The Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board of Trustees, created by Section 1905 of the enabling legislation for the MNRTF, Part 19 of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, P.A. 451 of 1994,as amended.
By law, the board is established within and administered under the supervision of the Department of Natural Resources (DNR). The board consists of five members, including the Director of the DNR or a member of the Natural Resources Commission (NRC), and four residents of the state of Michigan appointed by the Governor to four-year terms.
Currently, the MNRTF Board meets six times each year to conduct its business. The primary function of the MNRTF Board is the submission to the Legislature of a priority list of lands recommended for acquisition and/or development. In addition, the MNRTF Board provides guidance to the DNR staff who are responsible for evaluating grant applications, making project recommendations, and administering the projects funded by the MNRTF Program. The MNRTF Board is made up of the following members:
Keith Charters
Natural Resources Commission
126 Spring Hill Road
Traverse City, MI
Bob Garner, Chair of the MNRTF Board
7020 East 48 Road
Cadillac, MI 49601-0984
Term expires 10/01/09
Lana B. Pollack
Michigan Environmental Council
119 Pere Marquette Drive, Suite 2A
Lansing, MI 48912
Term expires 10/01/2011
Frank Torre
Torre & Bruglio, Inc.
850 Featherstone Road
Pontiac, MI 48342
Term expires 10/01/2008
Dennis Muchmore
Executive Director
Michigan United Conservation Clubs
P.O. Box 30235
Lansing, MI 48909
Term expires 10/01/2010
STAFF TO THE BOARD
Department of Natural Resources
Grants Management
PO Box 30425
Lansing MI 48909-7925
Phone: 517-373-9125
FAX: 517-335-6813
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