1943 – 2008
“65 Years of Progress and Growth”
Authority:
Created under authority of P.A. 217 of 1931 - Municipal Forestry
Act, now Part 527, Municipal Forests, of Public Act 451 of 1994, the
Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act.
Organized on July 22, 1943 by Gogebic County Board of Supervisors.
Type of Administration: 5 member Forestry and Parks
Commission. Appointed by
Gogebic County Board of Commissioners.
County General Fund
Budget Allocation: None – completely
self-supporting.
Land Base: As of 12/31/07 a total of
50,290.39 aces were under the jurisdiction of the Gogebic County Forestry
and Parks Commission. The
County has timber rights on an additional 374 acres.
Timber Type of Acreage: Aspen (5968), Mixed Conifer
(6238), Red Pine and Jack Pine (135), Lowland Hardwoods (2622), Tamarack
(86), Cedar (2695), Hemlock (285), Upland Spruce/Fir (889), Northern
Hardwoods (28,622).
Total Timber Harvested
Since Creation: 33,344,926
bd. ft. of Sawtimber;
318,681 cords of Pulpwood
Total Forestry and
Parks Revenues: $9,568,335
Total Forestry and
Parks Expenditures: $9,289,191
Total Stumpage Dollars
Generated:
$7,597,839
Total Appropriation to
County General Fund: (2004 - 2008) - $1,118,200
Total Dollar
Expenditures to Other Public Entities: Soil Survey, Range Trail
Authority, EDC, Courthouse Building, Road Commission - $161,600
Total Dollars Invested
into Land Improvements: (Includes roads – gravel pit
development – Aspen Regeneration) - $355,851.
Total Dollars Invested
into Land Purchases: $119,224
Total Acreages Treated (2004 – 2008):
1. Marked Hardwoods
4,513
2. Aspen
-
463
3. Conifer
-
58
Total
5,034
Average Annual Harvest
(2004 – 2008):
5,374,500 bd. ft. various products or 736,000
bd. ft. Sawtimber and 9,277 cords
Pulpwood
Average Annual Income (2004 – 2008):
$525,689
No. of Miles of County
Forest Roads (Maintained):
30
No. of Miles of
Multiple Use Trails (Maintained): 15
No. of Lakes Within County Forest Boundaries:
5
No. of Miles of Trout
Streams Flowing Thru County Forest:
24
No. of County Parks:
3 - Little Girl’s Point, Lake
Gogebic, McDonald Lake
Total Dollar
Expenditures to Rebuild Parks (2001 – 2008): $602,255
*Includes The Lodge at Little Girl’s
Point.
Total Income from
Campground Operations (2001 – 2008): $526,946
Total Expenditures
from Campground Operations (2001 – 2008): $489,378
No. of Full Time
Employed: 4 - Director of Forestry and Parks, Assistant Director of Forestry and
Parks, Forester, and Administrative Secretary.
No Part Time: 2 - Park Managers - Seasonal