Social and Economic Assessment for Michigan's State Forests
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Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196
Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196 This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on February 08, 2019. Description is in English Michigan Technological University Archives and Copper Country Historical Collections 1400 Townsend Drive Houghton 49931 [email protected] URL: http://www.lib.mtu.edu/mtuarchives/ Michigan Technological University Archives' Postcard Collection MTU-196 Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biography ....................................................................................................................................................... 3 Collection Scope and Content Summary ....................................................................................................... 4 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 4 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 4 Collection Inventory ....................................................................................................................................... 5 A ................................................................................................................................................................... 5 B .................................................................................................................................................................. -
National Forests in Michigan
OriqiMI from Digitized by Go gle UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN NATIONAL FORESTS IN MICHIGAN UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SERVICE NORTH CENTRAL REGION • MILWAUKEE, WIS. ON THE COVER. —Great Conglomerate Falls on the Black River. p-3e«M ERRATA Page Line 5 3 97,000,000 should be 45,000,000. 7 4 Porcupine should not be listed vvilh fur bearers. 17 7 Si.o'jld read "the red pine by its ClUoLC"G Cf t»Vj". 44 2-3 Should read "4 rniies east of Munising". UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON : 1941 sEr^ •*«$• . AU TRAIN FALLS ON THE HIAWATHA NATIONAL FOREST. Drama of Michigan Forests DRAMA of the forests of Michigan has been written in several acts THEeach with its colorful pageantry. The action has concerned the magni ficent woodlands of the redman, the rapid depletion of those forests in the last century, and their slow but sure rebuilding in the present. The elusive "northwest passage" to China, Indian furs and Indian souls, iron and land and copper brought the white men to Michigan. In 1621, only 1 year after the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock, young Etienne Brule, protege of Champlain, reached Lake Superior and was disappointed to find its waters fresh. Thirteen years later, Jean Nicolet, another protege of the French governor of Canada, entered the unknown Lake Michigan through the Straits of Mackinac. Though he never found the longed-for route to the Orient, Nicolet did initiate the French fur trade with the Indians in this territory. Heroic followers of Brule and Nicolet were the Jesuit fathers Jogues and Raymbault, who preached to the Ojibwas in 1641 at Sault Ste. -
Great Lakes Islands: Biodiversity Elements And
GREAT LAKES ISLANDS: BIODIVERSITY ELEMENTS AND THREATS A FINAL REPORT TO THE GREAT LAKES NATIONAL PROGRAM OFFICE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AUGUST 6, 2007 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Funding for this project has been provided by the Great Lakes Program Office (GLNPO) of the Environmental Protection Agency (Grant No. Gl-96521901: Framework for the Binational Conservation of Great Lakes Islands). We especially appreciated the support of our project officer, K. Rodriquez, and G. Gulezian, director of the GLNPO. Project team members were F. Cuthbert (University of Minnesota), D. Ewert (The Nature Conservancy), R. Greenwood (U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service), D. Kraus (The Nature Conservancy of Canada), M. Seymour (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service), K. Vigmostad (Principal Investigator, formerly of Northeast-Midwest Institute), and L. Wires (University of Minnesota). Team members for the Ontario portion of the project included W. Bakowsky (NHIC), B. Crins (Ontario Parks), J. Mackenzie (NHIC) and M. McMurtry (NHIC). GIS and technical support for this project has been provided by T. Krahn (Provincial Geomatics Service Centre, OMNR), J. Slatts (The Nature Conservancy), and G. White (The Nature Conservancy of Canada). Many others have provided scientific and policy support for this project. We particularly want to recognize M. DePhillips (The Nature Conservancy), G. Jackson (Parks Canada), B. Manny (Great Lakes Science Center), and C. Vasarhelyi (policy consultant). Cover photograph: A Bay on Gibraltar Island (Lake Erie) ©2005 Karen E. Vigmostad 2 Contents -
Wilderness Visitors and Recreation Impacts: Baseline Data Available for Twentieth Century Conditions
United States Department of Agriculture Wilderness Visitors and Forest Service Recreation Impacts: Baseline Rocky Mountain Research Station Data Available for Twentieth General Technical Report RMRS-GTR-117 Century Conditions September 2003 David N. Cole Vita Wright Abstract __________________________________________ Cole, David N.; Wright, Vita. 2003. Wilderness visitors and recreation impacts: baseline data available for twentieth century conditions. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-117. Ogden, UT: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 52 p. This report provides an assessment and compilation of recreation-related monitoring data sources across the National Wilderness Preservation System (NWPS). Telephone interviews with managers of all units of the NWPS and a literature search were conducted to locate studies that provide campsite impact data, trail impact data, and information about visitor characteristics. Of the 628 wildernesses that comprised the NWPS in January 2000, 51 percent had baseline campsite data, 9 percent had trail condition data and 24 percent had data on visitor characteristics. Wildernesses managed by the Forest Service and National Park Service were much more likely to have data than wildernesses managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Fish and Wildlife Service. Both unpublished data collected by the management agencies and data published in reports are included. Extensive appendices provide detailed information about available data for every study that we located. These have been organized by wilderness so that it is easy to locate all the information available for each wilderness in the NWPS. Keywords: campsite condition, monitoring, National Wilderness Preservation System, trail condition, visitor characteristics The Authors _______________________________________ David N. -
Doggin' America's Beaches
Doggin’ America’s Beaches A Traveler’s Guide To Dog-Friendly Beaches - (and those that aren’t) Doug Gelbert illustrations by Andrew Chesworth Cruden Bay Books There is always something for an active dog to look forward to at the beach... DOGGIN’ AMERICA’S BEACHES Copyright 2007 by Cruden Bay Books All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the Publisher. Cruden Bay Books PO Box 467 Montchanin, DE 19710 www.hikewithyourdog.com International Standard Book Number 978-0-9797074-4-5 “Dogs are our link to paradise...to sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.” - Milan Kundera Ahead On The Trail Your Dog On The Atlantic Ocean Beaches 7 Your Dog On The Gulf Of Mexico Beaches 6 Your Dog On The Pacific Ocean Beaches 7 Your Dog On The Great Lakes Beaches 0 Also... Tips For Taking Your Dog To The Beach 6 Doggin’ The Chesapeake Bay 4 Introduction It is hard to imagine any place a dog is happier than at a beach. Whether running around on the sand, jumping in the water or just lying in the sun, every dog deserves a day at the beach. But all too often dog owners stopping at a sandy stretch of beach are met with signs designed to make hearts - human and canine alike - droop: NO DOGS ON BEACH. -
100 Years of Michigan State Parks
1 ourmidland.com 2 Page 2 | Week of May 6 -11, 2019 Which state park was Michigan’s first? As the DNR celebrates the 100th anniversary of Michigan state parks system, a natural question arises – what was Michigan’s first state park? Well, the answer depends on how you interpret the question and isn’t simple. The 2019 state parks centennial celebration is centered around the formation of the Michigan State Park Commission by the state Legislature on May 12, 1919. The commission was given responsibility for overseeing, acquiring and maintaining public lands and establishing Michigan’s state parks system. One of the state’s earliest purchases was the site of Interlochen State Park in 1917. Although the land was purchased prior to 1919, Interlochen was the first public park to be transferred to the Michigan State Park Commission in 1920 and is considered Michigan’s first state park. However, many consider Mackinac Island as Michigan’s first state park, which is also true. Approximately 25 years before legislation estab- lished the state park commission, the federal government gifted the Mackinac Island property it owned to the state in 1895. The island was designat- ed as Michigan’s first state park under the Mackinac State Park Commission. Because Mackinac Island is operated under the Mackinac State Park Commission and was not placed under the Michigan State Park Commission, there is more than one answer to the “first state park” question. Interlochen State Park The Michigan Legislature paid $60,000 for the land that became Interlochen State Park, located southwest of Traverse City, in 1917. -
Economic Analysis of Critical Habitat Designation for the Piping Plover: Great Lakes Breeding Habitat
April- 2001 ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION FOR THE PIPING PLOVER: GREAT LAKES BREEDING HABITAT Final Addendum Division of Economics U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4401 N. Fairfax Drive Arlington, VA 22203 April 2001 April- 2001 Prepared by: Robert Unsworth, Sarah Malloy, Leslie Katz and Jeremy Sinaikin Industrial Economics, Incorporated 2067 Massachusetts Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140 April- 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................................1 IMPLICATIONS AND REVISED ESTIMATES FOR THE DRAFT ECONOMIC ANALYSIS....................................................................................................................................1 Revisions to Critical Habitat Units.....................................................................................2 Baseline Statutory and Regulatory Requirements .............................................................2 Socioeconomic Profile of the Critical Habitat Areas.........................................................8 Impacts of Critical Habitat Designation on Land Use: Federal, Tribal, State, Local, and Private Lands....................................................9 ECONOMIC COSTS OF CRITICAL HABITAT DESIGNATION..........................................................................................................................30 Number of Consultations and Technical Assistance Calls...............................................30 Costs of -
Natural Community Surveys for Potential Landscape Units
Natural Community Surveys of Potential Landscape Units Prepared by: Joshua G. Cohen Michigan Natural Features Inventory P.O. Box 30444 Lansing, MI 48909-7944 For: Michigan Department of Natural Resources Wildlife Division September 30, 2009 Report Number 2009-14 Suggested Citation: Cohen, J.G.. 2009. Natural Community Surveys of Potential Landscape Units. Michigan Natural Features Inventory, Report Number 2009-14, Lansing, MI. 14 pp. Copyright 2009 Michigan State University Board of Trustees. Michigan State University Extension programs and materials are open to all without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital status, or family status. Cover photo: High-quality mesic northern forest within the McCormick - Rocking Chair NMF Potential Landscape Unit (all photographs by Joshua G. Cohen). IX.1 Rock Lake NMF Conducted surveys with assistance from Otto Jacob during one of the days. Surveys focused on dry-mesic northern forest and granitic features within the forested matrix. Documented high-quality dry-mesic northern forest, granite bedrock glade, granite cliff, poor fen, northern wet meadow, and submergent marsh. The juxtaposition of high-quality bedrock features adjacent to high-quality wetlands was notable. In addition, the following natural communities were identified as inclusions or zones within these communities or were noted in passing during the course of surveys: rich conifer swamp, muskeg, and northern shrub thicket. Photo by Joshua G. Cohen Submergent marsh, Rock Lake NMF Granite cliff, Rock Lake NMF Groveland Minds Conducted surveys with Otto Jacob. Surveys focused on dry-mesic northern forest and granitic features within the forested matrix. Documented high-quality dry-mesic northern forest, granite cliff, and northern wet meadow. -
VGP) Version 2/5/2009
Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) VESSEL GENERAL PERMIT FOR DISCHARGES INCIDENTAL TO THE NORMAL OPERATION OF VESSELS (VGP) AUTHORIZATION TO DISCHARGE UNDER THE NATIONAL POLLUTANT DISCHARGE ELIMINATION SYSTEM In compliance with the provisions of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), any owner or operator of a vessel being operated in a capacity as a means of transportation who: • Is eligible for permit coverage under Part 1.2; • If required by Part 1.5.1, submits a complete and accurate Notice of Intent (NOI) is authorized to discharge in accordance with the requirements of this permit. General effluent limits for all eligible vessels are given in Part 2. Further vessel class or type specific requirements are given in Part 5 for select vessels and apply in addition to any general effluent limits in Part 2. Specific requirements that apply in individual States and Indian Country Lands are found in Part 6. Definitions of permit-specific terms used in this permit are provided in Appendix A. This permit becomes effective on December 19, 2008 for all jurisdictions except Alaska and Hawaii. This permit and the authorization to discharge expire at midnight, December 19, 2013 i Vessel General Permit (VGP) Version 2/5/2009 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 William K. Honker, Acting Director Robert W. Varney, Water Quality Protection Division, EPA Region Regional Administrator, EPA Region 1 6 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, 2008 Signed and issued this 18th day of December, Barbara A. -
Craig Lake State Park PAVED ROAD
LEGEND STATE PARK LAND Craig Lake State Park PAVED ROAD GRAVEL ROAD BR. W. PESHEKEE RIVER NORTH COUNTRY TRAIL Clair Lake 15 FOOT TRAIL 1 2 PORTAGE 16 GATE ON ROAD 21 RUSTIC CABIN 20 PARKING YURT BACKCOUNTRY 3 4 CAMPSITE Craig Lake 9 5 14 13 12 6 Crooked Teddy 7 Lake 11 8 10 Lake 19 Lake Keewaydin 22 18 To Nestoria 17 We must all take responsibility for reducing our impact on this fragile north woods ecosystem so that future generations may enjoy it unimpaired. Before your hike, please review park guidelines and regulations. Remember: “Leave No Trace” of your visit. - Plan ahead and prepare - Stay on durable surfaces - Dispose of waste properly - Leave what you nd - Minimize campre impact - Respect wildlife - Be considerate of other visitors "The richest values of wilderness lie not in the days of Daniel Boone, nor even in the present, but rather in the future." -Aldo Leopold Thomas Lake Nelligan Lake BARAGA STATE FOREST CRAIG LAKE STATE PARK ROAD NESTORIA MICHIGAMME STATE FOREST LAKE VAN RIPER SCALE STATE PARK LAKE 0 1000 3000 FEET MICHIGAMME NELLIGAN US-41 & M-28 CRAIG LAKE STATE PARK & SERVICES 1. Special Fishing & Motor Boat Regulations apply to all lakes in Craig Lake 4. Camping - A fee for rustic camping applies in Craig Lake State Park. Camps State Park. See your copy of the “Michigan Fishing Guide”, under Special must be set up a minimum of 150 feet from the waters edge. Camping on park Provisions - Baraga County. islands is prohibitied. 2. Carry out what you carry in. -
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Land Acquisition Within the State
Land acquisition within the State Forest system to consolidate DNR - Forest State ownership, improve State Forest Various Resources TF00-246 Acquisition $700,000.00 access, protect wildlife habitat, 2000 Lump Sum Division protect water resources, improve management and reduce use conflicts. State Park and Acquire critical inholdings within Recreation DNR - Parks and or key parcels of land Various Areas Lump Recreation TF00-252 Acquisition $700,000.00 immediately adjacent to existing 2000 Sum Division State Park and Recreation Area Acquisitions boundaries. State Wildlife Purchase of inholdings within DNR - Wildlife Ingham Various Area Lump TF00-255 Acquisition $950,000.00 State game and wildlife areas in 2000 Division Township Sum southern Michigan. These funds will be used by the MNRTF Board to issue small MNRTF Board local acquisition grants that, due Small DNR - Grants to their small size, do not Various Acquisition Management Various TF00-401 Acquisition $350,000.00 2000 compete well with larger, more Grants Section natural resource-rich acquisitions Initiative using existing MNRTF scoring criteria. Alpena-Hawks- DNR - Forest Acquire in fee simple a 38-mile Rogers City Various Resources TF02-181 Acquisition $850,000.00 inactive rail corridor for use as a 2002 Trail Division recreation trail. Acquisition First of three phases to acquire a Kamehameha working forest conservation Trust Land DNR - Executive Various TF02-219 Acquisition $4,000,000.00 easement allowing continued 2002 Acquisition - Office timbering and public access for Phase I approximately 390,000 acres. Acquisition in fee simple of public fishing sites, river and stream Fisheries corridors, inland lakes, Great DNR - Fisheries Various Division Lump TF03-177 Acquisition $250,000.00 Lakes shoreline, and special 2003 Division Sum project areas to protect significant fisheries resources and habitat statewide.