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The following is a list of state forests in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages the largest state forest system in the nation (2.8 million acres (16,000 km 2)), administered by the Forest Resources Division. In literature describing recreational uses of state forest lands, six state forests are ...
The state of Michigan acquired these land parcels after they had been stripped of their old growth trees in the late 19th and early 20th centuries; today, the state manages the land for reforestation. In many cases, the second-growth trees that have sprouted throughout Copper Country land are pulpwood trees such as aspen and birch. [1]
Most of the protected lands, almost 4 million acres (16,000 km 2) are in the state forest system. State parks range in size from 31 acres (0.25 km 2) (Tricentennial State Park) to 60,000 acres (243 km 2) (Porcupine Mountains State Park). The state manages 66 state game areas primarily for hunting. Other areas include state wildlife areas, state ...
Downtown Morenci will get new trees and create a community outreach program with a $218,165 grant from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources.
In 1887, the Michigan Legislature created the salaried position of state game warden.The position, which was initially created to oversee market hunting and the supply of essential foodstuffs to local lumber camps, was the direct ancestor of the state's conservation infrastructure. [2]
This category contains state forests in the U.S. state of Michigan. Pages in category "Michigan state forests" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The Pere Marquette State Forest encompasses lands in the northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan, United States, on the western side of the state.Counties within the Pere Marquette are: Leelanau, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Mason, Lake, Osceola, Oceana, Newaygo and Mecosta.
The Au Sable River runs through the Au Sable State Forest. Michigan's state forest system is administered by the Forest Resources Division (FRD) within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, not the Parks and Recreation Division (PRD) which manages the state park system, however the Parks and Recreation Division took over the recreation ...