- Dates
- 2003-05-18 – 2003-07
- Kind
- Observation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fishwildlifeconservationcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
In June 2003, the Beaver Island Wildlife Club and volunteers built and lined a walleye-rearing pond at Applewood, filled it from a well, and planned to raise 25,000 to 40,000 fingerlings for Lake Geneserath. The July report said the two-inch fingerlings were thriving despite predator pressure.
Evidence limits
The newspaper reports a planned stocking and a later observation, not an independent construction inspection, stocking count, survival study, or confirmed release outcome.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Walleyes Thrive”.Reports that two-inch fingerlings in the Wildlife Club’s walleye pond were doing well despite predators including snakes, turtles, frogs, and seagulls. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the July 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-07_Beaver-Beacon
- Beaver Beacon, June 2003, “Making a Walleye Pond.”Reports the Wildlife Club’s five-day volunteer construction effort at Applewood, the half-acre lined pond, CMU monitoring, the well-fed 40,000-gallon pool, and the plan to raise 25,000 to 40,000 fingerlings for Lake Geneserath. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the June 2003 pond-construction report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-06_Beaver-Beacon
Added 5 August 2026 · revised 7 August 2026. Recent changes
Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Wildlife Club builds a walleye-rearing pond and raises fingerlings in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-wildlife-club-walleye-pond-fingerlings-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 2003, “Walleyes Thrive”. (and 3 further sources listed on the page).
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