SLIDE 1 Agency Presentation FY13 - GF&P
Monday, January 23, 2012 1:46 PM
The Outdoor Campus - West
The Outdoor Campus - West
- Builds on 14 years of success experienced at
The Outdoor Campus-East in Sioux Falls.
- Dedicated Sept. 29, 2011.
- Classes are free.
- Construction financed with license sales dollars,
excise tax on outdoor equipment and almost
1 ? millinn in nriv~h::i rinn~tinnc:
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- L..onsrrucr1on nnancea w1rn 11cense sa1es ao11ars,
excise tax on outdoor equipment and almost 1.2 million in private donations.
- No general fund money used for the
construction or ongoing operation of the facility.
The Outdoor Campus - West
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The Outdoor Campus - West
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License Sales
SLIDE 5 Fishing Licenses
- Flooding across the state caused a slow start.
- In late spring and early summer, sales were
down 10-15°/o.
- For the year, nonresident fishing licenses down
just under 1
°/o
- Resident fishing licenses increased by less than
1
°/o
SLIDE 6 Small Game Licenses
- Down from 2010. Some decline was
anticipated, as August roadside pheasant counts were down 40°10.
- Nonresident sales declined 4.
9°/o, to just under 97,000.
- Resident sales declined 3.
7°10, to just over 89,000.
- Nonresident licenses to hunt on shooting
preserves increased by almost 4°10, to just over 10,000.
SLIDE 7 Big Game Licenses
- Almost 174,000 licenses
- Equals nearly 250,000 tags
SLIDE 8 Online License Sales
- 88°/o of all big game applications
- 35°/o of small game licenses
- 35°/o of fishing licenses
LICENSES, PERMITS
GENERAL LICENSES UMl'IED ISSUE LICENSES PURCHASE ONLINE APPLY ONLINE
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Park Visitation and Revenue
SLIDE 10 Park Visitation and Revenue
Down 9%, primarily due to flooding and resulting park closures
.2 million visitors
After a record year in 2010, flooding, associated park closures and an inclement spring resulted in a 9% decline
Down 2% over the 2010 record year, but anticipated an 8% increase as result of fee increases (i.e. $2 camping increase)
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
SLIDE 12 Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
- WIA program - enrolled 1.3 million acres at a
cost of $2.2 million.
- WIA contract - used $618c000 in USDA Farm
Service grant dollars for signing bonus on multiyear contracts for CRP and WRP land, emphasizing on southeast South Dakota.
- Special Access Areas program - enrolled over
43,000 acres in northeast South Dakota. These
areas are primarily working farmlands leased for waterfowl hunting. Allowances made for vehicle traffic to set/retrieve decoys.
- Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program -
enrolled 55,000 acres in 20 counties in the James River Watershed.
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
SLIDE 16 Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
- Rollings GPA fishing access project, Lincoln Co.
Handicap accessible 7.5-acre pond with fishing piers, parking and trails which are accessible to persons with disabilities.
- Ice fishing access provided to 57 lakes last
winter by using GFP personnel and private contractors.
- Improved boat ramps and docks at Bitter Lake,
Oak Lake, East Oakwood Lake, Brakke Dam, Lake Byron, Cavour Lake and Snake Creek on Lake Francis Case. Wheelchair accessible dock added at Lake Lakota.
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Bitter Lake Boat Ramp
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- Partnered with USFS to repair Richland and
Sheriff Dams on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands.
- Work continued on Rosehill Dam south of Miller.
Engineering firm is under contract with construction in 2012.
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
SLIDE 22 Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
- Hartford Beach - created new 59-site
campground
- Lewis and Clark - added 41 campsites
- Lake Vermillion - added 28 campsites, 2
camping cabins, dump station, and expanded boat ramp parking
- Custer State Park - completed Game Lodge
Pavillion
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
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SLIDE 27 2011 Flooding Effects
- 42 State Park units affected,
37 associated with the Missouri River
- Approximately $9 million in damage
- Park closures
Oahe Downstream Farm Island North Point American Creek (Chamberlain) Platte Creek Buryanek Fisher Grove
Mobridge Fort Pierre Pierre Oacoma Chamberlain Springfield
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Major Impacted Areas
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Facility and Resource Damage
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Road damage
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Shoreline Loss
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Mountain Pine Beetles
SLIDE 33 2011 Air Photo and Beetle Damage Around Sylvan Lake and Lodge
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Chunk Trees
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MPB TREATMENT FY11
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Blood Run Acquisition
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Blood Run Historic Landmark
SLIDE 38 Blood Run
- $1.6M in private funding secured
- Final purchase agreement executed in
December
- Land is currently being held by the Parks and
Wildlife Foundation and the Conservation Fund
- Forest Legacy funding will secure final funding
for Nelson purchase
SLIDE 39 Master Plan
- Result of the need for short
and long term vision
- Assist with the acquisition,
planning, development and fund raising
extensive public input and visioning
South Dakota and Iowa
support for the project
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Proximity to Sioux Falls
