AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS TO PLAN MOOSE MANAGEMENT IN MINNESOTA

• Main Authors: McGraw, Amanda M, Moen, Ron, Wilson, Grant, Edwards, Andrew, Peterson, Rolf, Cornicelli, Louis, Shrage, Mike, Frelich, Lee, Lenarz, Mark, Becker, Dennis
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Lakehead University 2010
• Subjects: Alces alces; Minnesota; moose; Moose Advisory Committee; Moose Management Plan
• Online Access: http://alcesjournal.org/index.php/alces/article/view/68

Concern over the decline of moose in Minnesota led to a Legislative Session Law mandating that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) develop a Moose Management and Research Plan (MMP). Prior to developing the MMP, the DNR was required to form a Moose Advisory Committee (MAC). The MAC met 8 times in August 2008-July 2009 and provided management and research recommendations to the DNR in a 45-page report available on the internet. This paper details the MAC process and serves as a reference for agencies that find themselves in a similar management circumstance. Procedural decisions, planning needs, and development of the final report are discussed herein.