Save Pilot Island
The Washington Island Sportsman and Conservation Club is actively trying to change the current use of Pilot Island from a rookery for the procreation of Cormorants and Pelicans to an asset used by the public for education and enjoyment. The birds have destroyed the environment, the local fisheries and devastated the cultural maritime resources that exist on the island. The white soil you see in the picture is actually bird feces. Pilot island was lush and green until 1992 when 100 cormorants began roosting on the Island. By 1994 there were 590 birds on the Island, a 79.59% increase. The accumulated bird feces changed the soil chemistry and all of the trees died in just 2 years. Today as you can see from the picture the Island is barren except for a little scrub.
For more information and to learn about Pilot Island on how you can help change Pilot Islands future, click on the red button below.
For more information and to learn about Pilot Island on how you can help change Pilot Islands future, click on the red button below.
You can view the Sportsman's Club presentation on Cormorants and Pelicans to the Wisconsin Natural Resources Board. Click on the link below to view our presentation to the Board. Click Download file to open the backup materials for our presentation sent to the NRB.
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