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DNR HOSTS OPEN HOUSE ON SHINGLETON FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT LANSING--The Michigan Department of Natural Resources will
host an open house Monday, April 8, to provide information
and receive public comment on proposed forest management
treatments to be done in 2003 in the Shingleton Forest
Management Unit. DNR officials also will review Compartment
84 for the 2006 Year of Entry because of continuing forest
health concerns in various jack pine stands. The open house
will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Munising Township Hall,
E9630 Prospect Street, Wetmore.
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.
The 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 sections
or compartments to facilitate better administration of the
resource. Compartments in the following townships are under
review this year:
* Schoolcraft County: Germfask, Hiawatha, Inwood,
Manistique, Seney and Thompson townships
* Alger County: Munising and Burt townships
* Delta County: Garden Township A formal compartment review to finalize prescriptions for
these areas is scheduled for April 23, beginning at 9:30
a.m., at the Comfort Inn, 726 East Lakeshore Drive,
Manistique. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations
for these meetings should contact Jeff Stampfly at 906-452-
6227.
Source: MDNR
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