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Sources

The Michigan Land Use Institute
is particularly indebted to Glen
Sheppard, editor of the North
Woods Call. His outstanding
career in chronicling the
turbulence that accompanies
sound conservation policy in
northern Michigan is based, at
least in part, on saving every
scrap of paper. Glen's archive of
documents, news articles, and
commentary on the 10-year
struggle to establish the Pigeon
River Hydrocarbon Development
Plan proved essential for
completing this report.
State Agency Documents
Caveney, Ned."First Annual
Report, Pigeon River Country State
Forest". Department of Natural Resources.April '75.
Ibid."Quiet Air Space -- Pigeon
River Country State Forest". DNR
Interoffice Memorandum. Oct. 28,'86.
Daw, T.E."A Concept of
Management for the Pigeon River
Country, Memorandum to the
Director". Department of Natural
Resources, Forestry Division,
Lansing. Nov. 28, '73.
Department of Natural Resources.
"A Concept of Management for the
Pigeon River Country". Forestry
Division, Lansing. Oct. '73.
Ibid."News Release". Dec. 3, '73.
Ibid."Unit Agreement for the
Development & Operation of the
Pigeon River Area I Unit". Natural
Resources Commission. Sept. 6, '74.
Ibid."Pigeon River Country State
Forest: APlan of Development for
Hydrocarbon Resources". Jointly
prepared with Shell Oil, Amoco
Production and Northern Michigan
Exploration Company. Dec. '74.
Ibid."Management of Hydrocarbon
Resources of the Pigeon River
Country State Forest". Aug. 28, '75.
Ibid."News Release". Sept. 17,'75.
Ibid."Environmental Impact
Statement, Potential Hydrocarbon
Development on the Pigeon River
Country State Forest". Dec. 15, '75.
Ibid."News Release". May 6, '76.
Ibid."News Release". May 14, '76.
Ibid. "News Release". June 17, '76.
Ibid."News Release". Jan. 13, '77.
Ibid."News Release". May 26, '77.
Ibid."News Release". Aug. 25,'77.
Ibid."News Release". Oct. 15, '77.
Ibid."News Release". Oct. 22, '77.
Ibid."Management Alternatives
Pigeon River Country Planning
Unit". Sept. '80.

Ibid."News Release". Feb. 10,'84.
Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study
Committee 1984 Annual Report".
April '85.
Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study
Committee 1986 Annual Report".
April '87.
Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study
Committee 1988 Annual Report".
April '89.
Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study
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April '91.
Fredricks, Ed."Letter to Carl
Johnson, Chairman, Natural
Resources Commission". House of
Representatives. Aug. 15, '75.
Gazlay, Gene. "Charge to Pigeon
River Country Advisory Council".
Department of Natural Resources,
Office of the Director, Lansing.
May '74.
Helmbrecht, Richard K."Letter to Dr. Howard A. Tanner, Director of the Department of Natural
Resources". Department of
Commerce. Aug. 13, '75.
Inman, Donald L."Information
Only -- Pigeon River Country
State Forest Hydrocarbon
Development". Department of
Natural Resources, Natural
Resources Commission. Aug. 3,'87.
Ibid."Authorization to Allow
Development Lease Extension
Region, Pigeon River Country State
Forest". Department of Natural
Resources, Natural Resources
Commission. Aug. 25, '87.
Johnson, Carl T."Statement to
Natural Resources Commission".
Department of Natural Resources,
Lansing. April 10, '75.
Ibid."Comments to Natural
Resources Commission".
Department of Natural Resources,
Sault Ste. Marie. June 10, '76.
Kellum, Ford."Proposed Oil Well
Site". Memorandum to Nels
Johnson, Regional Game Biologist,
Department of Natural Resources,
Gaylord. May 4, '70.
Milliken, Mrs. William G."Letter to Ford Kellum, Pigeon River
Country Association". Governor's
Residence, Lansing. Jan. 31, '75.
Ibid. "Letter to Joan Wolfe".
Governor's Residence, Lansing.
Jan. 31, '75.
Milliken, William G. "Letter to
E.M. Laitala, Chairman, Natural
Resources Commission". Office of
the Governor, Lansing. Sept. 16, '70.
Office of the Governor."News
Release". Aug. 28, '75.
