- Date
- 2005-03
- Kind
- Announcement
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- environmentconservationgovernmentsciencecommunicationinfrastructure
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The March 2005 Beaver Beacon reported a bipartisan Michigan Senate package aimed at invasive aquatic plants and insects, including Eurasian milfoil and hydrilla. The proposed bills would identify prohibited species, regulate their release, recognize non-native aquatic plants, and create an advisory council for infested waterways and eradication recommendations.
Evidence limits
The Beacon reports the proposed legislation and its stated provisions; this record does not establish enactment, implementation, or the outcome of any specific Beaver Island infestation.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Fighting Invasive Species."Reports a bipartisan Michigan Senate package, Bills 211–217, addressing prohibited insects and aquatic plants, genetically engineered or non-native aquatic plants, infested waterways, and a Non-native Species Advisory Council. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the legislative report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Michigan Senate package targets invasive aquatic species, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-invasive-species-legislation-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2005, "Fighting Invasive Species." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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