Eco-Unit Team Charges:

In mid-1997, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources began developing a comprehensive program to adopt a holistic resource management process. This program has been known as Joint Ventures. The primary objective is to develop strategies for sustainable resource planning and management. The core of this approach is to utilize principles of ecosystem management, application of new technologies such as geographic information systems (GIS), and implementation of adaptive management techniques to sustain the diversity and productivity of Michigan's natural resources.

Lake Superior State Forest Sustainable Forest Management Pilot Project

Project Summary: The Lake Superior State Forest Sustainable Forest Management Pilot Project

An Assessment of the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Commitment to Sustainable Management

The Lake Superior State Forest: A Description

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Operations
Inventory: Survey Results

Roles and Responsibilities for Forest Management Planning in the Lake Superior State Forest

Public Participation in Forest Management Planning in the
Lake Superior State Forest: Finding the Right Pathway

Establishing Criteria and Indicators for the Lake Superior State Forest

Workshop I Summary: Values and Indicators of the Lake Superior State Forest

Workshop II Summary for the Lake Superior State Forest

Modeling Forest Management on the Lake Superior State Forest

Wildlife Habitat Projections for the Lake Superior State Forest

Risk Assessment of Forest Management for the Lake Superior State Forest

A Forest Management Planning Guide for the Lake Superior State Forest :
Our DNR Statewide Council charged our Eco-Unit teams to develop management plans following the planning process outlined in this document. Note that some of the appendices are meant to be printed out landscape on legal-size paper and many printers do not automatically make that adjustment from portrait letter layouts.

Eco-Unit Team Charges: September 15, 2000

Status of Lawsuits Against the State of Michigan

Wildlife Guidance Manual