The Upper Peninsula Advisory Councils (CACs) will hold two meetings in September. Two councils, one in the eastern U.P. and the other in the western U.P., were developed following public input meetings.

"These councils were formed to give U.P. citizens more input into Department of Natural Resources regional programs and policies," said Tom Courchaine, acting Upper Peninsula field deputy for the DNR. "The councils have a wide array of outdoor recreation interests represented and help us identify where the DNR can be more effective."

The Western U.P. CAC will meet on Wednesday, Sept. 17, in the cafeteria conference room at the Ford Center, 21235 Alberta Ave. in Alberta, near L'Anse. That meeting will take place from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The Eastern U.P. CAC will hold its meeting on Thursday, Sept. 18, at the Luce Mackinac Alger Schoolcraft District Health Department, located at 14150 Hamilton Lake Road in Newberry. The meeting will be from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

The meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact Tom Courchaine at 906-228-6561.