Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
May 14, 2020
Online/Conference Line Format
AGENDA NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the May meeting will be held in an online format with the opportunity for the public to view the meeting and participate by telephone. If you would like to participate in the online meeting and/or provide public comment, please email NRC@michigan.gov or call 517-284-5808.
Dial-in number for audio only: Email NRC@michigan.gov or call 517-284-5808 for instructions
9:00 a.m. NRC Committee of the Whole
1. Director’s Report
a. Fisheries Chief Update (Dexter) 5 min
i. Antrim Chain Muskellunge Biology (Hettinger) 10 min
ii. 2019 Online Musky Angler Survey Summary (Kovacs) 10 min
b. Wildlife Chief Update (Kennedy) 5 min
i. Deer Regulations (Stewart & Autenrieth) 60 min
ii. 2019 Deer Hunting Bait Ban Enforcement (Burton) 10 min
Regular Meeting of the Natural Resources Commission
I. FOR INFORMATION ONLY – NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION
A. Deer Regulations
Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 6 of 2020
II. NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION – ACTION
A. Approval of Minutes
April 16, 2020 Natural Resources Commission Meeting
B. Small Game and Upland Game Bird RegulationsWildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 5 of 2020
III. FOR INFORMATION ONLY – DIRECTOR
A. Director’s Letter of AuthorizationEliminate Expiring Discounted Antlerless License
IV. DIRECTOR – ACTION
A. Prohibited and Restricted Aquatic Invasive SpeciesInvasive Species Order Amendment No. 1 of 2020
B. Open Season ExtensionShooting Preserve Order Amendment No. 1 of 2020
C. Land Transactions
1. Case Number 20190213Forest Resources Division, Alger County Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
2. Case Number 20170009Forest Resources Division, Crawford County Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
3. Case Number 20190254Forest Resources Division, Antrim County Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
4. Case Number 20200071Forest Resources Division, Chippewa County Gift of Land – The Nature Conservancy
5. Case Number 20190040Forest Resources Division, Dickinson County The Anderson Exchange
V. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders and transactions may be requested through the NRC assistant by calling 517-284-5808 or emailing nrc@michigan.gov.
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, Ml 48909 or email: nrc@michigan.gov. If you would like further information or would like to address the Commission, please contact the NRC Assistant at 517-284-5808 or email: nrc@michigan.gov. Persons registering on or before the Friday preceding the meeting will be all owed 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 the NRC Assistant. Look for this Agenda and other Natural Resources Commission items at Natural Resources Commission webpage.