DNR HOSTS TWO PUBLIC MEETINGS
ON SAULT FOREST MANAGEMENT UNIT LANSING--The Michigan Department of Natural Resources
will host two open houses April 1-2 to provide information
and receive public comment on proposed forest management
treatments to be done in 2003 in the Sault Forest Management
Unit.
On Monday, April 1, the Naubinway Field Office will host an
open house from 4 to 7 p.m. at the DNR Field Office, W11569
East US-2, Naubinway. The open house for the Sault Field
Office will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2, at
the Kinross Town Hall, 4884 W. Curtis Road, Kincheloe.
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 resource 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 on
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:
* Chippewa County (Sault): Superior, Pickford, Kinross, and
Drummond Island townships
* Mackinac County (Naubinway): Moran, Hudson, Hendricks,
Newton, Portage, and (Sault) Clark townships A formal compartment review to decide prescriptions
for these areas is scheduled for April 18, beginning at 9
a.m. at State Street Village Inn, 250 South State Street,
St. Ignace. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations
for these meetings should contact Karen Rodock at 906-477-
6048 or Pat Hallfrisch
at 906-635-5281.
Source: MDNR
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