Managed Public Land Strategy

Why the Strategy was created:

Public Act 240 of 2012 required the creation of a strategic plan for public land management. The resulting plan is Michigan's Managed Public Land Strategy, created in collaboration with a broad range of partners. The Strategy provides a framework for the continued conservation, use and management of public lands to provide an enhanced quality of life for residents and visitors and ensure the best use of public land.

Read the full text of Michigan's Public Land Strategy

Read the highlights from the Strategy

Appendices to the Strategy:

This collection of documents shows how public land is acquired, sold and used in Michigan. The documents in these appendices summarize economic activity involving DNR-managed public land, show examples of how public land was sold to support economic activity, and summarize previous land management reports.

Read the appendices (1-5)

County maps of DNR-managed public land (appendix 6):

• Bay Region
• Central Region
• East Central Region
• Northeast Region
• Northwest Region
• South Central Region
• Southeast Region
• Southwest Region
• Upper Peninsula Region
• West Central Region