Field Landman Seminar – Traverse City, MI

Date: April 24, 2025

Time: Happy Hour and Dinner — 5-6 p.m.; Education — 6-8 p.m.

Location: Park Place Hotel and Conference Center

Address: 300 E. State St., Traverse City, MI

Session 1:  John A. Kinch, Executive Director at Michigan Energy Options, Scott Whitcomb, Director, Office of Public Lands at Michigan Department of Natural Resources 

The Michigan DNR manages 4.7 million acres on behalf of current and future generations.  While most of this land is managed for natural resources or recreational outcomes, some is managed for commercial uses such as oil and gas, sand and gravel, cell phone towers, or even utility scale solar.  Understanding DNR’s mission, processes and policies will help inform how these lands are evaluated and decisions made for these uses of public lands.

Scott Whitcomb, Director, Office of Public Lands, Michigan Department of Natural Resources, and John Kinch, PhD, Executive Director of Michigan Energy Options have been working together for several years on in-front-of and behind-the-meter solar projects at DNR sites.

Session 2: Joshua D. Beard, Attorney with Mike Meyers

Credits: 2 CEUs

Special thanks to our Happy Hour Sponsor, The Riverside Energy Group. 

Hosted at Park Place Hotel, this Field Landman Seminar will begin with a happy hour and dinner with chicken breast marsala, vegetables, salad, and dessert.

Field Landman Seminars are professional development and networking events tailored primarily for regional independent landmen but are open to all energy professionals. They are always completely FREE for AAPL members. Nonmembers can attend for $75 or, even better, can join AAPL before and attend at no cost!

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