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Gaylord

The Gaylord Unit manages over 315,000 acres of state forest lands in Cheboygan (SW of Black River), Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego Counties. You can reach the Unit Manager Joyce Angel-Ling at 989-732-3541 ext.5440, or send her an email at DNR-Gaylord-FMU@michigan.gov

Gaylord Management Unit Boundaries

Go to Compartment Review Packets

Go to Ecological Reference Area (ERA) Management Plan

What Forest Management Activities are Occurring?

Approved Annual Forest Management Plans
Forest management activities may begin as early as the year listed on the approved plan (Year-of Entry/YOE), and will be carried out during the 10-year period that follows.

Planning Currently Underway


Open House for Public Comment on Annual Forest Management Plans

2011 YOE State Forest Compartment Reviews Schedule

The Gaylord Units schedule for 2011 Year Of Entry (YOE) is:

Gaylord South
Open House will be held on July 8, 2009, Compartment Review will be held on July 23, 2009.

Gaylord North
Open House will be held on July 9, 2009, Compartment Review will be held on July 23, 2009.

Compartments with treatment decisions now approved for 2010 are shown on the Gaylord Locator Map.


Regional
Statewide

The Indian River Office (Gaylord North) is located in Cheboygan County and covers the western two-thirds of Cheboygan County, and all of Emmet County. Pellston Field Office in Emmet County is a one-person field station. Three campgrounds are managed out of the Indian River Office, along with ORV trails, snowmobile trails; rail trails, and the National North Country Hiking Trail.

The Gaylord Field office (Gaylord South) is located in Otsego County and covers the western two-thirds of Otsego County, all of Antrim and Charlevoix County. Bellaire Field Office in Antrim County is also a one-person field station. Natural gas development has been part of the land use in this area. Five campgrounds are managed out of the Gaylord and Bellaire offices, along with snowmobile trails and hiking and skiing trails.

Our unit has many miles of Great Lakes shoreline on both Lake Michigan and Lake Huron. This includes a number of islands, featuring the Beaver Island Archipelago and Bois Blanc Island located in the Straits of Mackinac.

Land type varies from jack pine plains to rolling northern hardwood forests intersected by trout streams and dotted with numerous lakes. In fact, five world class trout streams have their origin in Otsego County: the Ausable, Manistee, Sturgeon, Pigeon, and East Branch of the Black.

The Jordan Valley Management Area located in northeast County is part of a Special Management Area. The Jordan River is the first designated natural and scenic river in the state, and it offers panoramic views at both Deadman's Hill and Landslide Overlook.


There are two other special management areas in Otsego County- the Crapo Lake Kirtland's Warbler Management Area, comprised of 3,200 acres of jack pine plains, and part of the Camp Grayling National Guard Training Area with 4,500 acres in the Gaylord Unit.

Within our unit, we have a number of large inland lakes, which not only are homes to many species of waterfowl, fish, birds, and plants, but a great resource for many types of recreation. The two largest lakes on either side of I-75 are: Mullet Lake and Burt Lake in Cheboygan County. These two beautiful lakes, along with the Indian River that connects them, are part of the Inland Waterway that stretches from Lake Huron nearly to Lake Michigan.

The Gaylord Management Unit offers a diverse collection of Natural Resources providing enjoyment for a variety of uses for the public.

Compartment Review Packets

All State Forest Compartment Review maps and documents are drafts to be used for general planning purposes. Links to these documents will be removed after the review occurs.

For a map of the Gaylord Forest Management Unit's compartments, view the Gaylord Locator Map.


The Gaylord Forest Management Unit has 2011 YOE Review packets available for the following compartments. The packets were posted 6/10/09, unless noted otherwise:


Compartment 005 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 005 Stand Listing


Compartment 027 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 027 Stand Listing


Compartment 031 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 031 Stand Listing


Compartment 032 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 032 Stand Listing


Compartment 039 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 039 Stand Listing


Compartment 046 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 046 Stand Listing


Compartment 058 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 058 Stand Listing


Compartment 071 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 071 Stand Listing


Compartment 112 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 112 Stand Listing


Compartment 119 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 119 Stand Listing


Compartment 132 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 132 Stand Listing


Compartment 153 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 153 Stand Listing


Compartment 158 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 158 Stand Listing


Compartment 166 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 166 Stand Listing


Compartment 168 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 168 Stand Listing


Compartment 179 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 179 Stand Listing


Compartment 216 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 216 Stand Listing


Ecological Reference Area (ERA) Management Plan

Comments on the Snake Island/Mud Lake Draft State Natural Area (SNA) and Ecological Reference Area (ERA) Management Plan may be submitted to Joyce Angel-Ling at 989-732-3541 ext.5440, or send her an email at DNR-Gaylord-FMU@michigan.gov before the date of the Compartment Review being held on July 23, 2009.

Draft Gaylord FMU Bois Blanc Island ERA

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