- Date
- 1966-03
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Round Lake
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In March 1966, the Beaver Island Game Club was preparing a Canadian goose project at Round Lake. The published plan called for ten mated pairs, eight eight nesting rafts, and a posted sanctuary where hunting would be prohibited. An April follow-up said the new flock was responding well to Jack Martin’s care and that island representatives had inspected a Manistique goose operation before purchasing ten pairs.
Evidence and limits
The article is a plan and fundraising/community-work report, not a wildlife agency stocking record. It does not establish release, nesting success, or the project’s later status.
Open questions
- Did the planned pairs reach Round Lake, and what happened to the sanctuary?
- Are Game Club minutes or Michigan conservation records available?
Sources
- Describes plans to place ten mated pairs of Canadian geese around Round Lake, build eight nesting rafts, clip the birds’ wings, and post the area as a sanctuary. It names local contributors but does not establish that the birds were released or that the project succeeded.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eight-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 · 1966-03_Beaver-Beacon
- Reports that the new Canadian Goose flock was responding well to the care of appointed Goose Sitter Jack Martin, and that Erwin Martin, Bud McDonough, and Phil Gregg had inspected a Manistique goose-raising operation before ten pairs were purchased. It is a newspaper progress report, not a wildlife-agency record or proof of nesting success.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held six-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 · 1966-04_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club prepares a Canadian goose project at Round Lake, 1966”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-canadian-geese-sanctuary-project-1966/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1966, “Geese.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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