- Date
- 2000-11
- Kind
- Announcement
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationcommunitypublic-servicecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Jo Hooker’s November 2000 letter said bicycle tires and foot traffic had damaged the new Harbor park’s plantings. She asked residents to establish a Park Watch, protect the flowers and plants, and help preserve the public space created with volunteer and township and Boat Company support.
Evidence limits
This is a letter’s account and appeal; it does not document the full damage, participants in a Park Watch, or later maintenance outcomes.
Sources
- Describes damage to the new Harbor park’s flowers and plants and asks residents to establish a Park Watch and help protect the volunteer- and township-funded public space. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the published Park Watch appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-11_Beaver-Beacon
Added 6 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island letter asks residents to protect the new Harbor park in November 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-harbor-park-watch-appeal-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, November 2000, “To the Good People of Beaver Island,” by Jo Hooker. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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