2006 MI Annual Audit Report final

FSC Certification Report for the 2006 Annual Audit of: State Forest Lands Managed by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Certificate Number: SCS-FM/COC-090N Under the SCS Forest Conservation Program (An FSC-Accredited Certification Program) Date of Field Audit: October 23-27, 2006 Date of Report: December 29, 2006 Scientific Certification Systems 2200 Powell Street Suite 725 Emeryville, CA 94608 SCS Contact: Dave Wager, Program Director dwager@scscertified.com Client Contact: Dennis Nezich nezichd@michigan.gov Section 2.0 (Surveillance Decision and Public Record) will be made publicly available on the SCS website (www.scscertified.com) no later than 60 days after the report is finalized. ƒƒƒ 1.0 GENERAL INFORMATION 1.1 CONTACT INFORMATION Michigan Department of Natural Resources 1990 US-41 South Marquette, MI 49855 Contact: Dennis Nezich, Forest Certification Specialist Email: nezichd@michigan.gov 1.2 General Background This report covers the first annual audit of Michigan Department of Natural Resources (MI DNR) pursuant to the FSC guidelines for annual audits as well as the terms of the forest management certificate awarded by Scientific Certification Systems in December, 2005 (SCS-FM/COC-090N). All certificates issued by SCS under the aegis of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) require annual audits to ascertain ongoing compliance with the requirements and standards of ...