District Forester - Nia Becker

Our  Forester offers the following services in Clare and Gladwin Counties:

  • Free on-site property evaluation
  • Outreach Presentations and workshops
  • Promote wildlife habitat recommendations
  • Tree and Shrub planting recommendations
  • Tree identification
  • Insect and disease identification
  • Forest Stewardship program
  • Commercial Forest Act
  • Qualified Forest Program
  • Quality Deer Management
  • Christmas Tree Management
  • Cost-share opportunities for Michigan Landowners
  • Other Natural resource topics
  • MAEAP- Forest, Wetlands, and Habitat A-Syst
  • Referrals to consulting foresters or loggers
  • Enrollement or Inspections for the American Tree Farm System
​Meet our Forester! Nia Becker joined the District March 2017 as our FAP Forester. She is from DeWitt, Michigan and graduated from Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor's Degree in Forestry and minor in Ecology. She has traveled to many places and last worked in Montana as a Wildland firefighter. In her free time she enjoys biking, cooking and anything outdoors! She has a dog, two rabbits, and an ever-growing garden.

Former Forester's Blog

Kylee has started blogging about some of her adventures and things she sees throughout her days.  Click here for that blog.
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Red Pine Plantation Photo: Kylee Berger
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Photo: by Kylee Berger
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Photo By: Kylee Berger (Aspen Harvest)
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Harvest Site