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2021 Annual FAP Report

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Forestry and Landowners

What is the Forestry Assistance Program?

 

The  Forestry Assistance Program (FAP) is designed to provide initial professional contact with landowners who are interested in actively managing their forested property. The FAP forester can then help citizens better understand, plan, manage, protect, and utilize their forest resources through various avenues of information, education and outreach. All of our services are at no cost to the landowner and provide excellent initial contact between professionals and landowners. We aim to promote forest resource stewardship on private lands in local communities by introducing landowners to forest management and setting them up to achieve their management goals. 



Iron & Baraga Counties FAP Forester: Carly DeVet

 

 Please welcome our new FAP Forester, Carly DeVet

 Serving Iron and Baraga Counties!


Carly graduated from Michigan Technological University in the Spring of 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Forestry and a Minor in Ecology. 


Carly has previous experience working as a Forest Administrator in Wisconsin and also as a Utility Forester in the Lower Peninsula. 

She is originally from the Upper Peninsula and lives in Crystal Falls.


If you have any questions or interested in managing your property, please call (906) 236-5108 or (906) 875-3765 or email at fap.iron.baraga@macd.org for a free site visit.


Our District Forester offers the following services:

  • Free on-site property evaluation
  • Presentations and Workshops
  • Tree and Shrub planting recommendations
  • Wildlife habitat enhancement recommendations
  • Tree insect and disease identification
  • Forest Stewardship program
  • Commercial Forest Act
  • Qualified Forest Program
  • Quality Deer Management
  • American Tree Farm Program
  • Christmas Tree Management
  • Cost-share opportunities for Michigan landowners

Qualified Forest Program Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

  

Non-industrial private forest landowners interested in actively managing their property for timber production should consider enrolling in the Qualified Forest Program. 


This program is designed to boost Michigan’s economy by providing an incentive for landowners to manage  their timber. 


  • In order to qualify, a parcel must be at least 20 contiguous acres, of which 80% contains productive forests. 


  • If a parcel is more than 40 acres, only 50% must contain productive forests. 


  • If more than one parcel under the same ownership is enrolled, each one must  qualify individually.
  • Please contact Carly DeVet at (906) 875-3765 or (906) 236-5108 for more information or visit www.michigan.gov/qfp.



Why Consult a Forester?

  Consulting forester - A consulting forester represents the best interests of the landowner who employs them and helps that landowners achieve their forest management goals. 


A professional forester who provides a wide range of forestry services to private landowners, industry, and governmental agencies for a fee. 


Services consulting foresters provide include timber sale marking, and administration, forest stand improvement and marking, management plan development, wildlife management, Christmas tree management, tree disease, and insect control, tree planting, timber appraisal, investment analysis, demonstrations, and forest taxation advice. 


These individuals typically have a minimum of a B.S. degree in a forestry curriculum from an approved college; a minimum of 5 years of experience in practical forestry administration, management, or other special forestry classification.  

 


FAP Referral Service

 Forestry Assistance Program Referral Service:   

The  FAP program provides referrals to natural resource professionals in our area. Services provided include management plan writing, timber sale administration, timber value appraisal, timber marking, wildlife habitat enhancement, and many other services.  

Private Lands Forestry Referral Service:  

How it works:  

  • 1)  Private landowners who contact the Iron Baraga Conservation District with forestry-related related questions or visit the website, will be given the  option to receive a referral to a qualified resource professional for forestry services. 


  • 2)The landowner will fill out a forestry referral form  (number acres, forest type, what kind of forestry assistance they are interested in). This form is available in our office. 

 

  • 3) The Landowner submits the request to the Conservation District.  


  • 4) The  District will then email the request directly to the consulting foresters who have expressed an interest in being on our referral list. We will also keep a listing of the referral requests on this tab. 


  • 5) Resource professionals will express their interest in a particular job to the Conservation District.  


  • 6)  We will forward all responses to the landowner. The landowner has the ultimate decision to decide which resource professional to work with.  


  • 7) There will be follow-up with each landowner to be sure they have received the assistance they need. 

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