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August 31 2026

Game and Fish Orders

For all Fish Orders, contact Christian LeSage 517-449-7073.

For Information:

FO-204 Spawning Closures. Decision-maker: NRC.
FO-206 Special Fishing Regulations for Warmwater Species on Select Waters. Decision-maker: NRC.

For Action:

FO-205 Michigan-Wisconsin Boundary Waters Fishing Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC.
FO-210 Designated Trout Streams for Michigan. Decision-maker: NRC.
FO-254 Inland Lakes – Trout and Salmon Regulations. Decision-maker: NRC.


Minerals Management

Direct Nonmetallic Mineral Lease - Development: 
Nonmetallic mineral lease rights to 40 acres, more or less, of state-managed Department of Natural Resources nonmetallic mineral rights located within West Branch Township, Ogemaw County, Michigan; have been requested by Ogemaw County Road Commission, of West Branch, Michigan.
Contact: Leigha Boes; BoesL1@michigan.gov
Decision-maker: DNR Director


Real Estate Services

Information Contact: Paul Johnson, 517-599-1197; Decision-maker: DNR Director.

Acquisition

Land Transaction Case No. 20250021 5,476.78 acres
Parks and Recreation Division
Keweenaw County, Grant Township, consisting of lands in: 
T58N, R28W, Sections 2-4, 9-10, 15-17, 21-22: as more accurately described in the option to purchase.

Exchange 

Land Transaction Case No. 20240250
Forest Resources Division

Offered Land: 1.96 acres
Gladwin County, Grim Township, Town 18 North, Range 02 East, Section 10:
A part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 and more accurately described in the land transaction agreement.

Desired Land: .7 acre
Gladwin County, Grim Township, Town 18 North, Range 02 East, Section 10:
A part of the Southwest 1/4 of the Northwest 1/4 and more accurately described in the land transaction agreement.

Land Transaction Case No. 20260037
Forest Resources Division

Offered Land: 20 acres
Emmet County, Springvale Township, Town 34 North, Range 04 West, Section 13:
S1/2 of NE1/4 of the NE1/4

Desired Land: 172.2 acres
Cheboygan County, Grant Township, Town 36 North, Range 01 East:
Section 16: Government Lots 3 & 4
Section 21: Government Lots 2

Charlevoix County, Marion Township, Town 33 North, Range 08 West, Section 35:
SE1/4 lying East of P.M.R.R

Conveyance of Land for Public Purposes

Land Transaction Case No. 20260026 100 acres
Forest Resources Division
Wexford County, Cedar Creek Township, T23N, R09W, Section 19:
The N1/2 of W 100 acres of the SW1/4 and the S1/2 of W 100 acres of the SW1/4.


Forest Resources

September 1 to October 1, 2026
Escanaba Forest Management Unit (FMU
Escanaba FMU Open House Comment Period (virtual)
Daniel Racine, 906-789-8231, RacineD@Michigan.Gov

September 3, 2026 
10:00 AM 
Commercial Forest Program Staff 
Public hearing to receive public comments on the eligibility of the requested descriptions for listing in the Commercial Forest Program for 2027, pursuant to Part 511, Commercial Forests, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994, PA 451, as amended. 
Call 248-509-0316 and enter code 843640210# when prompted.
Jen Eyde, Commercial Forest Program Leader, EydeJ@Michigan.gov or 517-930-4329.

September 4 to October 6, 2026
Newberry Forest Management Unit (FMU)
Newberry FMU Open House Comment Period (Virtual)
Keith Magnusson, 906-291-0120, magnussonk@michigan.gov 

September 8, 2026
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Shingleton Forest Management Unit (FMU)
Shingleton FMU Open House
Shingleton Field Office | E12340 State Highway M-28, Shingleton, MI 49884
Bob Burnham, 906-420-1645, burnhamr2@michigan.gov 

September 8, 2026
1:00 p.m.
Veterans Engagement Team
Committee Meeting
TEAMS Link
Jamie Jerome, jeromej2@michigan.gov, 989-824-3439

September 17, 2026
3:00 to 6:00 PM EDT
Gwinn Forest Management Unit (FMU)
Gwinn FMU Open House
Gwinn Field Office
410 W M-35, Gwinn MI
Mike Brodeur, 906-346-9201, Ext. 103, BrodeurM@Michigan.Gov

September 22, 2026
3:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Sault Ste. Marie Forest Management Unit (FMU)
Sault Ste. Marie FMU Open House
Sault Ste. Marie Customer Service Center 4131 South M-129, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan 49783
Josh Brinks, 906-203-0210, brinksj@michigan.gov

September 25, 2026
10:00 a.m.
Forest Resources Division
Michigan Timber & Forest Products Advisory Council Meeting (tentative)
Otsego County Library Upstairs Meeting Room; 700 S. Otsego Ave., Gaylord 49735
Kim Korbecki, 517-582-3220, korbeckik@michigan.gov 

September 29, 2026
9am – TBD 
Shingleton Forest Management Unit (FMU)
Shingleton FMU Compartment Review Meeting 
Shingleton Field Office, E12340 State Highway M-28, Shingleton, MI 49884 
Bob Burnham, 906-420-1645, burnhamr2@michigan.gov