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Highland Recreation Area General Management Plan ___________________________________________________________ Highland Recreation Area – General Management Plan 1 ___________________________________________________________ Highland Recreation Area – General Management Plan 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY..................................................................................6 INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................9 Planning Process Overview ..........................................................................9 Planning Objectives ....................................................................................10 Planning Team............................................................................................11 CORE VALUES..............................................................................................13 DNR Mission Statement..............................................................................13 Parks and Recreation Division Mission Statement......................................13 Park Purpose ..............................................................................................13 Park Significance ........................................................................................14 Legal Mandates...........................................................................................15 GENERAL MANAGEMENT PLAN ................................................................25 Primitive Zone .............................................................................................27 Backcountry Zone .......................................................................................29 Field Trial Course Zone...............................................................................32 Natural Resource Recreation Zone.............................................................35 Developed Recreation Zone .......................................................................38 Visitor Services Zone ..................................................................................41 History Education Zone (Overlay) ...............................................................43 Cultural Landscape Zone (Overlay) ............................................................46 FUTURE PLAN INSERTS..............................................................................48 10 Year Long-Range Action Goals Plan (INSERT) 5 Year Action Plan (INSERT) Annual Action Plan and Progress Report (INSERT) Operational/Management Resources (INSERT) Annual Work Plan Staffing and Budget Equipment inventory and needs Training (required and desired) ___________________________________________________________ Highland Recreation Area – General Management Plan 3 Public relations/marketing/outreach Programming (special events, MCCC activities, volunteers, etc.) Public Health, Safety and Welfare - Water system - Wastewater system - Electrical system - Law enforcement - Emergency access plans - Wildfire management plan - Dam safety reports CRS FOIA Infrastructure inventory (when available) Raster Image Index Raster Images of historic park plans Parcel mapping of land ownership Other SUPPORTING ANALYSIS.............................................................................49 Park Setting ................................................................................................49 Location And Surrounding Community ....................................................49 Establishment Of The Park......................................................................56 General History Of The Park ...................................................................56 Land Ownership And Issues....................................................................60 Relationship Of HRA To Other Park Resources......................................67 Natural Resources ......................................................................................69 Environmental Protection ........................................................................69 Michigan Natural Features Inventory.......................................................69 Plant Life .................................................................................................71 Wildlife.....................................................................................................71 Vegetation ...............................................................................................72 Invasive Species......................................................................................73 Aquatic Resources ..................................................................................78 Climate ....................................................................................................79 Geology And Topography........................................................................80 Soils.........................................................................................................80 Floodplains ..............................................................................................81 Groundwater............................................................................................81 Watersheds .............................................................................................81 Wetlands .................................................................................................82 Potential Natural Areas............................................................................83 ___________________________________________________________ Highland Recreation Area – General Management Plan 4 Historic/Cultural Resources.........................................................................84 Archaeological Resources.......................................................................85 Buildings And Structures .........................................................................85 Education And Interpretation.......................................................................90 Recreational Resources..............................................................................90 Developed Opportunities .........................................................................90 Areas Of Conflict ...................................................................................104 Land Use Orders Of The Director .............................................................106 Park Use Statistics And Economic Impacts ..............................................107 Park Use................................................................................................107 Economic Impacts .................................................................................110 Stakeholder Input......................................................................................111 DNR Programs ......................................................................................111 Local Agency Programs ........................................................................111 Other State Agencies ............................................................................112 Private Sector........................................................................................112 Sporting Clubs.......................................................................................112 Special Interests....................................................................................113 Public.....................................................................................................113 PLANNING OVERVIEW ...........................................................................114 REFERENCES .............................................................................................115 ___________________________________________________________ Highland Recreation Area – General Management Plan 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Management Planning is a defined strategic process within the PRD Strategic Plan (2009), reflecting the following Goals and Objectives: • Goal 1, Objective 1.2: “Strengthen, update and implement Management Plans.” • Goal 3, Objective 3.1: “Perform landscape level assessment of recreation opportunities in decision making.” • Goal 8, Objective 8.1: “Continue to use the CCMSP (Citizen’s Committee for Michigan State Parks), MSWC(Michigan State Waterways Commission), NRC (Natural Resources Commission), SWC (Statewide Council), and Ecoregion Teams and partners to advise in PRD planning, policy development and issue resolution.” “Management Planning”, a comprehensive resource based process, is the Parks and Recreation Division’s (PRD) adaptation of National Park Service planning methodology. In this process we focus our attention on the four principles of the PRD Mission Statement. To that end, we thoroughly inventory the (1) natural resource values of the park, establish its (2) historic/cultural resources, identify the (3) recreational opportunities, and develop the (4) educational and interpretation opportunities of the park. This plan provides guidance for management of park lands and development of recreational facilities, consistent with the PRD mission statement. In addition to providing a summary of natural, cultural, recreational, and educational resources located within the Highland Recreation Area (HRA), it also locates HRA in its regional context, in terms of economics, other park resources, and local demographics. With this base of knowledge and with input of the “Planning Team” (made up of
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