NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION AGENDA
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May 8, 2014
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
AGENDA
May 8, 2014
MSU Diagnostic Center
4125 Beaumont Road, Lansing, MI 48910
INTERNAL
10:00 a.m. NRC Marketing, Partnership and Outreach Advisory Committee
1. Update on Hunting, Fishing, Camping, Recreation Passport Customer Data (Christine Schwerin/Dennis Fox/Ron Olson)
2. Marketing Staff Update (Kristin Phillips/Bill Moritz/Mark Hoffman)
3. Economic Impact of Natural Resources (Kristin Phillips)
1:00 p.m. NRC Policy Committee on Wildlife and Fisheries
1. Fisheries Division Update (Jim Dexter)
a. Fisheries Multi-Year Regulations (Nick Popoff)
2. Wildlife Division Update (Russ Mason)
a. Cormorant Report (Karen Cleveland)
b. Furbearer Regulations (Adam Bump)
c. Deer Regulations (Brent Rudolph/Ashley Autenrieth)
3:00 p.m. NRC Committee of the Whole
1. Director’s Report
a. MAFWA Update (Keith Creagh)
b. Wolf Plan Update (Keith Creagh)
c. Oil and Gas Lease Auction Update (Julie Manson)
d. Belle Isle Update (Ron Olson)
e. Licensing Update (Kristin Phillips)
f. Little Manistee River Weir (Jim Dexter/Todd Kalish)
g. Council of Great Lakes Governor’s Report (Tammy Newcomb)
h. Budget Status Update (Sharon Schafer)
2. Legislative Report (Trevor VanDyke)
3. Pigeon River Country Advisory Council 40 Year Partnership (Scott Whitcomb/Bill O’Neill)
4. Hunter’s Safety Instructors Awards (Keith Creagh)
Public Appearances Before the NRC
Immediately John Walters, Pigeon River Country Advisory Council
Following Barbara Potter, Wolves
Committee John Wagner, Grassroots of DMU 135
of the Whole Dale Hendershot, Michigan Trappers and Predator Callers Assoc.,
Furbearer Regulations
Rod Coronado, Center for Biological Diversity, Wolves
Melissa McGuire, Economic Impact of our Natural Resources
Amy Trotter, MUCC, Limited Firearm Zone
Don Benjamin and Dennis Sitzer, Ionia County Fishing and Hunting Club,
Large Bore Airguns
Agatha Maksymiak, Wolves
REGULAR MEETING OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
I. FOR INFORMATION ONLY – NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
A. Open/Closed DMUs; Limited Firearm Deer Zone; Deer Baiting and Feeding; Hunters with Disabilities; Muzzle-loading Season; Early and Late Antlerless Seasons; UP and DMU 487 Hunter’s Choice; DMU Boundaries; Crossbow Stamp
Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 6 of 2014
FOR INFORMATION ONLY………..………………………………………….. ..1-31
B. Furbearer Regulations
Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 7 of 2014
FOR INFORMATION ONLY……………………………… ……………………32-37
II. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION
A. Approval of Minutes
April 10, 2014 Natural Resources Commission meeting
III. DIRECTOR’S ACTION
A. Land Transactions
1. Sale of Septic Drain Field Easement
Gaylord District – Cheboygan County
North Eastern State Trail
Land Transaction Case #20130178…………………………………………… 38-40
2. Conveyance of DNR Managed Land for Public Use
Gaylord Management Unit – Cheboygan County
Land Transaction Case #20130019……………..……………………………. 41-43
3. State Forest Land Exchange for Public Purposes
Gladwin Management Unit – Midland County
Midland County Parks and Recreation
Land Transaction Case #20120119…………………………………………… 44-47
4. Wildlife Land Acquisition
Allegan State Game Area – Allegan County
Gate Property, LLC Tract
Land Transaction Case #20130155………………………………………...... 48-51
5. Wildlife Land Acquisition
Wigwam Bay State Wildlife Area – Arenac County
Beardsley Tract
Land Transaction Case #20130003 ………………………………………….. 52-55
6. Wildlife Land Acquisition
Barry State Game Area – Barry County
Pelli Tract
Land Transaction Case #20130144 ………………………………………….. 56-59
7. Sale of DNR-Managed Land
Metro District – Wayne County
Land Transaction Case #20130198…………………………………………… 60-63
IV. COMMITTEE REPORTS
NRC Marketing, Partnership and Outreach Advisory Committee
NRC Policy Committee on Wildlife and Fisheries
V. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
If you’re unable to attend the meeting but wish to submit written comments on Agenda items, please write to: Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, MI 48909 or email: . If you would like further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact Cheryl Nelson at 517-284-6237 or email: . Persons registering on or before the Friday preceding the meeting will be allowed up to five (5) minutes for their presentation. Persons registering after the Friday preceding the meeting or at the meeting will be allowed up to three (3) minutes. Persons with disabilities needing accommodations should contact Cheryl Nelson.
Look for this Agenda and other Natural Resources Commission items at http://www.michigan.gov/nrc.