Drummond Island Comprehensive Resource Management Plan

1. + Drummond Island Comprehensive Resource Management Plan

2. My Role as the Facilitator • Design and facilitate a participatory meeting process • Help structure and support productive, conclusive discussions • Help create a productive environment • Propose a plan to seek consensus in allotted time • Assure that participants follow ground rules; assist participants to stay focused and on task

3. YOU were selected because: • Understand your organization’s views and can articulate them within a diverse group • Can set aside philosophical differences and focus on the future of Drummond Island • Can work cooperatively and productively with people holding different points of view. • Are willing to offer and accept compromise when appropriate. • Are willing to engage in regular communication with your organization to provide and solicit information. • Speak directly for your organization and not represent your personal views.

4. Your Role as the DI Writing Team • Explore possibilities -- offering or exploring an idea does not necessarily imply support • Listen to understand -- seek a shared understanding even if you don’t agree • Express and acknowledge differing views - no attacks or stereotyping • Represent and communicate your organization’s perspective (two-way) • When confused, ask for clarification or more info • HAVE FUN!!

5. Expectations of the DIWT • Develop a comprehensive resource management plan that meets the goals and objectives of island stakeholders, DNR, and tourists • Provide constructive comments and suggestions for use in the resource management plan • Strive to establish areas of common ground, identify problems or conflicts, and develop recommendations • Alternates are to ensure their group’s perspectives are captured by working through their primary EMAT member

6. Expectations of the EMAT Technical Experts • Provide background information and answer questions related to Drummond Island’s natural resources • Conduct reviews of the scientific literature and produce necessary information at the request of the writing team

8. July DIWT Kick Off August DIWT Work Session September DIWT Work Session Road Map - DIWT Process Present Draft Plan to Director at NRC Winter 2012 Finalize & Implement Plan Spring 2012 Public Open House Spring 2012 DRAFT DI Resource Management Plan Winter 2012 Issue Scoping June 8, 2011 on Drummond Island

10. Approach Used to Develop Comprehensive Resource Management Plan

11. What is Consensus? • A decision in which all the group members find a common ground. • A search for the best decision through the exploration of the best of everyone’s thinking. • Final decision is often better than any single idea that was present at the beginning. • All sides of the issue are explored. Points of disagreement are sought and encouraged.

12. Consensus does not mean: • Everyone getting everything they want • Everyone is completely satisfied with the outcome • Everyone finally coming around to the “right” opinion.

13. Consensus does mean: • Everyone understands the decision and can explain why it is best • Everyone “will live with” the decision

14. Reaching Consensus At the end of this process, I hope you’re able to say: • I believe that others understand my point of view; • I believe I understand others’ points of view; and • Whether or not I prefer the decision, I support it because it was arrived at openly and fairly and because it is the best we can achieve at this time.

16. Like Nowhere Else On Earth

17. Public Land Base • 8 million acres of (public) forest land in Michigan • ~4.6 million acres of state-owned land • State forest system is ~4 million acres • 100 State parks/recreation areas • ~400,000 acres of state game and wildlife areas

18. Department Mission The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is committed to the conservation, protection, management, use and enjoyment of the State's natural and cultural resources for current and future generations

19. Department Evolution • Managing Michigan’s natural resources • Department of Conservation created (1921) • Co-management of the state forest • Proposal G (1996) • Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restoration Acts (1937 and 1950)

20. DNR Policy Excerpt • “Lands acquired within the state forests with the Fish and Game Protection Fund and through Pittman-Robertson legislation will be managed in accordance with provisions of these acts.”

21. FMD Procedure Excerpt • “It is to be remembered that all proposals for forest treatment….require the approval of both the Forest Management and Wildlife Divisions.”

22. Laws and Regulations • Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 • Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act of 1950 • Together, PR and DJ provide ~$26 million annually for management in Michigan

23. Laws and Regulations • Assent Legislation • Protects license fees from diversion • Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) • Protects license fees from diversion • Sets penalties

24. Laws and Regulations • Michigan Constitution • Section 40 of Title IX • 2006 amendment • Additional protection

25. Forest Certification • Dual-certified (SFI & FSC) • Work Instructions • Intrusive Activities (SHPO, tribal) • Internal and Third-party Audits (annual) • Annual Management Review

27. Proposed Topics Recreation • Motorized • Non-Motorized • Fish and Wildlife Fish • Fishing Industry and Tourism • Promotion/Marketing Cooperation • Information and Education Regulations • Hunting/fishing/trapping • Land Use Wildlife • Game • Non-Game • Natural Features/ Invasive Species Law Enforcement • Community Based Enforcement