Forestry and Professionals
Private Lands Forestry Referral Service:
1.) Private landowners who contact the
Iron Baraga Conservation District with
forestry related questions or visit the website, will be able to receive a referral to a forester free of charge. 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 and to anyone who visits the website.
2.) The Landowner submits the request to the Iron Baraga Conservation District.
3.) 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. (Referrals will be open a standard 2 weeks long unless otherwise requested by the landowner).
4.) Resource professionals will express their interest in a particular job to the Conservation District.
5.) We will forward all responses to the landowner. The landowner will decide which resource professional to work with.
6.) There will be follow-up with each landowner to be sure they have received the assistance they need.
7.) The FAP forester will then request information from the landowner or Forester (after landowners approval) for financial information to be added to a database. (The information will not be linked to any names or specific location, the information will be aggregated to the county level for reporting on success of this program.
Iron Baraga Conservation District FAP Forester
Hello, my name is Carly DeVet and I am the new FAP Forester for Iron and Baraga Counties!
I grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and am happy to be able to call it home again.
I graduated from Michigan Technological University in the Spring of 2019 with a Bachelors's degree in Forestry and a Minor in Ecology.
I have previous experience working as a Forest Administrator in the state of Wisconsin and as a Utility Forester in the Lower Peninsula.
I am excited for the opportunity to be able to assist the forest owners of Iron and Baraga counties and help them reach their management goals.
If you have any questions or are interested in feedback on managing your property, please contact me at (906) 236-5108 or (906) 875-3765 for a FREE site visit.
Referrals:
Referral Number: 31-25-04
Due Date: 4-18-2025 at noon
Location: Baraga Township, Baraga County
Acres: 73.2 acres
Work Needed: NRCS Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 4-04-2025
A landowner in Baraga County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They have received NRCS funding, so you must be a TSP. There is a total of 118 acres, only 73.2 acres are forested and funded. Located in Baraga Township (T 51N, R 34W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods and conifers. It is easy access. EAB has caused ash mortality on the property. This referral will end April 18th at noon.
Referral Number: 36-25-16
Due Date: 3-28-2025 at noon
Location: Ontonagon County
Acres: 40 acres
Work Needed: Forest Management Plan- CFL
Date Message Sent: 3-14-2025
A landowner in Ontonagon County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan for the Commercial Forest Land. 40 acres is currently enrolled and needs an updated plan, located in Ontonagon County (T 48N, R 41W). The plan needs to be completed by the fall of 2025. The past consultant is no longer doing consulting work. If you are not able to complete it before fall, please do not respond. The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is diverse with aspen, lowland hardwoods, lowland brush, spruce/fir, and pipeline/old pasture. This referral will end March 28th at noon.
Note: Being in Ontonagon County, I have not been to the property. This information is coming from the landowner and old plan. The landowner says a lot of his Ash trees are dying, I am assuming he has Emerald Ash Borer.
Referral Number: 36-25-12
Due Date: 1-16-25 at noon
Location: Stambaugh Township, Iron County
Total Property Acreage: 239 acres
Work Needed: Tree Planting
Date Message Sent: 1-02-2025
A landowner in Iron County is looking for help to complete a tree planting. He would like to do at a minimum 1000 pine plugs, but most likely more. There are possibilities of doing more work for this landowner in the future. This referral will end January 16, 2025 at noon.
Referral Number: 36-25-12
Due Date: 12-26-2024 at noon
Location: Mastodon Township, Iron County
Acres: 39 acres
Work Needed: Forest Management Plan- QFP
Date Message Sent: 12-12-2024
A landowner in Iron County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan for the Qualified Forest Program. The 39-acre parcel is going to be enrolled in the Qualified Forest Program. The parcel is in Mastodon Township (T42N R33W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This referral will end December 26th at noon.