Ibid."News Release". June 11, '76.
Ibid."News Release". Dec. 5, '80. Ostling, Ralph."Statement by
Rep. Ralph Ostling Before the
Natural Resources Commission
on the Pigeon River State Forest
Oil Leases". Aug. 14, '75.
Pigeon River Country
Advisory Council."Official
Minutes". Department of Natural
Resources. Feb. 1, '75.
Ibid."Official Minutes".
Department of Natural Resources.
April 25, '75.
Ibid."Official Minutes".
Department of Natural Resources.
Dec. 17, '75.
Ibid."Official Minutes".
Department of Natural Resources.
July 23, '76.
Ibid. "Formal Report on
Applications to Drill in Pigeon
River Country". Department of
Natural Resources. Feb. 4, '77.
Ibid."Contingency Plan --
Pigeon River Country State
Forest". Department of Natural
Resources. Nov. '84.
Skoog, Ronald O."Letter to
G. T. Goll, Shell Western E&P,
Inc". Department of Natural
Resources. Feb. 10, '84.
Smethurst, Dave."Letter to Dr.
Howard Tanner, Director, Dept.
of Natural Resources". Pigeon
River Country Advisory Council.
Feb. 11, '76.
Ibid. "Memorandum to Natural
Resources Commission". Pigeon
River Country Advisory Council.
March 24, '76.
Swan, Steve."Proposed Oil
Well Permit, T31N, R1W, Sec.4
Otsego County". Memorandum to
John Macgregor, Regional Fish
Biologist, Department of Natural
Resources, Gaylord. May 6, '70.
Tanner, Howard A."The
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Agreement". Department of
Natural Resources. Aug. 2, '76.
Legal Documents
Circuit Court for the County of Ingham."Opinion of the
Court, Michigan Oil vs. Natural
Resources Commission and
Arthur E. Slaughter and Pigeon
River Country Association". Case
No. 74-16638. June 4, '75.
Ibid."Judgement, West Michigan
Environmental Action Council et
al. vs. Natural Resources
Commission and Shell Oil
Company et al". Case No 76-
19335-CE. March 13, '80.
Conner, Roger L."Complaint
for Declaratory and Injunctive
Relief, West Michigan
Environmental Action Council et
al. vs. Natural Resources
Commission and Howard
Tanner". West Michigan
Environmental Action Council.
Sept. 17, '76.

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Sources The Michigan Land Use Institute is particularly indebted to Glen Sheppard, editor of the North Woods Call. His outstanding career in chronicling the turbulence that accompanies sound conservation policy in northern Michigan is based, at least in part, on saving every scrap of paper. Glen's archive of documents, news articles, and commentary on the 10-year struggle to establish the Pigeon River Hydrocarbon Development Plan proved essential for completing this report. State Agency Documents Caveney, Ned."First Annual Report, Pigeon River Country State Forest". Department of Natural Resources.April '75. Ibid."Quiet Air Space -- Pigeon River Country State Forest". DNR Interoffice Memorandum. Oct. 28,'86. Daw, T.E."A Concept of Management for the Pigeon River Country, Memorandum to the Director". Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Division, Lansing. Nov. 28, '73. Department of Natural Resources. "A Concept of Management for the Pigeon River Country". Forestry Division, Lansing. Oct. '73. Ibid."News Release". Dec. 3, '73. Ibid."Unit Agreement for the Development & Operation of the Pigeon River Area I Unit". Natural Resources Commission. Sept. 6, '74. Ibid."Pigeon River Country State Forest: APlan of Development for Hydrocarbon Resources". Jointly prepared with Shell Oil, Amoco Production and Northern Michigan Exploration Company. Dec. '74. Ibid."Management of Hydrocarbon Resources of the Pigeon River Country State Forest". Aug. 28, '75. Ibid."News Release". Sept. 17,'75. Ibid."Environmental Impact Statement, Potential Hydrocarbon Development on the Pigeon River Country State Forest". Dec. 15, '75. Ibid."News Release". May 6, '76. Ibid."News Release". May 14, '76. Ibid. "News Release". June 17, '76. Ibid."News Release". Jan. 13, '77. Ibid."News Release". May 26, '77. Ibid."News Release". Aug. 25,'77. Ibid."News Release". Oct. 15, '77. Ibid."News Release". Oct. 22, '77. Ibid."Management Alternatives Pigeon River Country Planning Unit". Sept. '80.
