This Week in Fish and Wildlife: A visit to Madison Buffalo Jump State Park
Parks saw record or near-record visitations last year, thanks to COVID-19 restrictions
FWP has a proposal to rehabilitate several âsocial trailsâ in the park. The agency is taking public comment through today.
By: Chet Layman
and last updated 2021-04-08 11:30:09-04
LOGAN â On today s This week in Fish and Wildlife Morgan Jacobsen and I paid a visit to Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
FWP has a proposal to rehabilitate several âsocial trailsâ in the park. The agency is taking public comment through today.
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On today s This week in Fish and Wildlife Morgan Jacobsen and Chet Layman paid a visit to Madison Buffalo Jump State Park.
THREE FORKS, Mont. â Record visitation to state parks during the pandemic has sped up erosion specifically at Madison Buffalo Jump State Park causing officials to make a proposal to reroute and revegetate trails.
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) completed an environmental analysis in February and is asking for public comment on the proposal to remove steep grades, restore native vegetation and clearly define the trail system to discourage off-trail travel.
In 2020, there was a record 3.4 million Montana resident and non-resident visitors to Montana State Parks, an increase of 30% over 2019.
BOZEMAN, Mont. - Yellowstone National Park reported 3.8 million visitors in 2020, a 5% decrease from 2019 while Montana State Parks had record visits up 29.5% from 2019.