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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 18, 2008
Contacts: Don Mankee 906-353-6651 or Mary Dettloff 517-335-3014
DNR Hosts Open House in Baraga Forest Management Unit Sept. 9
The Department of Natural Resources will host an open house on Tuesday,
Sept. 9, to provide information and receive public comment on proposed
forest management treatments for 2010 in the Baraga management unit.
The open house will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Baraga DNR office,
427 U.S.41N, Baraga.
Each year, DNR personnel inventory and evaluate one-tenth of the state
forest. Information gathered includes the health, quality, and quantity
of all vegetation; wildlife and fisheries habitat and needs;
archeological sites; minerals; recreational use; wildfire potential and
social factors, including proximity to roads and neighborhoods; and use
on adjacent lands, public and private. Proposed treatments, which may
include timber harvesting, replanting, and other management activities,
they are designed to ensure the sustainability of the resources and
ecosystems.
The open house is an opportunity for the public to review proposed
treatments and to provide input toward final decisions on those
treatments. It also provides the public an opportunity to talk with
foresters and biologists about issues of interest. Maps and information
regarding the proposed treatments will be available at the open house,
and can be accessed at www.michigan.gov/dnr under the Forests, Land &
Water section.
Each management unit is divided into smaller units or compartments to
facilitate better administration of the resources. Compartments under
review this year are in Covington, and Spurr townships in Baraga County,
Chassell, Elm River, and Portage townships in Houghton County, and
Bohemia and Greenland townships in Ontonagon County.
The formal compartment review to decide on prescriptions for these
areas is scheduled 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Michigan Technological
University’s Ford Forestry Center in Alberta.
Individuals attending the meeting are requested to refrain from using
heavily-scented personal care products, in order to enhance
accessibility for everyone. Persons with disabilities needing
accommodations for the Baraga Forest Management Unit Open House should
contact Don Mankee at 906-353-6651 a minimum of five (5) business days
before this event/meeting. Requests made less than five business days
before the event may not be accommodated.
The DNR is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use,
and enjoyment of the state’s natural resources for current and future
generations.
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Todd Alexander
ASC Membership Services Manager
talexander@team-asc.com
www.team-asc.com
734-552-4839
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DNR Hosts Open House in Baraga Forest Management U
