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DNR HOSTS OPEN HOUSE ON ESCANABA FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT LANSING--The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will
host an open house Wednesday, March 27, to provide
information and receive public comment on proposed forest
management activities to be done in 2003 in the Escanaba
Forest Management Unit. The open house will be held from 4
to 7 p.m. at the Menominee County Annex Building, US-41,
Stephenson.
Each year, foresters and biologists inventory one-tenth of
the state forest. The information gathered includes the
health, quality and quantity of all vegetative types;
wildlife and fisheries habitat and needs; archaeological
sites; oil and gas activities; recreational use; and social
factors, including proximity to roads and neighborhoods.
Proposed treatments are designed to ensure the
sustainability of the resources in providing the variety of
values, uses and products that state lands offer to
Michigan's citizens.
This open house is an opportunity for interested people to
review proposed treatments and 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 that will be
available at the open house can be accessed by visiting the
DNR Web site at www.michigandnr.com. Click on Compartment
Reviews under Resource & Conservation Management.
Each forest management unit is divided into smaller units or
compartments to facilitate better administration of the
resources. Compartments in the following townships are under
review this year:
* Menominee County: Holmes, Lake, Cedarville, Faithhorn and
Spalding townships
* Delta County: Baldwin and Ford River townships
A formal compartment review to decide prescriptions for
these areas is scheduled for April 9, beginning at 9:30
a.m., at the Joseph Heirman University Center on the campus
of Bay de Noc College, Escanaba. Persons with disabilities
needing accommodations for these meetings should contact
Dennis Nezich at 906-786-2354.
Source: MDNR
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