Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Campus Access Master's Report

Degree Name

Master of Science in Forest Ecology and Management (MS)

Administrative Home Department

College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science

Advisor 1

Tara Bal

Committee Member 1

Christopher Webster

Committee Member 2

Valoree Gagnon

Abstract

In 2022, The Nature Conservancy bought approximately 32,000 acres of working forestland in Keweenaw County located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, in order to save the land from potential development. Currently, The Nature Conservancy is working with the State of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Keweenaw County community leaders, Tribal representatives, local advocacy groups, and the general public, to develop a long-lasting, community-based plan and model to care for these lands and waters for future generations. A new governance model is forming representing the will of the community. This report highlights potential opportunities for recreation revenue and community forest modeled recreation development.

Available for download on Wednesday, May 30, 2035

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