Agency Presentation FY13 - GF&P Monday, January 23, 2012 1:46 PM The Outdoor Campus - West The Outdoor Campus - West o Builds on 14 years of success experienced at The Outdoor Campus-East in Sioux Falls. o Dedicated Sept. 29, 2011. o Classes are free. o Construction financed with license sales dollars, excise tax on outdoor equipment and almost 1 ? millinn in nriv~h::i rinn~tinnc:
o L..onsrrucr1on nnancea w1rn 11cense sa1es ao11ars, excise tax on outdoor equipment and almost 1.2 million in private donations. o No general fund money used for the construction or ongoing operation of the facility. The Outdoor Campus - West
The Outdoor Campus - West
License Sales
Fishing Licenses o Flooding across the state caused a slow start. o In late spring and early summer, sales were down 10-15°/o. o For the year, nonresident fishing licenses down just under 1 °/o o Resident fishing licenses increased by less than 1 °/o
Small Game Licenses o Down from 2010. Some decline was anticipated, as August roadside pheasant counts were down 40°10. o Nonresident sales declined 4. 9°/o, to just under 97,000. o Resident sales declined 3. 7°10, to just over 89,000. o Nonresident licenses to hunt on shooting preserves increased by almost 4°10, to just over 10,000.
Big Game Licenses o Almost 174,000 licenses o Equals nearly 250,000 tags
Online License Sales o 88°/o of all big game applications o 35°/o of small game licenses o 35°/o of fishing licenses LICENSES , PERMITS GENERAL LICENSES UMl'IED ISSUE LICENSES PURCHASE ONLINE APPLY ONLINE ......
Park Visitation and Revenue
Park Visitation and Revenue o Camping - 239,038 units Down 9%, primarily due to flooding and resulting park closures o Visitation - 7 .2 million visitors After a record year in 2010, flooding, associated park closures and an i nclement spring resulted in a 9% decline o Revenue Down 2% over the 2010 record year, but anticipated an 8% increase as result of fee increases (i.e. $2 camping increase)
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities o WIA program - enrolled 1.3 million acres at a cost of $2.2 million. o 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. o 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. o Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program - enrolled 55,000 acres in 20 counties in the James River Watershed.
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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities o 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. o Ice fishing access provided to 57 lakes last winter by using GFP personnel and private contractors. o 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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Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities Bitter Lake Boat Ramp
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities o Partnered with USFS to repair Richland and Sheriff Dams on the Fort Pierre National Grasslands. o Work continued on Rosehill Dam south of Miller. Engineering firm is under contract with construction in 2012.
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities o Hartford Beach - created new 59-site campground o Lewis and Clark - added 41 campsites o Lake Vermillion - added 28 campsites, 2 camping cabins, dump station, and expanded boat ramp parking o Custer State Park - completed Game Lodge Pavillion
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
Enhancing Outdoor Opportunities
2011 Flooding Effects o 42 State Park units affected, 37 associated with the Missouri River o Approximately $9 million in damage o Park closures o Leased areas affected Oahe Downstream Mobridge Farm Island Fort Pierre North Point Pierre American Creek Oacoma (Chamberlain) Chamberlain Platte Creek Springfield Buryanek Fisher Grove
Major Impacted Areas
Facility and Resource Damage
Road damage
Shoreline Loss
Mountain Pine Beetles
2011 Air Photo and Beetle Damage Around Sylvan Lake and Lodge
Chunk Trees
MPB TREATMENT FY11
Blood Run Acquisition
Blood Run Historic Landmark
Blood Run o $1.6M in private funding secured o Final purchase agreement executed in December o Land is currently being held by the Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Conservation Fund o Forest Legacy funding will secure final funding for Nelson purchase
Master Plan o Result of the need for short and long term vision o Assist with the acquisi tion, planning, development and fund raising o Involved coordination of extensive public input and visioning o A joint effort between South Dakota and Iowa -- o Strong tribal input and -- ~.__ -- support for the project - =-=,,_,..
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