MONTANA (Cont. ) 



12. Classification of Public Lands (FA: F-IO-R). 



Montana statutes provide that the State Board of Land Commissioners may reserve 

 from sale to the public lands adjacent to lakes and streams which have value for 

 recreational purposes, including fishing. This project provides the means by 

 which the State will make the on-the-site inspections of the various areas, with 

 the objective of reserving lands with particular value from sale to private interests. 



Statewide; began July 1952, planned for 3 years; $5, 845; Clinton G. Bishop, Project 



Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: Montana State Fish and Game Dept. , Helena, Mont. 



NEBRASKA 

 Game, Forestation and Parks Commission 



1. Aquatic Plant Collection. 



Information to benefit the management of fish habitats is being gathered, and, when 

 opportunity and time permit, aquatic plants, including algae are collected and 

 mounted for study, comparison, reference and permanent record. 



Statewide; began 1946, continuing; Walter Kiener, Project Leader. 



Address correspondence to: Paul T. Gilbert, Exec. Secretary, State Capitol Bldg. , 

 Lincoln 9, Nebr. 



2. Construction of Crappie Beds. 



Brush shelters are placed in reservoirs to attract crappies and make them avail- 

 able to fishermen. It is believed this will also help in crappie reproduction. 



Platte River Valley System of Reservoirs; began January 1948, continuing; Walter 



Kiener, Project Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: Paul T. Gilbert, Exec. Secretary, Game, Forestation 



and Parks Commission, State Capitol Bldg. , Lincoln 9, Nebr. 



3. Fish Growth Studies and Stomach Analysis. 



Data is being gathered on the growth rates of different fish in various waters of the 

 State. Food preferences and availability of foods for different species are being 

 recorded. As time permits, fish scales and stomach contents are being pre- 

 served for future study and analysis. 



Statewide; Laboratory in Lincoln; began 1946, continuing; Walter Kiener, Project 



Leader. 

 Address correspondence to: Paul T. Gilbert, Exec. Secretary, Game, Forestation 



and Parks Commission, State Capitol Bldg. , Lincoln 9, Nebr. 



4. Fish Reference Collection. 



In order to establish a good fish reference collection for study by fisheries people, 

 archeologists, zoologists, and others, fish, fish skeletons and parts thereof are 

 collected, preserved, labeled, and organized in cases. 



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