Feb. 4, 2010
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Quality Deer Management Association and its Michigan chapters and branches establishing a framework for cooperation on mutually beneficial projects and activities that maintain and enhance the state's natural resources.
The MOU states that the parties will cooperate and execute agreed upon projects and research efforts regarding habitat, education and management following the guidelines of the soon-to-be-released Michigan Strategic Deer Management Plan.
"We are pleased to enter into this agreement with the Quality Deer Management Association," said DNRE Deer and Elk Program Leader Brent Rudolph. "We look forward to this partnership, and partnerships with other conservation organizations that will prove beneficial to Michigan's resources and its deer hunters."
The MOU is the first in what DNRE Wildlife Division Chief Russ Mason hopes will be a series of agreements with conservation groups on deer and other wildlife management matters. Similar agreements are in development with the United Sportsman's Alliance, the Mid-Michigan Sportsman's Alliance and the Michigan Hunters Alliance.
"These agreements represent a clear recognition that the DNRE shares the same core values as many conservation groups," Mason said. "Rather than consider these groups as stakeholders, we think of them as partners. Any organization that wants to enter into an agreement with us that will enhance wildlife management in Michigan is welcome to contact us."
The Department of Natural Resources and Environment is committed to the conservation, protection, management, and accessible use and enjoyment of the state's environment, natural resources, and related economic interests for current and future generations.
Printer Friendly
Text Version
Twitter
Facebook
Yahoo
Google
Digg
Newsvine
StumbleUpon
Bookmark
Email Page
Stay Connected
Get Lottery Drawing Information!
Get the Latest News!