GLADSTONE – The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) and Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced today that the two agencies are completing another step toward implementation of the Good Neighbor Authority in the state. The parties are signing two Supplemental Project Agreements (SPAs) for timber sale work on the Hiawatha and Ottawa National Forests in the U.P. The Good Neighbor Authority offers the opportunity to work across jurisdictional boundaries to sustainably manage forest lands by allowing state resources to accomplish work planned on national forest system lands. The projects will maintain and create healthy forest conditions as called for in
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Forest Service monitoring cleanup efforts from Enbridge spill in Nahma
GLADSTONE – The U.S. Forest Service says it has no reason to doubt that Enbridge Company properly notified them of an oil spill in Delta County in 1980, they just haven’t found any record of it. Hiawatha National Forest Supervisor Cid Morgan said they have identified emails from May of 2012 that confirms communication with Enbridge about the clean-up effort at that time. She says they are still looking for original documents. “At this point, we have identified emails from May 2012 confirming communication with Enbridge about the clean-up to occur that time, and we are continuing to research our
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Interpretive programs featured at Hiawatha National Forest campgrounds
RAPID RIVER – The Hiawatha National Forest is offering a wide variety of programs to entertain the public at area campgrounds this summer.
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