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RECREATION AND PARKS DIVISION 



The Recreation and Parks Divi- 

 sion of the Montana Department of 

 Fish and Game administers 155 areas 

 for public outdoor recreation. These 

 include fishing access sites, state 

 parks, state monuments, state recrea- 

 tion areas, recreation waterways, 

 recreation trails and recreation 



Wesley Woodgerd 

 Administrator 

 Recreation and Parks 



roads. New sites are added to the 

 system as funds become available. 

 Many of the areas are receiving excessive pressure and 

 the Department finds it increasingly difficult to maintain quality 

 recreation sites. New sites need to be added to the system to- 

 gether with careful site planning to achieve the excellence in 

 outdoor recreation that Montana is capable of presenting, however; 

 it must always be remembered that development of a new area will 

 always increase the operation and maintenance funds needed. We 

 have an opportunity in this area to perform an outstanding service 

 to the public. 



In addition, there is an increasing awareness of ecolo- 

 gical factors which may destroy or detract from natural physical 

 attractiveness. This awareness is expected to continue and our 

 stewardship as managers of recreation areas must meet the de- 

 mand of this decade. 



