Michigan's state forests provide us with clean air and water, materials for a strong forest products industry, and places to hunt, fish, hike and camp.
We take forest management seriously. That means maintaining our sustainability certification, and carefully planning out how we manage Michigan's state forests. These management strategies can include science-based methods such as harvesting trees, prescribed burning and controlling invasive species.
Wheels to Woods provides transportation grants for schools to visit a forest or forest products company.
Urban Forestry
Advising and assisting local government, community-based organizations, volunteers and individuals in developing and implementing community forestry activities.
Michigan's 20 million acres of forest land support a diverse industry and some of the best hard maple and red oak timber in the world. View the directory for sawmills, pulp and paper mills, wood product manufacturers, foresters, loggers, truckers, wood brokers and other forest product businesses.
Our forest health professionals work with other state and federal agencies and universities to prevent, evaluate and manage the occurrence and impacts of both native and exotic forest insects and diseases.