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Michigan Forest Management Plan

Management plans help give direction to future generations.  If you intend to pass your property down to family members, what better gift to give than guidance and direction as to how the property should be managed? Having the forethought and direction eases the process of land transactions and passes down the goals and overall vision of the original owners.  

Cost share programs are available through the Michigan Department of Natural Resources with the Forest Stewardship Program and through the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service: CAP Forest Management Plan (106).  These programs help offset the cost of developing the management plan for your property. Depending on the details of your property, you may also qualify for a tax exemption through the Qualified Forest Property program. For more information and to see if your property qualifies for any of the programs mentioned above, please contact Darling Forestry.

A land management plan is tailored to your goals, visions, and objectives while based on sound scientific data collected from your property.  

Each vegetation type found on your property will be examined in the inventory process and thoroughly analyzed to determine the best use and management potential it holds.  In addition, over the process of creating your personally tailored management plan, you will receive products such as a detailed soil map, aerial photographs of your property, road and trail maps, an analysis of forest health, and inventory of invasive species if they exist.

Components of a Forest Management Plan:

• Cruising the timber to assess the species distribution, diameter distribution,    stocking levels and overall health.
• Distinguishing timber type boundaries.
• Management recommendations for each timber type.
• Assessment of watershed characteristics.
• Invasive plant inventory.
• Forest health diagnosis.
• Searching for survey boundaries.
• Assessing wildlife habitat.
• Threatened and endangered species inventory.
• Map recreation trails.
• Desired future conditions of the property.
• Wildlife habitat improvements.
• Topography analysis.
• Road and trail mapping.
• Cultural resource review.
• Legal descriptions of the property.
• Past harvest history.
• Soil map and soil profile descriptions.

FOREST MANAGEMENT PLANS

Applying for Financial Assistance through the

Michigan Department of Natural Resources Forest Stewardship Program

Learn move about the DNR FSP funding and application process below:

How to Apply

Applying for Financial Assistance through the

Environmental Quality Incentives Program

Learn more about the NRCS EQIP funding and application process below:

How to Apply