DNR, Gaylord and Michigan

Michigan lawmakers call for DNR firings over plans to cut forest for solar near Gaylord
DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of Gaylord at the 45th Parallel. The effort would be a companion project to two other solar farms in the works on nearby private land.
Solar farm developer cancels plan for state forest land near Gaylord
A controversial plan to clear-cut 420 acres of state forest land for a solar farm is off the table following intense opposition from Republican state legislators.
DNR's possible lease of 420 acres of Michigan forest for solar farm rankles lawmakers
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is exploring the possibility of leasing about 420 acres of forest land near Gaylord for a solar farm.
Michigan plans to clear 400+ acres of state forest near Gaylord for solar farm
Officials with the DNR recently assessed 1,200 acres of public trust land in Otsego County near a major power transmission line to decide whether it was suitable for solar arrays.
DNR may lease land in Otsego County's Hayes Township for proposed solar farm
"We thought this is a site we can lease and not do a bunch of environmental harm," said Scott Whitcomb of the DNR.
Northern Michigan lawmakers upset about proposed solar energy farms on state land
Some Michigan lawmakers are up in arms, demanding answers and pink slips from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources about their decision to use state land for solar energy farms, including here in Northern Michigan.
Northern Michigan lawmakers call for firings after DNR sells out to solar farm industry
Michele Hoitenga on Thursday called for mass firings within the Department of Natural Resources after recent reporting exposed a DNR plot to destroy more than 400 acres of forest, located just west of Gaylord,
Lawmakers call for change after proposed solar farm on state land is revealed
A solar farm proposal on more than 400 acres of state land in Otsego County came as a surprise to both residents and state representatives.
Michigan to save the planet by clearing 420 acres of forest for a solar farm
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has confirmed plans to clear 420 acres of state forestland in Otsego County, near Gaylord, to accommodate a solar farm.
Michigan bulldozing state forest to install solar farm
Founder of Environmental Progress Michael Shellenberger joins 'Fox & Friends Weekend' to discuss Michigan's plan to bulldoze 400 acres of a state forest to clear the way for a solar farm.
Solar farm proposal faces opposition as lawmakers push for alternative clean energy plans
Northern Michigan lawmakers are calling for the department of natural resources to end its plan to put solar panels in Ots
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Solar power firm says decision not to lease state-owned land made prior to criticism by lawmakers
A plan to locate a solar farm on state-owned land in northern lower Michigan was scuttled before bipartisan criticism of the ...
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RWE Clean Energy moves forward with solar energy farm with private landowners
Kakridas said they reached out to all landowners adjacent to the project, including the Michigan Department of Natural Resources but ultimately decided to move forward with two private landowners in ...