Sec. 52503.
(1) The department shall adopt a forestry development, conservation, and recreation management plan for state owned lands owned or controlled by the department. Parks and recreation areas, state game areas, and other wildlife areas on these lands shall be managed according to their primary purpose. The department may update the plan as the department considers necessary or appropriate. The plan and any plan updates shall be consistent with section 52502 and shall be designed to assure a stable, long-term, sustainable timber supply from the state forest as a whole.
(2) The plan and any plan updates shall include all of the following:
(a) An identification of the interests of local communities, outdoor recreation interests, the tourism industry, and the forest products industry.
(b) An identification of the annual capability of the state forest and management goals based on that level of productivity.
(c) Methods to promote and encourage the use of the state forest for outdoor recreation, tourism, and the forest products industry.
(d) A landscape management plan for the state forest incorporating biodiversity conservation goals, indicators, and measures.
(e) Standards for sustainable forestry consistent with section 52502.
(f) An identification of environmentally sensitive areas.
(g) An identification of the need for forest treatments to maintain and sustain healthy, vigorous forest vegetation and quality habitat for wildlife and environmentally sensitive species.
History: Add. 2004, Act 125, Imd. Eff. May 28, 2004
Popular Name: Act 451
Popular Name: NREPA
Last modified: October 10, 2016