Aug. 12, 2009
The Department of Natural Resources will host an open house Thursday, Sept. 10, to provide information and receive public comment on proposed forest management treatments for 2011 in the Atlanta management unit. The open house will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. at the Atlanta Forest Management Unit office on M-33 in Atlanta.
Each year, DNR personnel inventory and evaluate one-tenth of the state forest. Information gathered includes the health, quality and quantity of all vegetation; wildlife and fisheries habitat and needs; archeological sites; minerals; recreational use; wildfire potential and social factors, including proximity to roads and neighborhoods; and use on adjacent lands, public and private. Proposed treatments, which may include timber harvesting, replanting and other management activities, then are designed to ensure the sustainability of the resources and ecosystems.
The open house is an opportunity for the public to review proposed treatments and to provide input toward final decisions on those treatments. It also provides the public an opportunity to talk with foresters and biologists about issues of interest. Maps and information regarding the proposed treatments will be available at the open house, and can be accessed at www.michigan.gov/dnr. Click on Forests, Land & Water, and then on the map of the Atlanta Forest Management Unit.
Each management unit is divided into smaller units or compartments to facilitate better administration of the resources. This year the Atlanta Open House and Compartment Review will consider management prescriptions in the following townships: Benton Township in Cheboygan County; Allis, North Allis, and Ocqueoc townships in Presque Isle County; Maple Ridge, Wellington, Wilson, Long Rapids and Sanborn townships in Alpena County; Montmorency, Briley, Hillman, Albert, Vienna, and Loud townships in Montmorency County. The formal compartment review to decide on prescriptions for these areas is scheduled for 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at the Family Independence Agency Office, 11636 West M-32, in Atlanta.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for the Atlanta Management Unit Open House should contact Laurie Marzolo at (989) 785-4251, ext. 5240, a minimum of five business days before this event/meeting. Requests made less than five business days before this event may not be accommodated.
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