Wildlife Club publishes a loon-preservation recommendation against stocking Fox Lake, 1989

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Event

Date: 1989-08-17
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: wildlifebirdsconservationenvironmenthydrologycommunitycommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The October issue prints the Michigan Loon Preservation Association’s August 17, 1989, response to Beaver Island’s proposed Fox Lake walleye stocking. The association warns that increased fishing activity could harm traditional loon nesting habitat and recommends Lake Geneserath as a better stocking site.

Evidence limits

This is a conservation recommendation and the Wildlife Club’s report, not a completed stocking decision, fisheries dataset, or confirmed loon census.

Sources

“Beaver Island Wildlife Club,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989.
Prints the Michigan Loon Preservation Association’s recommendation to protect Fox Lake nesting habitat and consider Lake Geneserath instead for walleye stocking; also reports the Wildlife Club chair’s resignation and remaining funds. 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, October 1989, held issue PDF, source scan.
Paired held twenty-four-page October issue PDF.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Wildlife Club publishes a loon-preservation recommendation against stocking Fox Lake, 1989”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-fox-lake-walleye-recommendation-1989/, accessed [date], citing “Beaver Island Wildlife Club,” Beaver Beacon, October 27, 1989. (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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