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FOREST FACTS
Article #57, March 2002
By Bill Cook

     The forests of the Upper Peninsula, Michigan, and the United States continue to be in good shape by most measures.  Michigan forests continue to have national and global significance.  These forests possess attributes that make them very special.  The forestry profession continues to adapt and improve with new information and changing public demands.  Forest management has been responsible for a large part of our high forest quality. 

     Forests are a valuable part of our economy and lifestyle.  Managing them well will best guarantee the continued health and productivity of our forests.  For more information about forests and forestry, try the Michigan Forests Forever Teachers Guide on the Internet at:  www.dsisd.k12.mi.us/mff.

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Bill Cook is an MSU Extension forester providing educational programming for the entire Upper Peninsula. His office is located at the MSU Upper Peninsula Tree Improvement Center near Escanaba. The Center is the headquarters for three MSU Forestry properties in the U.P., with a combined area of about 8,000 acres. He can be reached at cookwi@msu.edu or 906-786-1575.


Prepared by Bill Cook, Forester/Biologist, Michigan State University Extension, 6005 J Road, Escanaba, MI  49829
906-786-1575 (voice),  906-786-9370 (fax),  e-mail:  cookwi@msu.edu

Use / reprinting of these articles is encouraged. Please notify Bill Cook.
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