- Dates
- 1962-11 – 1963-04
- Kind
- Conservation
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentforests
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In November 1962, the Beaver Beacon reported a Beaver Island deer-range program involving cedar cutting and two approved controlled burns. The burns, covering reported 170-acre and 56-acre areas, were postponed to spring because of fall weather.
Evidence and limits
The section descriptions and acreage are preserved as newspaper-reported management plans. The article does not establish that the burns occurred or provide a state work order.
Sources
- Reports 257 of 458 any-deer permits issued, a cedar-cutting permit in Section 35, and two controlled burns approved for Sections 26–27 and Section 8. Inclement weather postponed the burns to spring.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1962-11_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 · 1962-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Deer-range cutting and controlled burns are planned for Beaver Island, 1962”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-deer-range-management-1962/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 1962, “Conservation Department News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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