On one hand, this is just another land use. But on the other hand, I know there’s a lot of concerns about this,” said Scott ...

Some 420 acres of state-managed, forested land near Gaylord, and nearly 1,100 acres near Roscommon, would be leased to solar developers, and portions clear-cut.

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DNR leadership recently decided to request bids for a solar project on public trust lands in Hayes Township, just west of Gaylord at the 45th Parallel. The effort would be a companion project to two ...

Nobody thought much of 420 acres in Gaylord until a proposal to put solar panels on it. Now, it’s become hallowed ground — and points to the difficulty of meeting Michigan’s climate goals.

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Manton, criticized the Department of Natural Resources’ proposal to clear more than 400 acres of state forest near Gaylord for solar farm ...

GAYLORD — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering leasing about 420 acres in Otsego County's Hayes Township for a proposed solar farm. The DNR land is adjacent to a planned ...

But the latest proposal by the DNR to lease 420 acres of state-managed forest land near Gaylord for a solar development has blown up into a controversy, and has some — especially the new ...