Record group 94-56 consists of the proceedings of the Michigan Natural Resources Commission for the year 1990. Documents the activities of the Commission, which is the policy making body of the Department of Natural Resources. The Commission appoints the director of the Department; establishes policies governing the leasing of state lands for oil and gas exploration and production; recommends hunting and fishing regulations for legislative approval; acts upon proposed land exchanges, easements, and purchases; passes judgment on planned department programs and projects; and considers recommendations brought before it by sportmen's clubs, community organizations, and individuals. Includes of agenda, resolutions, correspondence, publications, reports from divisions within the department (i.e. Wildlife, Fisheries, Forest Management, Law Enforcement, etc.), and tape recordings of proceedings of Commission meetings. Also includes material from environmental groups.
