Pesticide Regulations. Contact: Karen Cleveland, 517-373-1263, clevelak@michigan.gov. Decision-makers: DNR Director and NRC.

Elk Season Dates and License Quotas. Contact: Rod Clute, 517-373-1263. Decision-makers: DNR Director and NRC.

Black Bear License Quotas and Recommendations. Contact: Rod Clute, 517-373-1263. Decision-makers: DNR Director and NRC.

Zone 1 Pheasant Management Unit Defined. Contact: Al Stewart, 517-373-1263. Decision-makers: DNR Director and NRC.

Land Use Orders

FOREST, MINERAL AND FIRE MANAGEMENT

For Information Only

Order to Regulate the Use of Lands in the Grayling Management Unit, Crawford County. Contact: Dave Spalding, 517-335-3337.

Order to Regulate the Use of Lands in the Pigeon River Country State Forest, Cheboygan, Montmorency and Otsego Counties. Contact: Dave Spalding, 517-335-3337.

Land Transactions

WILDLIFE LAND ACQUISITION AND BOUNDARY MODIFICATION: Land Transaction Case #20060289, 45 acres, Stanton State Game Area, Montcalm County, Sidney Township, T10N, R07W, Section 24: SE ¼ of SW ¼ and the SW ¼ of SE ¼ except that part lying East of the Pere Marquette Railroad right-of-way, and also except 495 feet North and South by 990 feet East and West in the Southwest corner of above description. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

STATE FOREST LAND ACQUISITION AND SALE OF EASEMENT: Land Transaction Cases #20070331 and #20020203, Purchase: Baraga Management Unit, A strip of land 33 feet by 5,650 feet, Keweenaw County, Grant Township, T58N, R28W, Section 1: a 33-foot-wide strip of land beneath and on either side of Mandan Road, as it traverses a 5,650-foot-long portion of Section 1, as is more particularly described in Attachment A. Easement to be sold: Atlanta Management Unit, 20-foot by 1,038.96-foot non-exclusive easement serving one single-family dwelling. Montmorency County, Briley Township, T30N, R02E, Section 20: Commencing at the ¼ Corner common to Sections 20 and 21, T30N, R02E, thence Southerly along the Section line between said Sections S 00° 18' 42" W 328.11'; thence enter said Section 20, at right angles to said Section line N 89° 41' 18" W 120.00' to the centerline of Hossler Road and the point of beginning of a 20-foot-wide easement lying 10 feet left and right of a centerline described as: thence S 12° 57' 33" E 309.86'; thence S 00° 03' 09" W 317.11'; thence S 06° 52' 48" W 277.40'; thence S 44° 12' 40" E 112.88' to point of ending which is the East line of Section 20. Sidelines are to be extended or shortened to meet all angle points, all being a part of the NE ¼ of the SE ¼ of said Section 20. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

STATE FOREST LAND EXCHANGE: Land Transaction Case #20060306, Sault Ste. Marie Management Unit, Private Land Offered In Exchange: Chippewa County, Pickford Township, T44N, R01E, Section 26: the W ½ of the NE ¼, containing 80.0 acres more or less. State Land Desired in Exchange: Chippewa County, Bruce Township, T45N, R01E, all of Section 36: the SE ¼ of the SE ¼; AND the SE ¼ of the NE ¼, containing 80.0 acres more or less. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

STATE FOREST LAND EXCHANGE AND SALE OF DEDICATED STATE-OWNED LAND: Land Transaction Case #20070147, Atlanta Management Unit, Private Land Offered In Exchange: Presque Isle County, Case Township, T34N, R03E, Section 24: That part of the Southwest ¼ lying south of the centerline of County Road 638 (Wildcat Highway), as more particularly described in a survey from Delmer E. Porter dated February 8, 2007, containing 10.64 acres more or less. State Land Desired In Exchange: Presque Isle County, Bismarck Township, T34N, R04E, Section 24: The SW ¼ of the NW ¼; EXCEPT for the SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼, containing 30.0 acres more or less. State Land to be Purchased: Presque Isle County, Bismarck Township, T34N, R04E, Section 24: The SE ¼ of the SW ¼ of the NW ¼, containing 10.0 acres more or less. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

SALE OF EASEMENT ACROSS DEDICATED STATE-OWNED LAND: Land Transaction Case #20000274, 1.95 acres, Atlanta Management Unit, Alpena County, Maple Ridge Township, T32N, R07E, Section 25; An easement for a driveway across a strip of land 15 feet wide by 5,666 feet long bordering on the east side of the inactive Detroit & Mackinac Railway right-of-way. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

SALE OF DEDICATED STATE-OWNED LAND: Land Transaction Cases #20060330 - #20060337, 8.11 acres, Gwinn Management Unit, Marquette County, Ewing Township, T42N, R24W, Section 20, that part of Government Lot 4, north of the Escanaba River. Contact: Ed Meadows, 517-373-1240. Decision-maker: DNR Director.

