Events

Event Information:

  • Thu
    06
    Jul
    2017

    DNR Michigan Trails Advisory Council

    10:00 amRalph A MacMullen Center

    Michigan Trails Advisory Council to meet Thursday, July 6 in Roscommon

    The Michigan Trails Advisory Council will hold its next work session and regular meeting Thursday, July 6, at the Ralph A. MacMullan Conference Center, located at 104 Conservation Drive in Roscommon. The public meeting will begin at 10 a.m.

    The MTAC was created by Part 721, Pure Michigan Trails, of the Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, to advise the Department of Natural Resources director and the governor on the creation, development, operation and maintenance of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state, including, but not limited to, snowmobile, biking, equestrian, hiking, off-road vehicle, water and skiing trails. In advising the DNR director and governor on the creation and development of motorized and non-motorized trails in the state, the council shall seek to have the trails linked wherever possible.

    The complete meeting agenda can be found on the Michigan Trails Advisory Council website by visiting michigan.gov/dnr, under Commissions, Boards and Committees. Topics for the meeting will include, but are not limited to:

    • General fund update.
    • Trust fund update.
    • Changes to U.S. Forest Service saw policy.
    • Fees released to event and use permits.

    Anyone seeking more information about this meeting, wishing to provide public comment on any trail-related issue, or needing accommodations to participate in this meeting should contact Barbara Graves, Parks and Recreation Division, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, at 517-284-6112 (TTY/TDD711 Michigan Relay Center for the hearing impaired).