NRC meeting agenda for March 4-5

AGENDA NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
Lansing Center
333 E. Michigan
Lansing
-and-
Stevens T. Mason Building
530 W. Allegan
Lansing

THURSDAY-FRIDAY, MARCH 4-5, 2004
(Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are open to the public)

THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 2004

12:00 n. NRC POLICY COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE ISSUES
Stevens T. Mason Building, 7th Floor Conference Room

1. Report on 2003 Deer Season Results and Disease
Surveillance
2. History of Waterfowl Habitat Management
3. Proposed Wildlife Regulations
4. Bobcat Trapping - Northern Lower Peninsula

3:00 p.m. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
Lansing Center, Room 201

Status of Yellow Perch in Lake Michigan

4:30 p.m. PUBLIC APPEARANCES: (The actual order of appearances
MAY change and MAY BE grouped by subject matter.)
Lansing Center, Room 201


FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 2004
Stevens T. Mason Building, 7th Floor Conference Room

8:30 a.m. REGULAR MEETING OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION

DIRECTOR'S REPORT

Staff Reports

COMMISSION BUSINESS

2004 NRC Goals


I. FOR INFORMATION ONLY - NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION IN
APRIL

Double-Crested Cormorant Pilot Study - FOR INFORMATION
ONLY 1-4

II. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ACTION

1. Approval of Minutes - February 5-6, 2004 Natural
Resources
Commission Meeting

2. Elk Drawing Selection Procedures 5-8

3. Bear Management Unit Boundary Change 9-10

III. DIRECTOR'S ACTION

1. Sixteen Direct Metallic Mineral Leases in Gogebic and
Ontonagon Counties 11-16

2. LAND AND FACILITIES TRANSACTIONS (Listing Page 17)

A. Wildlife Land Acquisition

Pointe Aux Peaux Wildlife Area - Monroe County
Land Transaction Case #20031045 18-20

B. Wildlife Land Exchange

Manistee River State Game Area - Manistee
County
Land Transaction #19990036 21-25

C. State Forest Land Exchanges

1. Gwinn and Shingleton Forest Management Units -
Alger County
Land Transaction #20000219 26-29

2. Baraga Forest Management Unit - Houghton County
Land Transaction #20020107 30-33

D. Sale of Dedicated State-owned Lands

1. Gaylord Forest Management Unit - Cheboygan
County
Land Transaction Case #20020129 34-37

2. Gladwin Forest Management Unit - Clare County
Land Transaction Case #20020043 38-41


IV. LAND USE ORDERS

1. Order to Regulate Use Of The West Houghton Lake Boating
Access Site and West Higgins Lake Boating Access Site
Roscommon County 42-44

2. Orders to Close Kirtland's Warbler and Piping Plover
Nesting Areas on State Lands 45-49

11:00 a.m. NRC POLICY COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION, MARKETING AND EDUCATION (TIME)
If the Regular meeting of the NRC runs beyond 11:00 a.m., the TIME Meeting will begin following the NRC meeting adjournment Stevens T. Mason Building, 7th Floor Conference Room

Discuss and Develop Draft NRC Goal: Formulate a Strategic Plan to Better Communicate and Interact with the Governor's Office, Legislature and Constituents

(Additional agenda items may be added at a later date)


If you are unable to attend the Natural Resources Commission meeting but wish to submit written comments on agenda items, please write to: Natural Resources Commission, P.O. Box 30028, Lansing, Michigan 48909. If you would like further information on agenda items or would like to address the Commission, please contact Teresa Gloden at 517-373-2352, or
e-mail: [email protected].

Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for the meeting should contact Teresa Gloden, at 517-373-2352. LOOK FOR THIS AGENDA AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION ITEMS ON THE DNR WEB PAGE AT:
http://www.michigan.gov/dnr