Mineral and Land Management

DIRECT OIL AND GAS LEASE - NONDEVELOPMENT: Oil and gas lease rights to 40.00 acres, more or less, of Department of Natural Resources state-owned minerals located in Section 12, T27N, R08W, Kalkaska Township, Kalkaska County, have been requested by CMS Gas Transmission Company, of Jackson, Michigan. Contact: Thomas Wellman, 517 335-3251. Decision-maker: Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Chief.

DIRECT OIL AND GAS LEASE - NONDEVELOPMENT: Oil and gas lease rights to 4.00 acres, more or less, of Department of Natural Resources state-owned minerals located in Section 24, T30N, R05W, Star Township, Antrim County, have been requested by Jordan Development Company, L.L.C., of Traverse City, Michigan. Contact: Thomas Wellman, 517 335-3251. Decision-maker: Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Chief.

DIRECT OIL AND GAS LEASE - NONDEVELOPMENT: Oil and gas lease rights to 14.33 acres, more or less, of Department of Natural Resources state-owned minerals located in Section 34, T25N, R13W, Colfax Township, Benzie County, have been requested by Dennis R. Schmude, d/b/a Schmude Oil, of Traverse City, Michigan. Contact: Thomas Wellman, 517 335-3251. Decision-maker: Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Chief.

SALE OF MINERAL AND ALLIED RIGHTS: Conveyance of state-owned ingress and egress to watercourses, aboriginal antiquities, and mineral rights to parcels in Cherry Hill Industrial Center Subdivision, located in the city of Westland, Wayne County, has been requested by JOAL Associates, L.L.C., of Livonia, Michigan. Contact: Thomas Wellman, 517-335-3251. Decision-maker: Forest, Mineral and Fire Management Chief.

Public Meetings, Open Houses, Events, Etc.

February 28
1 p.m.
CITIZENS COMMITTEE FOR MICHIGAN STATE PARKS MEETING, Diagnostic Center for Population & Animal Health, Room 101, 4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing. Contact: Ron Olson, 517-335-4827.

March 5
7 p.m.
MEETING ON PLAN TO MANAGE FISHERY ON AU SABLE RIVER FROM MIO TO ALCONA, Mio Community Center, 305 E. Ninth St., Mio. Contact: Steven Sendek 989-348-6371, ext. 7477.

March 6
3 p.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING, Lansing Center, 333 East Michigan Ave., Lansing. The meeting begins with the Committee of the Whole at 3 p.m. and continues with Public Appearances beginning at 4:30 p.m. Public appearances may be scheduled by calling Teresa Gloden, Assistant to the NRC, 517-373-2352, glodent@michigan.gov. Following Public Appearances, the NRC will conduct its Regular Meeting. Written comments may be submitted to: Teresa Gloden, Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909.

March 12
2 p.m.
MICHIGAN FOREST FINANCE AUTHORITY BOARD MEETING, Mason Building, Conference Room 6 East, 530 West Allegan, Lansing. Contact: Kim Korbecki, 517-373-1246, korbeckk@michigan.gov.

March 13
1-7 p.m.
FOREST, MINERAL AND FIRE MANAGEMENT RED PINE PROJECT OPEN HOUSE, Gaylord Operations Service Center Conference Room, 1732 W. M-32, Gaylord. Contact: David Neumann, 517-335-0981, neumannd@michigan.gov.

March 28
9 a.m.-3 p.m.
FOREST, MINERAL AND FIRE MANAGEMENT RED PINE PROJECT STATEWIDE REVIEW, Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, 104 Conservation Drive, Roscommon. Contact: Mark Buchinger, 989-821-6200, buchingm@michigan.gov.

April 10
3 p.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION MEETING, Lansing Community College, West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone, Lansing. The meeting begins with the Committee of the Whole at 3 p.m. and continues with Public Appearances beginning at 4:30 p.m. Public appearances may be scheduled by calling Teresa Gloden, Assistant to the NRC, 517-373-2352, glodent@michigan.gov. Following Public Appearances, the NRC will conduct its Regular Meeting. Written comments may be submitted to: Teresa Gloden, Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909.

April 16
9 a.m.
NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND BOARD MEETING, Lansing Community College, West Campus, 5708 Cornerstone, Lansing. Public Appearances may be scheduled by calling Linda Harlow, Assistant to the MNRTF Board, 517-373-9125, harlowl@michigan.gov. Written comments may be submitted to: Linda Harlow, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, P.O. Box 30425, Lansing, MI 48909. Contact: Lisa McTiernan, 517-241-4717.

April 16
1 p.m.
FOREST MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING, Michigan United Conservation Clubs, 2101 Wood Street, Lansing. Contact: Kim Korbecki, 517-373-1246, korbeckk@michigan.gov.

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