- Date
- 2005-06
- Kind
- Publication
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationenvironmentconservationcommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Peter Plastrik’s “In a Peacock’s Eye” recounts a conversation with Vietnam veteran and grizzly-bear observer Doug Peacock in Montana before turning to Plastrik’s own connection with Beaver Island. The essay contrasts wilderness, remoteness, settlement, and environmental change rather than presenting a new Beaver Island field observation.
Evidence limits
This record documents the essay’s publication and framing. It does not establish Doug Peacock’s independent Beaver Island activities, or treat Plastrik’s reflections as a complete environmental history of the Island.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, June 2005, "In a Peacock's Eye," by Peter Plastrik.Describes a Montana conversation with Vietnam veteran and grizzly-bear observer Doug Peacock, then places Beaver Island in a discussion of remoteness, settlement, wilderness, and environmental change. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms publication of the essay.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-06_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Peter Plastrik connects Beaver Island with a wilderness essay about Doug Peacock”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-in-a-peacocks-eye-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 2005, "In a Peacock's Eye," by Peter Plastrik. (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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