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Piping plover nesting protection notice for High Island spit, 2023

Also Beaver Island Archipelago piping plover protection 2023 · High Island spit piping plover nesting notice 2023

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TypeEvent
Dates2023-05-29 – 2023-08-15
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Dates
2023-05-29 – 2023-08-15
Kind
Conservation
Where
Beaver Island
Carried out by
Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Eras
Modern era
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conservationcommunitypublic-service
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

In May 2023, a Beaver Island forum notice relayed seasonal protection guidance for piping plovers, including a posted April 15–August 15 access restriction at the High Island spit, leash guidance, and contacts for reporting disturbance.

Evidence limits

The post documents the notice and reported guidance, but not independent verification of regional nesting totals or the outcome of enforcement and nesting.

Sources

  1. The notice reported Great Lakes nesting figures, said Little Traverse Bay Bands Natural Resource Department signs marked the High Island spit from April 15 through August 15, and requested that visitors remain outside the posted area, keep dogs leashed, and report violations. It is a community notice relaying conservation information; the held post does not independently verify the regional counts or enforcement outcome.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 17 · t017727

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Piping plover nesting protection notice for High Island spit, 2023”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-piping-plover-protection-notice-2023/, accessed [date], citing “Piping Plover Notice,” Beaver Island Forum, May 29, 2023..

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