Chrome Numbers on White Boats Violating Act Warned
Coast Guard officials in the Ninth District warned that chromium numbers on white boat hulls fail to meet the federal Numbering Act. The law requires numbers on both bows in letters at least three inches high and in contrasting colors, applicable to motorboats over 16 feet with detachable motors and all inboard boats on the Great Lakes. Violations are federal offenses with fines.
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Nintel Coast Guard
Coast Guard
Great Lakes
Sterling Monroe Park Closed For Year For Development
Sterling Monroe state park on Lake Erie will stay closed for the rest of the year to complete development. Dredging will cross the main entrance road this week as work begins on the north lobe. 50 acres have been finished and 146 more are in progress with $1.12 million in contracts. About 700000 visitors this year led officials to close the park to stay on schedule, with reopening planned for next year’s season.
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Sterling-Monroe State Park
Lake Erie
Sterling-Monroe
Pheasant Production Holds Near 1951 54 Levels
Pheasant production this year mirrors the 1951 54 level, but trails last year’s peak. More than 400 farmers in 43 southern Michigan counties answered a Conservation Department survey on nests and broods during sod plowing and hay mowing. Blouch notes later season and hatch due to cold wet spring, with 25 percent fewer nests noted during mowing compared with last year.
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Conservation Department
Michigan
Ralph I. Blouch
Blouch
Wildlife sightings in Chippewa county Michigan report rare species
Conservation officer Edward Dorie from Strongs logged four pairs of timber wolves in the Swei ger Creek area and noted prior sightings in the same area. A rare cock pheasant was spotted south of Raco, and a second moose, a cow, was seen five miles north of Trout Lake by local residents.
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Chippewa County
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Edward Dorie
Strongs
Sweiger Creek
Dorie
U. P
Raco
Delta
Menominee
Trout Lake
George Ellis
Trout Creek
Algae Control Key for Michigan Lakes and Livestock
Michigan State University expert Dr. Gerald W. Prescott warns algae blooms in lakes and ponds can aid fishing and irrigation but threaten livestock and humans if uncontrolled. He urges careful algae management to protect water quality and aquatic life. Caution also given on outdoor electrical safety with worn cords and loose connections.
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Michigan Lakes
Michigan State University
Michigan
Gerald W. Prescott
Wild Turkey Reintroduction Study Moves North Michigan
Michigan game biologists test release sites in the northern lower peninsula as part of an experimental program to restore wild turkeys. Eggs from Pennsylvania produced 400 birds to be released next month into suitable oak forest habitats north of southern farm country. Previous releases in Allegan and Newaygo counties showed reasonable success, while Lake County lagged. The Mason game farm hatchery supplied the latest cohort to be released in one to two selected areas with hopes of establishing a stable wild population.
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Conservation Department
Lower Peninsula
Michigan
Allegan State Forest
Lake
Newaygo
Pennsylvania
Westcentral
Allegan
Lake County
Mason
Waterfowl Law Changes in Michigan for 1956 Season
Michigan keeps a 70 day waterfowl season from October 1 to December 9 with minor regulation changes. Wilsons Snipe season runs January 1 to 30, wood ducks are barred under federal rules, and bag limits mirror 1955 rules: ducks four per day eight in possession, geese five per day five in possession including at most two Canada geese, coots ten per day ten in possession, rails fifteen per day fifteen in possession, sora rails twenty five per day twenty five in possession, Wilsons Snipe eight per day eight in possession, and woodcock four per day eight in possession. Woodcock season matches last year with dates in specific regions.
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Michigan
Mississippi
Wilson
Western Michigan Farmers Invited to Habitat Cooperation Program
Western Michigan farmers in Ionia Kent Mecosta Muskegon Newaygo and Ottawa counties may apply at Grand Rapids for the Conservation Department game habitat program. Harold J Dykema the district game office head will oversee habitat planning offering free planting stock and materials to boost wildlife feed and cover. Eligible lands include five or more acres south of the Muskegon Bay City line with participation open to farmers via mail or phone.
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Western Michigan
Conservation Department
Grand Rapids
Harold J. Dykema
Ionia
Kent
Mecosta
Muskegon
Newaygo
Ottawa
Muskegon Bay City
Michigan
Dykema
Conservation’ Department Game Division
Lansing
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