LANSING, MI— The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has extended the deadline to review the state’s draft State Forest Management Plan.
The 10-year plan guides management of nearly 4 million acres of state forest in the Upper and Lower Peninsulas. Forest management activities include timber harvesting, prescribed burning, tree planting and providing quality wildlife habitat.
The DNR has extended the early October deadline to December 31st.
To learn about the plan, visit the state forest planning webpage to download the report in full or review it section by section or watch a recorded webinar that lays out key points of the draft plan.
Public input must be submitted by December 31, 2024, to ForestPlanComments@Michigan.gov.