Public Input Welcomed!
Tues, July 10th: Have a say in how your
​state forests are managed

Michigan’s 4 million acres of state forest land require a lot of careful planning to keep them healthy and thriving. That’s why the DNR finalizes plans for each forest management unit two years in advance of when any management activities – prescribed burns, timber harvests or tree thinning, for example – actually will take place.

This summer, forest management recommendations for 2020 are being presented at open houses within those forest management units, giving people the opportunity to speak with foresters, wildlife biologists and other resource professionals. Upcoming open houses include:

• Traverse City Forest Management Unit – Tuesday, July 10 in Traverse City and Wednesday, July 11 in Kalkaska
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About a month after each forest management unit’s open house, a public compartment review meeting also will take place. That’s where the foresters will present their final decisions on management activities for that unit. Compartment review meetings coming up in July and August include:

• Traverse City Forest Management Unit – Tuesday, July 31 in Traverse City

For more information – including a link to the interactive forest map showing details of forest management activities, and the forest open house and compartment review schedules – visit the public input section of the DNR’s michigan.gov/forestry webpage.

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Safety & Woods Worker (SAWW) Chainsaw Safety Training 

SAWW Training is an umbrella organization that promotes safe and efficient chainsaw use, for both professionals and backyard chainsaw operators. The four full-day course begins January 24, 2018, and is designed for both professionals and backyard chainsaw operators. The program is limited to 10 participants and we would like to offer the opportunity to tree professionals, as well as to area landowners. Click on link to download flyer.
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Forestry Field Day at Interlochen Center for the Arts!

Saturday, September 9, 2017; from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm

Interlochen Center for the Arts, 4000 Highway M-137, Interlochen
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"Ties to the Land": Family Forest Planning Workshop

​Saturday, September 16, 2017; from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
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Grand Traverse Conservation District, Boardman Nature Center Community Room, 1450 Cass Road, Traverse City​

Got spring fever? Click here for info on our Planting Workshop!
Workshop is Wed, March 8, 2017
​Homestead Twp. Hall, Honor 

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2016 Events

DNR Public Meeting for Forest Planning

Wed, July 12, 2016, 4 pm, TC Center, 2122 M-37

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