Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
November 12, 2020
Online Conference
AGENDA NOTE: In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the October meeting will be held in an online format with the opportunity for the public to view the meeting online and provide public comment by telephone. If you would like to provide public comment, please email NRC@michigan.gov.
Video will be posted the morning of the event.
Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
November 12, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Agenda details:
Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrieff Rose
Open Meetings Act – Electronic Participation Procedure Policy
I. Roll Call
II. Approval of Agenda
III. Approval of October 8, 2020 Meeting Minutes
Amendment of July 16, 2020 Meeting Minutes
IV. NRC Committee of the Whole
a. Director’s Report
i. Safari Club International Gun & Bow Prizes for Completion of Hunter’s Survey (Taylor/Etter) 10 min
ii. Safari Club International Wildlife Biologist of the Year (Taylor/Etter) 5 min
iii. Deer Regulations Phase II (Chad Stewart & Ashley Autenrieth) 25 min
V. Public Comment
a. 5 Minute Comments
i. Ed Flanagan, Hunting Alternative
ii. Ian Fitzgerald, MUCC, Deer Regulations Phase II
iii. Nancy Warren, Wolf Delisting
iv. Marcie Tree, Wolf Delisting
v. Dr. Cathy Theisen, Wolf Hunt
vi. Erik Schnelle, QDMA, Deer Regulations
vii. Bee Friedlander, Attorneys for Animals, Wildlife Issues
b. 3 Minute Comments
i. George Lindquist, UP Whitetails of Marquette Co., Deer Regulations
ii. Gary Gorniak, Wolf Delisting
iii. Mike Thorman, Wolves
VI. New Business
a. Director’s Orders – None
b. Land Transactions
i. Land Transaction Case Number 20190261 – Sale of Easement
Cadillac District – Osceola County
Pere Marquette State Trail
ii. Land Transaction Case Number 20190250
Sale of Surplus – DNR Managed Land
Cadillac District – Mason County
iii. Land Transaction Case Number 20200152 – Gift of Easement
Western Upper Peninsula District – Keweenaw County
Parks & Recreation Division – Keweenaw Trail
iv. Land Transaction Case Number 20200164
Gift of Land
Gaylord Management Unit – Cheboygan County
v. Land Transaction Case Number 20200044 – Forest Resources Division
The Pistulka Exchange
Shingleton Management Unit – Schoolcraft County
vi. Land Transaction Case Number 20190190 – Parks & Recreation Land Acquisition
Holly Recreation Area – Oakland County
The Goren Tract
c. NRC Orders
i. Deer Regulations Phase II
Wildlife Conservation Order Amendment No. 8 of 2020
VII. Old Business
a. Director’s Orders
i. State-Licensed Commercial Fishing
Fisheries Order 243.21
b. NRC Orders – none
VIII. Commissioner Reports
IX. Adjournment
Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders and transactions may be requested through the NRC assistant by calling 517-284-6237 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 517-284-6237 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.