410 NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC PROGRAM—1965 
UN ER STATES : 
DEPARTM=2T OF THE INTERIOR 
BUREAU OF OUTDOOR RECREATION 
WASHINGTON 25, D.C. 
eit Le 968 
Mr. Robert B. Abel 
Executive Secretary : 
Interagency Comaittce on Oceanography 
Executive Office Building 
Washington 25, D. C. 
Dear Mr. Abel: 
We are submitting the following infcr2tion on the Bureau of 
Outdoor Recreation activities in the Great Lakes area in reply 
to your telephone request: 
River Besin Studies 
1. Studies are underway of outdoor recreation resources, needs, and 
potentials in connection with comprehensive water quclity management 
study of the Great Laxes-Illinois River Basin by U. 5S. Public dcalth 
Service. The Bureau of Outdoor Recreaticn is expected to participate 
for five years with en estiratcd $196,000 of funds allocated by the 
Public Health Service. 
2. Studies are underuay cud plenicd of Davide reercatioa resources, 
needs and potentials and cvaluction of reccevoelr sitcs in the Chio 
River Basin in conjunction with Corps of Engircers with ca estimated 
$156,000 allocated by the Corps for four ycars. A similiar study of the 
Wabash River Basin will be carricd out with the Corps supplying an 
estimated $110,000 for five years. 
Proposed Areas 
The Bureau is evaluating the Netiozal Recrection Areca qualifications 
of the following areas: Picturcd Rocks, Michigan; Sleeping Beas Dunes, 
Michigan; Indiana Dunes, Indiana. 
flationwide and State Planning 
The Bureau is undertaking the preparation cv a nationwide plen for 
outdoor recreation, which will include cconcideraition of the recreation 
resources, needs, and potentials in ths Crcat Lakes region. 
Sincerely yours, 
Cite bee 
Assistant Director 
