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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Aug. 19, 2008
Contacts: Michael Koss 906-346-9201 or Mary Dettloff
517-335-3014
DNR Seeks Input Into Upper Peninsula Forest Planning Process
The Department of Natural Resources today announced a series of
meetings in September to provide information and receive public comment
on proposed management areas for a Regional State Forest Management Plan
for the Western Upper Peninsula Ecoregion.
The meetings will be held at four locations:
- Sept. 4, 7 p.m. EST - Small Conference Room, Ford Forestry Center,
21235 Alberta Ave., L'Anse. The focus of the meeting will be on the
Baraga Forest Management Unit.
- Sept. 5, 7 p.m. EST - Charcoal Room, Don H. Bottum University Center,
Northern Michigan University, 1401 Presque Isle Ave., Marquette. The
focus of the meeting will be on the Gwinn Forest Management Unit.
- Sept. 8, 7 p.m. CST- Crystal Falls Township Hall, 1384 West US-2,
Crystal Falls. The focus of the meeting will be on the Crystal Falls
Forest Management Unit.
- Sept. 9, 7 p.m. EST - Room 952, Joseph Herman University Center, Bay
De Noc Community College, 2001 North Lincoln Rd., Escanaba. The focus
of the meeting will be on the Escanaba Forest Management Unit.
At each meeting, citizens can examine management area maps and discuss
preliminary management concepts with DNR resource managers.
“Comments from stakeholder organizations and the public are an
important part of this planning process,” said Lynne Boyd, chief of
the DNR Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Division. “We welcome and
need public engagement on how the state forest should be managed over
the next 10-year period and beyond.”
Management areas are groupings of existing state forest land
compartments that have similar attributes, such as vegetation types,
landforms or ownership patterns. Specific management direction for each
management area will be incorporated into the Western Upper Peninsula
Regional State Forest Management Plan. This will help the DNR to
provide landscape level analyses and direction that will guide
operational decisions made at each Forest Management Unit through the
existing compartment review process.
Additional information is available via the Internet at
www.michigan.gov/dnr. Persons not able to attend the meetings or
wishing to respond in writing may send correspondence by Oct. 10, 2008,
to DNR-WUP-Eco-Team@michigan.gov or by postal mail to: WUP Ecoteam, DNR
Marquette OSC, US-41 South, Marquette, MI 49855.
Future public meetings will be scheduled when draft and final versions
of the WUP Regional State Forest Management Plan are completed.
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 meeting should contact Michael Koss at
906-346-9201 a minimum of five business days before these meetings.
Requests made less than five business days 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 Seeks Input Into Upper Peninsula Forest Planni
