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.
Recommended Citation
Hohnholt, Courtney A., "KEWEENAW HEARTLANDS: BUSINESS CONSIDERATIONS IN RECREATION PLANNING", Campus Access Master's Report, Michigan Technological University, 2025.