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Warblers on the Water Registration Open

Warblers on the Water is back for 2025 featuring field trips on the Beaver Island Birding Trail with registration open this morning (February 8) at 8:00 a.m. After a transition of leaders last year,...

BIA Annual Meeting

Your BIA held its annual meeting on August 13th. There was a good turn out to hear the Association's volunteers report on current activities. The presentations shown at the meeting are available...

Townships Announce Short-term Rental Listening Sessions

The Island townships have set times for listening sessions on short-term rental issues on the island. Supervisors Welke and Dal Pra say they want your information, ideas, and data as they look to...

Preparing for Emergencies on Beaver Island

With several folks asking questions on social media about dealing with power outages and other storm issues on the island, we thought it would be helpful to re-post this information created by St....
Warblers on the Water Registration Open

Warblers on the Water Registration Open

Warblers on the Water is back for 2025 featuring field trips on the Beaver Island Birding Trail with registration open this morning (February 8) at 8:00 a.m. After a transition of leaders last year, our event is now back to its traditional full offering of activities. For 2025, we have arranged ten field trips (including two that will venture to the outer islands) and two presentations. The full schedule is just below. 

We have invited a group of wonderful leaders who will guide us on a weekend of discovery. A full calendar of events is presented below. Guided field trips require registration, but the presentations are free and open to the public. Registration is not required, but it is encouraged so we are able to plan ahead.

Our headquarters for the weekend will be the Beaver Island Community Center. The BIC Center is conveniently located in town right across from the ferry dock.  It serves as the trail head for the Beaver Island Birding trail as well as other island trails. Registration for events is hosted on the BIC Center ticket store in a section dedicated to the event: store.biccenter.org/warblers-on-the-water-2025.

Please make your plans early as Memorial Day is a busy time on the Island. Registration for ticketed events is now open here. Events at the BIC Center do not require advance registration.

Warblers on the Water and the Beaver Island Birding Trail are projects of the Beaver Island Association.

BIA Annual Meeting

BIA Annual Meeting

Your BIA held its annual meeting on August 13th. There was a good turn out to hear the Association's volunteers report on current activities. The presentations shown at the meeting are available here. The meeting included a report on Broadband and the efforts of the...

Birding Foray on the Beaver Announced

Birding Foray on the Beaver Announced

The Beaver Island Birding Trail Memorial Day Festival is on for 2024 After 10 wonderful years we are undergoing a leadership transition, and with limited time constraints, we are having a smaller festival this year: the Birding Foray on the Beaver. Beaver Island is in...

Waste Management Committee Blight Survey

The Island’s Waste Management Committee is working on securing grant funding to help protect the island’s environment.  To support grant applications with the required data they have a survey out designed to identify blighted locations on the island. ...

THE GRASSMICK MURAL

For those of us who were not lucky enough to have been on the island earlier this year for the unveiling, The Grassmick Mural is a "must see". The BIDL is so fortunate to have a work of art that so accurately captures key elements of Beaver Island. Please make a...

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