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The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is the agency of the state of Michigan founded in 1921, charged with maintaining natural resources such as state parks, state forests, and recreation areas. It is governed by a director appointed by the Governor and accepted by the Natural Resources Commission. Since 2023, the Director is Scott ...
The rocks of the Michigan Basin are the source of commercial quantities of petroleum. The most actively drilled-for source of natural gas in recent years has been shale gas from the Devonian Antrim Shale in the northern part of the basin. The Michigan basin extends into Ontario, Canada, where oil and gas regulators are studying its potential.
Michigan has almost 1,200 public and private beaches on lakes and rivers. [7] The Michigan Department of Natural Resources operates six fish hatcheries and stocks game fish in many lakes and rivers. [8] The state has over 1,300 boating access sites and over 80 harbors and marinas operated by various government entities. [9]
Michigan State Forests Map. 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.
Michigan's Department of Natural Resources manages the largest dedicated state forest system in the nation. The forest products industry and recreational users contribute $12 billion and 200,000 associated jobs annually to the state's economy. Public hiking and hunting access has also been secured in extensive commercial forests.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources manages state protected areas. These include 78 state parks; 19 state recreation areas, 6 state forests, and 5 state scenic sites. [7] They also manage the Father Marquette National Memorial for the federal government.
Michigan can use federal infrastructure dollars to protect natural resources, fresh water — and protect our state from the impact of climate change.
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DNRE) [b] formed a four-person team to investigate sightings in the state. The biologists with the DNRE currently do not believe that there is a breeding population anywhere in the state, rather that the sighted animals are visitors to the state. [ 26 ]