Referrals for Consulting Foresters
Listed below are projects from across Presque Isle and Cheboygan Counties (and occasionally adjacent counties). If you are interested in working with any of these landowners, please contact me at (989) 734-5202 or jacob.grochowski@macd.org.
I email these projects out to all relevant consulting foresters at the time they are posted. If you would like to be added to my email list, please complete the form linked below. Upon approval by the Conservation District Board of Directors, you will begin receiving referrals by email.
Open Referrals
Referral Number: 016-26-12
*Site Visit Date: 3/31/26
*Location: Cheboygan County, Tuscarora Twp. T35N R03W.
*Buildings: A home and several outbuildings
*Parcel size: ~25 acres
*Soil Types: Mostly Cheboygan loamy sand and Blue Lake loamy sand. Small portion Kalkaska sand.
*Water Bodies/Wetlands: None
*Road/Access: Access on two sides from gravel roads
*Cover Types: 5 acre mature northern hardwoods stand (~120 sqft/ac basal area). Last selection harvest approximately 30 years ago. ~7 acres of relatively young mixed hardwood-softwoods growing on abandoned ag land.
*Landowner Objectives: Complete a harvest in the hardwoods. Potentially develop a management plan to guide future harvests and guide the development of areas of abandoned ag land.
*Landowner Timeline: Flexible.
*Referral Close: 4/15/26
Landowner Referred (referral period closed)
Referral Number: 071-26-11
*Site Visit Date: 2/13/26
*Location: Presque Isle County, Posen Twp, T33N R06E
*Buildings: A hunting camp
*Parcel size: 40 acres
*Soil Types: Mostly Lupton muck, smaller areas of Omena fine sandy loam and Krakow flaggy fine sandy loam.
*Water Bodies/Wetlands: Large areas of forested wetland. Non-forested stream corridor.
*Road/Access: Access directly from a paved county road. Not far from M-65.
*Cover Types: Mixed lowland conifers and mature lowland hardwoods (mostly aspen and balsam poplar. Most of proposed harvest area is a stand of mature tamarack, 120-160 sqft/acre basal area, DBH 4-10”. Some cedar and aspen mixed with the tamarack.
*Landowner Objectives: Harvest to promote deer habitat. Roughly 7 acre potential harvest area. Would prefer a sort of selection harvest or harvest with buffer from the road. Understands that this small harvest may not be feasible but would like to know what interest is out there.
*Landowner Timeline: Flexible.
*Referral Close: 3/6/26
Referral Number: 071-26-05
*Site Visit Date: N/A
*Location: Presque Isle County, Moltke Twp, T35N R04E
*Buildings: A hunting camp
*Parcel size: 80 acres
*Soil Types: Largest parts Brevort mucky loamy sand, Iosco sandy loam, and Croswell sand.
*Water Bodies/Wetlands: Widespread seasonally wet forested areas and some forested wetlands.
*Road/Access: Access on two sides from county and state roads. Existing trail network within the property.
*Cover Types: Mostly mature mixed lowland deciduous and coniferous.
*Landowner Objectives: Develop a management plan and apply to the Qualified Forest Program. Landowner would like to continue managing for high-quality wildlife habitat. They have been doing habitat development work for some years already.
*Landowner Timeline: Ongoing. Likely interested in starting the process of developing a management plan in the spring of 2026.
*Referral Close: 12/18/25
Referral Number: 071-26-08
*Site Visit Date: N/A
*Location: Presque Isle County, Bismark Township, T33N R04E
*Buildings: A cabin
*Parcel size: ~167 acres
*Soil Types: Harvest area largely Rubicon sand and Cheboygan loamy sand with areas of Iosco loamy sand. Small areas of Roscommon muck, Brevort mucky loamy sand, and Au gres sand. Lowlands largely Tawas muck.
*Water Bodies/Wetlands: Some forested wetlands, open wetlands, and seasonally wet forested areas. Proposed harvests are in upland areas.
*Road/Access: Access from gravel county roads and an existing trail network. Trails from previous harvesting still present.
*Cover Types: Largest parts red oak, aspen, and mixed conifers.
*Landowner Objectives: Complete a 40-50 acre harvest scheduled in their Qualified Forest Program management plan.
*Landowner Timeline: Would ideally like to complete this harvest during this winter.
*Referral Close: 1/2/26