Activities such as prescribed burns, timber harvests and tree thinning all are planned regularly to help keep Michigan’s 4 million acres of state forest thriving.
The DNR finalizes plans for management activity in each forest management unit two years in advance. This fall, recommendations for 2021 are being presented at open houses in several locations. At open houses, people can talk to foresters, wildlife biologists and other DNR professionals regarding these plans.
Open houses coming up during September include:
- Gwinn Forest Management Unit: 2-6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Marquette Operations Service Center, 1990 U.S. 41 South, Marquette.
- Sault Ste. Marie Forest Management Unit: 3-6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Naubinway Field Office, W11569 U.S. 2, Naubinway; and 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Kinross Township Hall, 4884 W. Curtis St., Kincheloe.
- Shingleton Forest Management Unit: 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Wyman Nursery, 480 N Intake Park Road, Manistique.
See a full open house schedule.
About a month after each open house, a public compartment review meeting also will take place. That’s where foresters present their final decisions on management activities. Upcoming compartment review meetings include:
