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Escanaba - Packets Available

The Escanaba Unit manages land in Menominee County and the West part of Delta County. You can reach the Unit Manager, Eric Thompson at 906-786-2354, Extension 142 or send an e-mail to DNR-Escanaba-FMU@michigan.gov.

What Forest Management Activities are Occurring?

Approved Annual Forest Management Plans
Forest management activities may begin as early as the year listed on the approved plan (Year-of Entry/YOE), and will be carried out during the 10-year period that follows.

Planning Currently Underway

Local
Open House for Public Comment on Annual Forest Management Plans

2010 YOE State Forest Compartment Reviews Schedule

The Escanaba Unit's open house for 2010 Year Of Entry (YOE) will be held on September 17, 2008 with the compartment review on October 1, 2008.


Regional
Statewide

The Escanaba Management Unit is located in South Central Upper Peninsula. The Unit manages approximately 142,000 acres of state owned land in Menominee and Delta Counties. The Unit office is located in Escanaba with a satellite office located in Stephenson.

Recreation

pathway signThe Escanaba Management Unit maintains two pathways for hiking, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing and a nature trail. The Days River Pathway located three miles northwest of Gladstone, Cedar River Pathway located at the North Cedar River State Forest Campground, and the Days River Nature Trail located two miles north of Kipling.

snowmobile trailThe Unit has one campground, North Cedar River State Forest Campground, which is located six miles northwest of the Village of Cedar River on County Road 551. The campground, situated on the Cedar River, has 18 sites. The Escanaba Unit is responsible for 102 miles of groomed snowmobile trails and 78 miles of ORV/ATV trails.

Fire

The Escanaba Unit provides wildfire protection for Menominee County and Western Delta County. During the snow free periods of the year burning permits are required for open burning. Weather forecast and predicted fire danger are monitored daily during the snow free time of the year. Burning permit time and length depend on forecasted fire danger each day. To obtain a permit to burn for Delta Co. visit http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-30301_30505_30816---,00.html.

Forest

The forest cover types of the Escanaba Unit are very diverse. The major forest cover types are Aspen, Cedar, and Northern Hardwoods. Other cover types of significance are Mixed Swamp Conifer and Swamp Hardwoods. Minor cover types include Paper Birch, Upland Spruce/Fir, Hemlock, Oak, Balsam Poplar, Red Pine, Black Spruce, Tamarack, and White Pine.

Forest Roads

forest roadThe Escanaba Unit maintains over 100 miles of forest roads to access the State Forest.
Compartment Review Packets

All State Forest Compartment Review maps and documents are drafts to be used for general planning purposes. Links to these documents will be removed after the review occurs.

Planning is occurring in compartments within this unit, view current compartment locations by clicking Escanaba's Locator Map.

NOTE: We are using maps with imagery as a backdrop. These maps are excellent at showing the features of the land - but they make very large files that are slow to download on some computers.

The Escanaba Forest Management Unit has 2010 YOE Review packets available for the following compartments. The packets were posted 08/13/2008, unless noted otherwise:


Carney Fen Proposed Natural Area Ecological Reference Area Draft Management Plan

Compartment 006 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 006 Stand Listing


Compartment 010 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 010 Stand Listing


Compartment 020 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 020 Stand Listing


Compartment 030 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 030 Stand Listing


Compartment 035 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 035 Stand Listing


Compartment 040 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 040 Stand Listing


Compartment 044 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 044 Stand Listing


Compartment 057 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 057 Stand Listing


Compartment 074 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 074 Stand Listing


Compartment 086 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 086 Stand Listing


Compartment 092 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 092 Stand Listing


Compartment 103 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 103 Stand Listing


Compartment 106 Narrative, Reports and Maps

Compartment 106 Stand Listing


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