Share your thoughts with the DNR at upcoming meetings
The following boards, commissions, committees and councils will hold public meetings next month. The DNR says the public is encouraged to attend. The links below will take you to the webpage for each group, where you will find specific meeting locations and, when finalized, meeting agendas.
February meetings
- Accessibility Advisory Council – Feb. 25, 10 a.m., Constitution Hall, Lansing. Meeting location is barrier-free. An interpreter can be provided with advance notice. (Contact: Mike Holsinger, 517-284-5946)
- Belle Isle Park Advisory Committee – Feb. 20, 9 to 11 a.m., Belle Isle Nature Center, Detroit (Contact: Barbara Graves, 517-284-6135)
- Citizens’ Waterfowl Advisory Committee – Feb. 1, 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Jay’s Sporting Goods, Gaylord (Contact: Barb Avers, 517-284-4721)
- Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizens’ Advisory Council – Feb. 19, 6 p.m., LMAS Health Department conference room, Newberry (Contact: Stacy Welling Haughey, 906-226-1331)
- Equine Trails Subcommittee – Feb. 21, 3 to 5 p.m., Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, Roscommon (Contact: Annalisa Centofanti, 517-284-6112)
- Forest Management Advisory Committee – Feb. 19, 1 to 4 p.m., Michigan United Conservation Clubs, Lansing (Contact: Kimberley Korbecki, 517-284-5876)
- Michigan Freedom Trail Commission – Feb. 7, 11 a.m., Michigan Library and Historical Center, Lansing (Contact: Sheri Giffin, 517-335-2591)
- Michigan Historical Commission – Feb. 13, 10 a.m., Michigan Library and Historical Center, Lansing (Contact: Michelle Davis, 517-335-2585)
- Michigan Iron Industry Museum Advisory Board – Feb. 18, 3 p.m., Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Negaunee (Contact: Barry James, 906-475-7857)
- Michigan Natural Resources Commission – Feb. 13, 11 a.m., Lansing Community College, Lansing (Contact: Cheryl Nelson, 517-284-6237)
- Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund Board – Feb. 19, 4 p.m., Michigan Nature Association, Okemos (Contact: Jon Mayes, 517-284-5954)
- Michigan State Waterways Commission – Feb. 7, 9 a.m., (work session), 1 p.m., (meeting), Hal and Jean Glassen Education Center – Rose Lake Shooting Range, East Lansing (Contact: Michelle Wieber, 517-284-6138)
- Nonmotorized Advisory Workgroup – Feb. 21, 11. a.m. to noon, Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, Roscommon (Contact: Annalisa Centofanti, 517-284-6112)
- Off-road Vehicle Advisory Workgroup – Feb. 21, 6 to 7 p.m., Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, Roscommon (Contact: Jessica Holley, 517-331-3790)
- Snowmobile Advisory Workgroup – Feb. 21, 1 to 3 p.m. Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, Roscommon (Contact: Jessica Holley, 517-331-3790)
- State Parks Advisory Committee – Feb. 13, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Lansing Community College, Lansing (Contact: Barbara Graves, 517-284-6135)
- Trails Advisory Council – Feb. 21, 1 to 2 p.m., Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, Roscommon (Contact: Annalisa Centofanti, 517-284-6112)
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