Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks Distributes The 2003-2007 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan

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Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks’ 2003-2007 Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan is now available on the web and at more than 100 libraries across the state.

The SCORP, which is required by the Land and Water Conservation Fund grant program, includes a system to score and rank future statewide LWCF grant applications. Since 1965, Montana has received over $32 million for outdoor recreational projects from the federal LWCF grant program.

A survey of existing outdoor recreation facilities provides information from 95 recreation managers representing Montana cities, counties, state and federal agencies, and school districts.

An advisory committee made up of representatives from federal and state agencies, the Recreation & Parks Association, the Montana Legislature, the University of Montana, and the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs participated in the planning.   The public commented in writing and via a 10-city video teleconference in February.

The SCORP is available on the FWP web site at www.fwp.state.mt.us by clicking on Parks and Recreation and then looking under Hot Topics. Paper copies are available at local libraries or by contacting an FWP region office.