Beaver Island Wildlife Club forms as a Chamber committee and plans Fox Lake stocking, 1988

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Event

Date: 1988-07
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifeconservationenvironmentpublic-servicecommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The Beaver Island Wildlife Club formed in 1988 as a Chamber of Commerce committee. The July Beaver Beacon reports its conservation and education mission, cooperation with the DNR, permission to stock Fox Lake with walleye, and a $2,500 fundraising need.

Evidence limits

The article records organization and plans, not the stocking event, fish population outcome, or complete organizational bylaws.

Sources

“Beaver Island Wildlife Club 1988,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988.
Reports formation of the Wildlife Club as a Chamber committee, appointments of Dave Roop, Dan Higdon, and Lois Williams, a conservation and education purpose, DNR liaison, permission to stock Fox Lake with walleye, and a $2,500 fundraising goal. 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, July 1988, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held eighteen-page July issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club forms as a Chamber committee and plans Fox Lake stocking, 1988”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-forms-and-fox-lake-walleye-project-1988/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island Wildlife Club 1988,” Beaver Beacon, July 1988. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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