Get all your fishing information here, including rules and regulations, license info, the weekly fishing report and much more. Use the link above to visit the fishing home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Get all your hunting information here, including hunting season dates, rules and regulations, and much more. Use the button above to visit the hunting home page, or go directly to your area of interest below:
Information on DNR shooting and archery ranges, rules and regulations, resources to get started and more. Use the button above to visit the target shooing and archery home page, or go directly to one of the pages below:
Find snowmobile trail permit info, maps, rules and regulations and more. USE THE BUTTON ABOVE TO VISIT THE SNOWMOBILE HOMEPAGE or go directly to you area of interest below:
Want to find tasty morel mushrooms in the forest? Click the box above for tips and tricks to fill your basket.
Find cross-country ski, ice fishing , snowmobiling info and much more.
Find facility info, overnight info, an event calendar and much more.
Find a great trail experience near you - whether you want to hike, bike, snowmobile or ride an ORV. From long, paved linear trails to rugged forest terrain, Michigan offers trail opportunities for all abilities and interests.
Visitor Centers across the state provide education programs, field trips, archery, fishing, trails and much more. Click the box above to see all our locations, or click the individual location below.
We administer grants that enable our local partners to promote the lifestyles we all enjoy by providing recreational opportunities, enhancing wildlife habitat and ensuring public safety. Visit the grants home page by clicking on the button above, or view a specific area of interest below:
Recreational Safety and Hunter Education
Learn about Michigan's diverse range of fish, plants, trees, reptiles, amphibians, insects and mammals. Click the box above to see all species, or click the species group below.
DNR educators across the state provide fun, educational activities, programs and workshops year-round for adults, families and kids. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR educators provide classroom lessons, field trip opportunities, professional development and experiential programs to teachers around the state. Click the box above to see all our offerings, or click the program below.
DNR forest resources professionals maintain healthy forests, manage wildfire, maintain responsible harvesting certifications and improve wildlife habitat. Click the box above to learn more about Michigan's state forests.
All DNR-related boards, committees, and advisory groups
Find seasonal, part-time and full-time job openings with the DNR
Search is currently unavailable. Please try again later.
The web Browser you are currently using is unsupported, and some features of this site may not work as intended. Please update to a modern browser such as Chrome, Firefox or Edge to experience all features Michigan.gov has to offer.
Michigan’s state forests are sustainably and responsibly managed: two independent organizations say so. Forest certification is a means for evaluating and confirming the quality of forest management against sets of agreed-upon standards. It also involves tracking and labeling wood-based and non-timber forest products, and assuring consumers these products come from responsibly managed sources.
The Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®) and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® (SFI®) have standards to help ensure forests are managed responsibly for present and future generations. Both standards require continuous improvement in forest management while protecting the environment and providing social and economic benefits.
| Ownership | All certifications | FSC® certified acres | SFI® certified acres | American Tree Farm System |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All ownership | 5,894,528 | 4,224,274 | 5,393,719 | 0 |
| DNR state forest | 3,900,000 | 3,900,000 | 3,900,000 | 0 |
| Private industrial | 1,785,936 | 292,217 | 1,493,719 | 0 |
| Private non-industrial | 208,592 | 32,057 | 0 | 176,535 |
Data Sources: Data as of December 2020, obtained from the FSC® and SFI® websites and directly from certificate holders. Total acres include both productive and nonproductive forestland, as well as non-forested acres.
Every year, auditors visit the state forest and evaluate on-the-ground activities such as cutting, planting and burning. They interview DNR staff and asses our management activities against the two separate certification standards. If we’re not measuring up, they will issue corrective action requests to bring the practices into conformance with the standards.
Every five years, FSC® and SFI® conduct more comprehensive audits to renew our certification.
We also audit ourselves annually to ensure that our practices are in accordance with our policies and procedures - and therefore the certification standards - and that we are committed to improving our forest management.
When you buy a forest product such as lumber, paper or furniture, look for the FSC® or SFI® logo to ensure it comes from a responsibly managed forest.
Chain-of-custody certification tracks wood all the way from the forest to you. When you buy certified wood products, you’re using a renewable resource and rewarding responsible forest practices.
If you believe our forest management practices are not consistent with responsible forest management standards, please send your concerns to Reporting@MichiganForest.com.
If you have questions about forest certification, please contact Heather Shaw.
