Name: Beaver Island publishes protected-ladyslipper orchid alert, 1991
Start: 1991-06
End: 1991-06
Location: Beaver Island

Beaver Island publishes protected-ladyslipper orchid alert, 1991

Also 1991 Beaver Island wildflower protection notice

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TypeEvent

Date1991-06

WithinBeaver Island

ErasModern era

Event

Date: 1991-06
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationenvironmentcommunicationcommunity
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The June 1991 Beaver Beacon warned that two clumps of Showy Lady’s Slipper orchids had been dug along King’s Highway and reminded readers that wild orchids are state-protected.

Evidence limits

This is a public conservation alert, not a law-enforcement report, botanical survey, or recovery record.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, June 1991, “WILDFLOWER ALERT!”
Reports two clumps of Showy Lady’s Slipper orchids dug near King’s Highway, states that wild orchids are protected by Michigan law and may not be picked or dug, and gives local contacts for questions. It does not identify an investigation or recovered plants. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, June 1991, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held twenty-two-page issue scan confirms the conservation alert.
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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island publishes protected-ladyslipper orchid alert, 1991”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildflower-protection-alert-1991/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1991, “WILDFLOWER ALERT!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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