Hartwick Pines State Park has the largest collection of virgin pines in the Lower Peninsula. (photo by Craig Kasmer, DNR)

To comment on a proposal to lease land in and around Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling for oil and gas exploration, send a letter to this address by Sept. 5:

Minerals Management Manager, DNR
P.O. Box 30452
Lansing, Michigan 48909-7952.

An auction on the mineral leases is set for Oct. 29.

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources holds two auctions a year to take bids for mineral leases on state-owned property. An online interactive map shows parcels in each county that are up for bid in the next auction. See if there is a proposed lease in your county.

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How to comment on possible oil drilling under Hartwick Pines State Park

by Ron French, Bridge Michigan
August 7, 2014

<h1>How to comment on possible oil drilling under Hartwick Pines State Park</h1> <p class="byline">by Ron French, Bridge Michigan <br />August 7, 2014</p> <div class="wp-related"><img src="https://bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/50-acre-stand-of-virgin-pines.-Craig-Kasmer-DNR.jpg" alt="Hartwick Pines State Park has the largest collection of virgin pines in the Lower Peninsula. (photo by Craig Kasmer, DNR) " class="size-full wp-image-21438"> Hartwick Pines State Park has the largest collection of virgin pines in the Lower Peninsula. (photo by Craig Kasmer, DNR)</p> </div> <p>To comment on a proposal to lease land in and around Hartwick Pines State Park near Grayling for oil and gas exploration, send a letter to this address by Sept. 5: </p> <p><strong>Minerals Management Manager, DNR<br /> P.O. Box 30452<br /> Lansing, Michigan 48909-7952. </strong></p> <p>An auction on the mineral leases is set for Oct. 29. </p> <p>The Michigan Department of Natural Resources holds two auctions a year to take bids for mineral leases on state-owned property. <a href="http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,4570,7-153-30301_39170-329505--,00.html">An online interactive map</a> shows parcels in each county that are up for bid in the next auction. See if there is a proposed lease in your county. </p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/quality-life/how-comment-possible-oil-drilling-under-hartwick-pines-state-park/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://bridgemi.com&quot;&gt;Bridge Michigan&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/bridgemi.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/cropped-android-chrome-192x192-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://bridgemi.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=10944&amp;amp;ga4=G-1E2G9MSHX5&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://bridgemi.com/quality-life/how-comment-possible-oil-drilling-under-hartwick-pines-state-park/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bridgemi.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;</p> Copy to Clipboard

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