A cairn at this site, erected by the Manitoba Chapter of The Wildlife Society in 1980, commemorates wildlife biologists Allan John Pakulak and Claude C. Holmstrom, and pilot Larry Francis, who were killed in an helicopter accident while conducting an aerial survey of the Netley-Libau Marsh on 25 July 1973. Originally at a site in the marsh, the monument was moved here in early 2010.
Also at the site are monuments relating to establishment of the Wildlife Management Area.
Conservation monuments at Oak Hammock Marsh (2010)
Source: Dale Wrubleski
Conservation monuments at Oak Hammock Marsh (May 2025)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Pakulak commemorative plaque at Oak Hammock Marsh (May 2025)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.16948, W97.12824
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Wildlife Biologists Commemorative Cairn (Netley Creek, RM of St. Andrews)
We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Dale Wrubleski and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 30 May 2025
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