders that burning permits were required, with an exception for covered trash burners meeting the stated opening-size limit.

Evidence and limits

The notice does not identify the issuing office, effective date, or enforcement procedure.

Sources

  1. Announces that permits are required before burning except in a covered trash burner with holes no larger than three-fourths of an inch.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published notice.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1970-04_Beaver-Beacon

Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island burning-permit requirement announced, 1970”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-burning-permit-notice-1970/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 1970, “Burning Permits.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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