It is unlikely that the descendents of the Earle family that now own land around Dry Lake in Sections 1 and 2 would ever be willing to sell any of their in-holdings within the Simmons Woods property. Also, the three small private parcels in Section 22 that are in-holdings are unlikely to be offered to the state for purchase as there are cabins or residences on them. There is a possibility that the 80 acres in Section 21 and the 230 acres in Section 22 owned by Michigan Limestone Company could be purchased. They would have to be contacted to see if they are interested in disposing of these parcels. We would also have to have funds available.
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Appendix A
Simmons Woods Advisory Committee*
*David E. and Judy L. Allen, Marquette Chapter, Sierra Club, Marquette
David Badgley, Michigan Karst Conservancy, Trout Lake
Stanley Bell, Michigan Karst Conservancy, Flint
*Ronald Clark, Resident and Property Owner, Gould City
*Dan DeLisle, Upper Peninsula Sportsman’s Association, Munising
*Peter Grieves, Michigan Association of Timbermen, Newberry
*Aubrey Golden, President, Michigan Karst Conservancy, Union Lake
Kim Herman, MI Natural Features Inventory, Lansing
*Leslie Homan, MDNR EUP Planner, Newberry
*Bernard Hubbard, MDNR UP Forest Supervisor, Newberry
*Terry Lane, Forester, Mead Corporation, Gulliver
*Donald MacArthur, Newton Township Supervisor, Gould City
*Bruce Gustafson, Supervisor, Law Division, Newberry
Jan Miller, MDNR Law Division, Gould City (alternate)
*Jim O’Neil, Resident and Property Owner, Gould City
*Doug Pearsall, The Nature Conservancy, Lansing
*Raymond Perez, MDNR Wildlife Supervisor, Newberry
Terry Minzey, MDNR Wildlife Biologist, Shingleton (alternate)
*Dean Reid, MDNR Unit Manager, Sault Ste Marie/Naubinway
*Steve Scott, MDNR Fisheries Supervisor, Newberry
Jim Waybrant, MDNR Fisheries Biologist, Newberry (alternate)
Mike Warner, Michigan Karst Conservancy, New York
*William Whippen, President, MI United Conservation Club, Munising
*Scott and Karen Widmar, Superior Access, Chatham
*Harry Yale, Resident and Property Owner, Gould City (former Simmons Woods
caretaker)
APPENDIX B
“Simmon’s Woods – A Short History” (1940)
APPENDIX C
SIMMONS WOODS LOCATION WITHIN STATE FOREST SYSTEM
APPENDIX D
PLAT BOOK MAP SHOWING OWNERSHIP PATTERN
APPENDIX E
SIMMONS WOODS SOIL TYPE MAP
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SOILS MAP TOPOGRAPHY
SOILS MAP TOPOGRAPHY
2. Topography: large level muck areas with low sandy ridge.
Use and management concerns for this complex: wetness, ponding, low strength, cutbanks cave and low filter.
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Topography: low sandy ridges and swales that are wet sands and marshes. There are occasional sandy ridges with steep slopes.
Use and management concerns for this complex: wetness, shallow muck, ponding, poor filter, cutbanks cave and slope.
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Topography: sandy ridges that can have steep slopes and swales that are wet sands or marshes.
Use and management concerns on this complex: depth of soil, slope, erosion hazard.
12. Topography: level areas of loamy soils with areas of exposed limestone bedrock. Occasional sandy and loamy soils on steep slopes.
Use and management concerns on this complex: depth of soil, slope, erosion hazard.
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Topography: level areas of sandy soils with occasional gravel layers. Occasional gravel layers. Occasional steep slopes.
Use and management concerns on this complex: poor filter, cutbanks cave, slopes.
20. Topography: level areas of sandy and gravelly soils. Occasional steep slopes and loamy soils.
Use and management concerns on this complex: poor filter, cutbanks cave, slopes.
APPENDIX F
SIMMONS WOODS: ACRES BY COVER TYPE
Simmons Woods: Acres by Cover Type
February 2, 1999
Cover Type |
Total Acres |
Percent of Total Acres |
Aspen
|
2621
|
26.92%
|
Black Spruce
|
60
|
0.62%
|
Cedar
|
1361
|
13.98%
|
Grass
|
134
|
1.38%
|
Hemlock
|
42
|
0.43%
|
Lowland Birch
|
217
|
2.23%
|
Lowland Poplar
|
46
|
0.47%
|
Marsh
|
299
|
3.07%
|
Mixed Swamp Conifer
|
110
|
1.13%
|
Non-Stocked
|
82
|
0.84%
|
Paper Birch
|
216
|
2.22%
|
Red Pine
|
705
|
7.24%
|
Spruce Fir
|
591
|
6.07%
|
Swamp Hardwoods
|
44
|
0.45%
|
Tamarack
|
27
|
0.28%
|
Upland Brush
|
35
|
0.36%
|
Upland Hardwoods
|
2664
|
27.37%
|
Water
|
211
|
2.17%
|
White Pine
|
270
|
2.77%
|
Grand Total |
9735
|
|
APPENDIX G
SIMMONS WOODS: ACRES PRESCRIBED FOR TREATMENT
Simmons Woods: Acres Prescribed for Treatment
February 2, 1999
Cover Type
|
Treatment
|
Total Acres
|
Percent of
Total Acres
|
Aspen
|
FINAL HARVEST
|
496
|
18.92%
|
Paper Birch
|
FINAL HARVEST
|
41
|
18.98%
|
Spruce Fir
|
FINAL HARVEST
|
20
|
3.38%
|
Swamp Hardwoods
|
FINAL HARVEST
|
44
|
100%
|
Upland Hardwoods
|
FINAL HARVEST
|
54
|
2.03%
|
Upland Hardwoods
|
SELECTION
|
81
|
3.04%
|
Upland Hardwoods
|
THINNING
|
458
|
17.19%
|
|
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
|
1194
|
|
APPENDIX H
SIMMONS WOODS: PROPOSED OLD GROWTH
Simmons Woods: Proposed Old Growth
February 2, 1999
Cover Type
|
Total Acres
|
Percent of
Total Acres
|
Aspen
|
368
|
14.04%
|
Black Spruce
|
44
|
73.33%
|
Cedar
|
1218
|
89.49%
|
Grass
|
27
|
20.15%
|
Hemlock
|
42
|
100%
|
Lowland Brush
|
72
|
33.18%
|
Lowland Poplar
|
41
|
89.13%
|
Marsh
|
257
|
85.95%
|
Mixed Swamp Conifer
|
79
|
71.82%
|
Non-Stocked
|
58
|
70.73%
|
Paper Birch
|
134
|
62.04%
|
Red Pine
|
451
|
63.97%
|
Spruce Fir
|
491
|
83.08%
|
Tamarack
|
21
|
77.78%
|
Upland Hardwoods
|
431
|
16.18%
|
Water
|
148
|
70.14%
|
White Pine
|
263
|
97.41%
|
|
|
|
Grand Total
|
4145
|
|
APPENDIX I
SIMMONS WOODS: MAINTAINED ROAD SYSTEM
|