We want you to be involved in state forest planning - also known as our compartment review process. Our plans for the forest include harvesting timber, planting trees, prescribed burning and maintaining fields and open areas – activities that help to provide wildlife habitat, control invasive species and improve the overall health of the forest. You’re invited to look over proposals, view maps of the affected areas and provide feedback.
In addition to localized compartment reviews, a statewide forest action plan and state forest management plans also guide forest management actvities.
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Forest Map
See plans for the state forests, including prescribed burns, timber sales, tree planting and more. Information on plans under review this year is updated one month before the management unit open house. Check the schedule to learn when information will be posted. If you need assistance using the map, please email dnr-gis@michigan.gov.
To find compartment info, zoom in to your area of interest. As you zoom in, more details will appear on the map, including compartments under review this year, which are highlighted in a bright green. Click anywhere within the compartment, and a pop-up screen will appear with more information, including a link to the compartment review presentation packet.
- View the Mi State Forest Map
THE OPEN HOUSE: YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE
- Public comment periods
Each year, forest management recommendations are presented at open houses - informal sessions that give you the opportunity to speak with foresters, wildlife biologists and other resource professionals. Currently, all open houses are being hosted as comment periods with opportunities to contact unit managers.
Use the map to find information on upcoming timber sales, tree thinnings, prescribed burns and other management activities. You can type in an address to find out what's planned nearby. The map highlights actions that will occur in 2023. Current and past year information is also available in the map.
Special Management Areas
See plans under review this year for special management areas like Ecological Reference Areas, Grouse Enhanced Management Areas, State Game Areas and more.
- Groveland Mine Complex ERA Plan
- Carpenter Creek ERA Plan
- Houghton Lake Red Pines ERA Plan
- Cyr Swamp Patterned Fen ERA Plan
- Rabbit Bay lakeshore ERA plan
- Point Abbaye ERA Plan
COMPARTMENT REVIEWS: THE FINAL DECISIONS
- Compartment Review Schedule
Attend compartment review meetings to hear DNR professionals make final decisions for the future of the forest. Compartment reviews are currently being held in virtual formats.
If you can't make any of these meetings or if you require accommodations, contact us.
