- Date
- 1968-12
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Game Club
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentagriculturecommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In December 1968, the Beaver Island Game Club began pruning old orchards in the hope of reviving neglected trees and providing food for deer. The Beacon names Gilbert Bailey as doing an excellent share of the work.
Evidence and limits
The report establishes the project’s purpose and a named worker, but not its locations, scale, funding, or later results.
Open questions
- Which orchards were included and how much acreage was treated?
- Did the project continue or produce measurable wildlife benefits?
Sources
- Reports that the Beaver Island Game Club began pruning old orchards to revive neglected trees and provide food for deer, with Gilbert Bailey doing the reported work. It does not identify orchard locations, acreage, funding, or later results.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-12_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 · 1968-12_Beaver-Beacon
Added 2 August 2026 · revised 3 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Game Club begins an old-orchard pruning project, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-game-club-orchard-pruning-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 1968, “Pruning Project.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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