Natural Resources Commission
Meeting Agenda
October 8th, 2020
Online/Conference Line Format
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
October 8th, 2020
9:00 a.m.
Call to Order – Chair Carol Moncrieff Rose
I.Roll Call
II.Approval of Agenda
III.Approval of September 10, 2020 Meeting Minutes
www.michigan.gov/documents/dnr/NRC_Meeting_Minutes_Sept_9_2020_DRAFT_703177_7.pdf
IV.NRC Committee of the Whole
a.Director’s Report
i.Fisheries Chief Update (Jim Dexter) 5 min
ii.White-nose Syndrome in Bats (Jon DePue) 10 min
iii.Preliminary Elk Season Results (Chad Stewart) 5 min
iv.Deer Season Information (Director Eichinger) 5 min
PUBLIC COMMENT:
1-George Lindquist
2-Bee Friedlander
3-Molly Tamulevich
4-Erik Schnelle
b. 3 Minute Comments
VI. New Business
a. Director’s Orders
i. Discounted Private and Public Land Antlerless Licenses in Deer Management Units 452 and 487
b. Land Transactions
i. Land Transaction Case Number 20160169
Forest Resources Division, Schoolcraft County
Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
ii. Land Transaction Case Number 20200047
Forest Resources Division, Iron County
Sale of Surplus DNR-Managed Land
iii. Land Transaction Case Number 20200146
Parks and Recreation Division, Wayne County
Gift of Land – Marathon Oil
iv. Land Transaction Case Number 20200096
Forest Resources Division, Chippewa County
Release of Reverter – Whitefish Township
c. NRC Orders – None
VII. Old Business
a. Director’s Orders
i. State-Licensed Commercial Fishing
Fisheries Order 243.20
b. NRC Orders
i. Regulations on the Take of Reptiles and Amphibians
Fisheries Order 224.21
ii. Hook and Line Restrictions During Walleye Spawning Closures
Fisheries Order 226.21
iii. Possession Limits for Fish
Fisheries Order 248.21
VIII. Commissioner Reports
IX. Adjournment
Signed copies of these recommended amendments, orders and transactions may be requested through the NRC assistant by calling 517-284-6367 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 517-284-6367 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.