Updated Draft of the Michigan State Forest Management Plan

The DNR has completed an updated draft of the Michigan State Forest Management Plan. The updated draft document incorporates revisions based upon comments received during the January 29-March 14, 2008 public review period. A final Director's decision for approval of the plan has been rescheduled for the April 10, 2008 NRC meeting at Lansing Community College.

Text that has been changed from the January 2008 draft is highlighted in yellow. The document is formatted for two-sided printing, but will also print on single-sided printers.

State Forest Management Plan - April 2008 Revised Draft (4.43 MB)

DNR response summaries to public comments that were submitted in response to a public review of the draft plan in August and September of 2006 are provided below. Responses summaries are organized by respective sections of the plan.

• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 1
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 2
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 3
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 4
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 5
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Section 6
• DNR Response to Public Comments on Sections 7, 8 and 9

Draft Michigan Off-Road Vehicle (ORV) Plan 2008