		Ibid."News Release". Feb. 10,'84. Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study Committee 1984 Annual Report". April '85. Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study Committee 1986 Annual Report". April '87. Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study Committee 1988 Annual Report". April '89. Ibid."Pigeon River Country Study Committee 1990 Annual Report". April '91. Fredricks, Ed."Letter to Carl Johnson, Chairman, Natural Resources Commission". House of Representatives. Aug. 15, '75. Gazlay, Gene. "Charge to Pigeon River Country Advisory Council". Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Director, Lansing. May '74. Helmbrecht, Richard K."Letter to Dr. Howard A. Tanner, Director of the Department of Natural Resources". Department of Commerce. Aug. 13, '75. Inman, Donald L."Information Only -- Pigeon River Country State Forest Hydrocarbon Development". Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Commission. Aug. 3,'87. Ibid."Authorization to Allow Development Lease Extension Region, Pigeon River Country State Forest". Department of Natural Resources, Natural Resources Commission. Aug. 25, '87. Johnson, Carl T."Statement to Natural Resources Commission". Department of Natural Resources, Lansing. April 10, '75. Ibid."Comments to Natural Resources Commission". Department of Natural Resources, Sault Ste. Marie. June 10, '76. Kellum, Ford."Proposed Oil Well Site". Memorandum to Nels Johnson, Regional Game Biologist, Department of Natural Resources, Gaylord. May 4, '70. Milliken, Mrs. William G."Letter to Ford Kellum, Pigeon River Country Association". Governor's Residence, Lansing. Jan. 31, '75. Ibid. "Letter to Joan Wolfe". Governor's Residence, Lansing. Jan. 31, '75. Milliken, William G. "Letter to E.M. Laitala, Chairman, Natural Resources Commission". Office of the Governor, Lansing. Sept. 16, '70. Office of the Governor."News Release". Aug. 28, '75. Ibid."News Release". June 11, '76. Ibid."News Release". Dec. 5, '80.	Ostling, Ralph."Statement by Rep. Ralph Ostling Before the Natural Resources Commission on the Pigeon River State Forest Oil Leases". Aug. 14, '75. Pigeon River Country Advisory Council."Official Minutes". Department of Natural Resources. Feb. 1, '75. Ibid."Official Minutes". Department of Natural Resources. April 25, '75. Ibid."Official Minutes". Department of Natural Resources. Dec. 17, '75. Ibid."Official Minutes". Department of Natural Resources. July 23, '76. Ibid. "Formal Report on Applications to Drill in Pigeon River Country". Department of Natural Resources. Feb. 4, '77. Ibid."Contingency Plan -- Pigeon River Country State Forest". Department of Natural Resources. Nov. '84. Skoog, Ronald O."Letter to G. T. Goll, Shell Western E&P, Inc". Department of Natural Resources. Feb. 10, '84. Smethurst, Dave."Letter to Dr. Howard Tanner, Director, Dept. of Natural Resources". Pigeon River Country Advisory Council. Feb. 11, '76. Ibid. "Memorandum to Natural Resources Commission". Pigeon River Country Advisory Council. March 24, '76. Swan, Steve."Proposed Oil Well Permit, T31N, R1W, Sec.4 Otsego County". Memorandum to John Macgregor, Regional Fish Biologist, Department of Natural Resources, Gaylord. May 6, '70. Tanner, Howard A."The Pigeon River Country Oil and Gas Agreement". Department of Natural Resources. Aug. 2, '76. Legal Documents Circuit Court for the County of Ingham."Opinion of the Court, Michigan Oil vs. Natural Resources Commission and Arthur E. Slaughter and Pigeon River Country Association". Case No. 74-16638. June 4, '75. Ibid."Judgement, West Michigan Environmental Action Council et al. vs. Natural Resources Commission and Shell Oil Company et al". Case No 76- 19335-CE. March 13, '80. Conner, Roger L."Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief, West Michigan Environmental Action Council et al. vs. Natural Resources Commission and Howard Tanner". West Michigan Environmental Action Council. Sept. 17, '76.
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