Referral Number: 36-25-11
Due Date: 12-23-2024 at noon
Location: Baraga Township, Baraga County
Acres: 33 acres
Work Needed: Timber Harvest for QFP
Date Message Sent: 12-09-2024
A landowner in Baraga County is looking to have a timber harvest on their land in the near future and is seeking a Consulting Forester to set it up, bid it out, administer it and help with future forest management activities. They do have a management plan, but the consultant who wrote the plan no longer does work in that area. The property is 40 acres, but the timber harvest is for 33 acres. The property is in the Qualified Forest Programand the harvest was due in 2020, so it must be completed by the end of 2026 or have an amendment written. The 33 acres are Northern Hardwoods (8 acres) & mixed hardwoods and conifer (25 acres). The remaining 7 acres that is not due to be harvested are lowland conifers with a creek crossing through it. The property is located in Baraga Township (T 51N, R 33W). The landowner is interested in ways to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. This referral will end December 23rd at noon.
Referral Number: 36-25-05
Due Date: 11-12-2024 at noon
Location: Bates Township, Iron County
Acres: 181 acres
Work Needed: Forest Management Plan- QFP
Date Message Sent: 10-29-2024
A landowner in Iron County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan for the Qualified Forest Program. Most of the land is currently enrolled and needs an updated plan, one parcel needs to be added (49 acres) to the program. There are multiple parcels totaling 181 acres, located in Bates Township (T 44N, R 34W). The plan needs to be completed by the end of 2024. If you are not able to complete it before the end of the year, please do not respond. The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is diverse with hardwoods, aspen and some conifers. The property borders a river. This referral will end November 12th at noon.
Referral Number: 36-24-53
Due Date: 9-03-23 at noon
Location: Crystal Falls Township, Iron County
Acres: 45 acres
Work Needed: Help with future harvests
Date Message Sent: 8-20-2024
A landowner in Iron County is looking to have a timber sale on their land in the near future and is seeking a Consulting Forester to set it up, bid it out, administer it and help with future forest management activities. They do not have a management plan and are considering getting one as well. The property is about 60 forested acres, but the landowner wants about 45 harvested due to the rest being swamp. The part they want harvested is a mix of hardwoods, pines and aspen. The property is bordering a lake. The property is located in Crystal Falls Township (T 44N, R 32W). The landowner is interested in ways to improve forest health and wildlife habitat. This referral will end September 3rd at noon.
Referral Number: 36-24-52
Due Date: 8-15-2024 at noon
Location: Crystal Falls Township, Iron County
Acres: 354 acres, multiple different parcels
Work Needed: QFP Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 8-1-2024
A landowner in Iron County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They do want to put the property into QFP, but understand that is highly unlikely by the September 1st deadline. There are two 40-acre parcels located in Crystal Falls Township (T 43N, R 33W) and multiple other parcels in Crystal Falls Township (T44N R33W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales (some being in the near future), ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods, aspen, and lowland conifer. He would like to enroll all parcels into QFP. This referral will end August 15th at noon.
Referral Number: 36-24-48
Due Date: 7-24-2024 at noon
Location: Crystal Falls Township, Iron County
Acres: 39 acres
Work Needed: QFP Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 7-10-2024
A landowner in Iron County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They do want to put the property into QFP by the September 1st deadline, so please include a timeline in your response. There is one 39-acre parcel, located in Crystal Falls Township (T 46N, R 32W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods, aspen, and lowland conifer. It is ready to be harvested at as soon as possible as well. A portion of it is bordering a lake. The landowner does own more property as well nearby and may be looking for help with future timber sales on both parcels. This referral will end July 24th at noon.
Referral Number: 31-24-09
Due Date: 4-17-2024 at noon
Location: Covington Township, Baraga County
Acres: 37 acres
Work Needed: NRCS Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 4-3-2024
A landowner in Baraga County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They have received NRCS funding, so you must be a TSP. There is one 37-acre parcel, located in Covington Township (T 48N, R 34W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods and some conifers. It is wet in some areas. It is easy access. This referral will end April 17th at noon.
Referral Number: 3-24-08
Due Date: 4-10-2024 at noon
Location: Covington Township, Baraga County
Acres: 40 acres
Work Needed: NRCS Forest Management Plan
Date Message Sent: 3-27-2024
A landowner in Baraga County is looking to better manage their forest and is seeking a Consulting Forester to write a forest management plan. They have received NRCS funding, so you must be a TSP. There is one 40-acre parcel, located in Covington Township (T 478N, R 34W). The landowner is interested in future timber sales, ways to help wildlife habitat and improve forest health. This property is a diverse with hardwoods, aspen, and lowland ash/ conifer. It has a small pond as well. This referral will end April 10th at noon.