- Dates
- 1969-08 – 1969-09-15
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Fox Lake Road
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentagriculturewildlife
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In the fall of 1969, the Beaver Island Game Club prepared and seeded about ten acres along the old Fox Lake Road with rye and sweet clover. The project was intended to provide forage for deer and game birds and to guide possible future plantings.
Evidence and limits
The report establishes the planned acreage, seed mix, location, and purpose. It does not provide a later assessment of the planting or identify funding.
Sources
- Reports approximately ten acres prepared and seeded with rye and sweet clover along the old Fox Lake Road to provide food for deer and game birds; it does not report later growth or wildlife results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
- The held eleven-page combined August–September issue scan is paired with the OCR source and confirms the published habitat notice.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1969-08_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club prepares ten acres for wildlife forage, 1969”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-habitat-planting-1969/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, August 1969, “Game News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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