Appendix I 

 Information Resources on Montana State Parks 



The following publications are available by request from the Parks Division at Montana Fish, 

 Wildlife & Parks, 1420 East 6'*" Avenue, Helena, MT 59620; phone 406-444-3750. 



2020 Vision for Montana State Parks SystemPlan, December 1998. 196 pp. Plan sets the broad, long- 

 range direction for Montana State Parks system through the first two decades of the 21" 

 century. Includes mission and history of the park system; Parks division organization, 

 programs, and activities; park classifications and inventories; national and statewide trends 

 affecting Montana state parks; visitation and visitor satisfaction; altemative futures for the park 

 system; and envisioned outcomes, issues, goals, and strategies for Montana state parks through 

 2020. 



Aaxsrplishnents and Needs cf the State Park System, Parks Division, September 1992. 14 pp. Report to 

 the State Parks Futures Committee I on the division's accomplishments, benefits realized, 

 barriers, and remaining funding needs. 



Montana State Parks: SystemPlan, Recreation Management Opportunities and Inside Outside, 

 February 10, 1989. 53 pp. Plan defines the major goal for the parks system, establishes 

 standards of acceptability, and describes management and maintenance systems for each park 



Montana State Park System A Firundal Reueui Recreation Management Opportunities, no date. 49 pp. 

 Report identifies financial issues facing Parks Division, proposes solutions, and offers 

 recommendations. 



State Park Fee, Senioe, and Facility Suney Results Report, Dana E. Dolsen and Zoe King, Responsive 



Management Unit, FWP, January 5, 1999. 100 pp. Summarizes results of park visitor survey on 

 park fee structure, facilities, services, and programs. 



State Parks Program, Report to the LegsLtme: Perfomunoe Audit, Legislative Audit Division, February 

 2001. 35 pp. Report provides background information on the parks system and operations, 

 and policy considerations (including overall parks program direction). 



The State Park System Montana's Lesley - A NewGrouth Industry A Report to Govemor Stan Stephens 

 and the 52"'' Legislature, State Parks Futures GDmmittee, November 1990. 51 pp. provides 

 background on park system, mission, vision, barriers, and committee recommendations. 



WdconvHome toMontana State Parks, park system pamphlet, 2001. 14 pp. State map, parks facilities 

 chart, and directions, brief descriptions, and phone numbers for each park. 



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 State Parks Futures Committee, Decembers, 2002 



