Who owns Michigan: Foreign Land Ownership in the Great Lakes State

Michigan has over 56,000 square miles of land, but who owns it, and how much of it is foreign-owned? IPPSR and the Canadian Studies Center held a forum on Thursday, January 22nd, that discussed foreign ownership of land in Michigan and its impact on the state's forestry and agricultural industries. There was also a discussion of the Canadian wildfires and wildfire response.

Panelists

  • Emily J. Silver, Associate Chairperson, Director of Graduate Studies, and Associate Professor, Human Dimensions of Forestry, Michigan State University
  • David Ortega, Professor and Noel W. Stuckman Chair in Food Economics & Policy, Michigan State University
  • Rebecca A. Malouin, Director of the Canadian Studies Center at Michigan State University

Presentations

See Lin & Ortega's - Food Policy presentation (.pdf)
See Ortega's - Foreign Holdings of Michigan forests presentation (.pdf)
See Silver's - US-Canada Forest Issues presentation (.pdf)

Video

Watch the January 22nd forum here