1. State Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan
Elizabeth Covelli Metcalf

2. Land and Water Conservation Fund
Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Act of 1965, as amended: providing funds for and authorizing Federal assistance to the States in planning, acquisition, and development of needed land and water areas and facilities
A comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan shall be required prior to the consideration by the Secretary of financial assistance for acquisition or development projects.

3. Land and Water Conservation Fund
LWCF funding is authorized at $900 million, however the most it has even been funded is $300 million in 1979 when Montana received $3.1 million. Since 1979, funding in Montana has decreased 88% to a current level around $400,000 a year.
In the LWCF Act, the federal side is stated as receiving no less than 40% of the funds, meaning that up to 60% could go to the states. However, there has been an unequal appropriation between the federal and state side, wherein the federal side has averaged up to 80% of the funds, and the states receive 20% or less of the funds. Those 20% must be split between all the 50 states, plus DC, plus outlining areas.
LWCF Act of 1965 will sunset in 2015, 50 years after it was signed into law. There has been some recent discussion on the reauthorization of LWCF, and we can expect there to be quite a bit more as we get closer to 2015.

4. Land and Water Conservation Fund
SCORP is the guiding document for funding community outdoor recreation projects in Montana
This includes park and open space acquisition, facility development: swimming pools, skate parks, community parks, tennis courts, ballfields, school playgrounds, fishing access sites, state parks
SCORP, as it relates to LWCF, really is a community asset.

5. Open Project Selection Process
How SCORP works
Stateside LWCF
SCORP
Open Project Selection Process
Community Grants

6. Community Outdoor Recreation Grants
How SCORP works
Community Outdoor Recreation Grants
Acquisition
Planning
The state side of LWCF
allows states to assist their political subdivisions by providing grants for acquisition
and development of public outdoor recreation areas and facilities.
Development

7. Who is the audience? How SCORP works Federal agencies State agencies
County Governments
City Parks and Recreation Departments
City and County Planners
Boards and Commissions
User Groups
Non-Profits

8. SCORP, as it relates to LWCF, really is a community asset.
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
This includes park and open space acquisition, facility development: swimming pools, skate parks, community parks, tennis courts, ballfields, school playgrounds, fishing access sites, state parks
SCORP, as it relates to LWCF, really is a community asset.

9. Municipal/county Beyond Urban
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
Municipal/county Beyond Urban
Bike lanes - off road ATV trails
Walk/jog/bike paths - natural/wild areas
Rifle/handgun ranges - hiking trails
Sled/tubing areas - Interpretive trails
Hiking trails - Bike lanes

10. Focus on walking, jogging, hiking and biking paths and trails
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
Focus on walking, jogging, hiking and biking paths and trails
Should be increased
Bike lanes improved
Identified as a top need
Emphasis on friends and service groups
Potential funding source
Potential collaborator
Managers concerned with “basic” recreation activities

11. SCORP Advisory Committee
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
Supply of outdoor recreation resources & facilities
Demand of outdoor recreation preferences
Facility and Resource Survey
Agency Data
Public Use Survey
BRFSS Results
ITRR Resident Data
Regional & National Trends
Industry Reports
Analyze the supply of outdoor recreation resources and facilities, as well as demand of recreation preferences. Identify trends and major issues of statewide importance.
Collected data from a number of surveys and reports. Also looked at regional and national trends and industry reports.
We have been working with Montana’s recreation providers for the past year and a half to develop a new vision for outdoor recreation in Montana. We have an advisory committee of 11 agency and organization representatives that comprise of federal, state, and local agencies, as well as organizational partners. We asked our recreation partners to actually contribute to the SCORP and develop a narrative that discusses their agency’s mission, how they provide and/or support recreation in Montana, and a candid discussion of their visitation, budgets, challenges, and priorities.
SCORP
Advisory
Committee

12. Youth and future generations Children and nature
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
Needs assessment
Youth and future generations
Children and nature
Health benefits of recreation
Connecting people with nature
Aging population
Increased connectivity between trails
Recreation data for justification needs

13. Improve quality of life for all Montanans
SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future
Priorities for SCORP
Improve quality of life for all Montanans
Sustain the economic vitality of Montana communities
Promote stewardship and sustainability
Enhance agency coordination, cooperation, and service provision

14. MT State Park Strategic Plan MT Governors Office of Outdoor Recreation
Creating a Vibrant Future: Success Story
MT State Park Strategic Plan
MT Governors Office of Outdoor Recreation
MT DNRC Public Access Coordinator
5 year RTP grant funding through federal highway administration
5 year RTP grant funding through fed hwy admin (longest authorization to date)

15. Bringing together multiple data sources is difficult
Creating a Vibrant Future: Lessons Learned
Bringing together multiple data sources is difficult
Need to straddle the line between representing all outdoor recreation and keeping the plan manageable
Getting people to weigh in on the plan can be time consuming
Good graphics matter

16. SCORP: Creating a Vibrant Future 2014-2018
SCORP is the guiding document for funding community outdoor recreation projects in Montana
This includes park and open space acquisition, facility development: swimming pools, skate parks, community parks, tennis courts, ballfields, school playgrounds, fishing access sites, state parks
SCORP, as it relates to LWCF, really is a community asset.

17. SCORP 2019-2024: Need Cool Title

18. Need to develop plan in an abbreviated timeframe
Limitations and Opportunities for SCORP
Need to develop plan in an abbreviated timeframe
Not enough time for representative statewide study
Chance to develop a streamlined and efficient plan
Can update previous plan data
Previous SCORP is a perfect template

19. Individuals who represent the breadth of outdoor recreation in Montana
SCORP : Advisory Council
Individuals who represent the breadth of outdoor recreation in Montana
Agencies: State, Federal
Tourism: MT, Tribal
Interest groups
Private industry and economic development
Asked to represent Montanans not specific interests or agendas

20. SCORP 2019-2024: Goals for Completing Plan
Facilitated discussions
Existing statewide data
BRFSS
data
Advisory Council
Planning documents
NGO and Interest group data
behavioral risk factor surveillance system
SCORP Plan Development

21. Advisory Council: Fall 2018
SCORP : Work Plan
Advisory Council: Fall 2018
Approve work plan
Facilitated Discussion Groups: Winter 2019
Data synthesis and analysis
Draft recommendations: Spring 2019
SCORP writing
Public and Professional Input: Summer 2019
Final document edits

22. Invited list of 40+ outdoor recreation providers and supporters
Facilitated Group Discussions
Invited list of 40+ outdoor recreation providers and supporters
Groups discussions to allow for more nuanced perspectives
Will address outdoor recreation needs in the state
Help define priorities for SCORP

23. Tentative meeting locations
Facilitated Group Discussions
Tentative meeting locations
Kalispell
Butte
Billings

24. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Data Sources and Statistics
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Institute on Tourism and Recreation Research
Resident travel
Outdoor Industry Reports
USFS and NPS visitation and characteristic data
The purpose of the study was to estimate annual resident travel within Montana, the spending volume of resident visitors to counties outside their residence (50 miles or more away from home), and to map the flow of resident travel within Montana. Montana residents took 13,547,000 day trips spending $1,662,620,000 and 4,013,000 overnight trips spending $1,206,970,000 for a total of nearly $2.87 billion on travel in Montana.

25. State Parks Strategic Plan City and county recreation plans
Reports and Existing Planning Efforts
Parks in Focus
State Parks Strategic Plan
City and county recreation plans
MT Trails Coalition Report

26. Holistic picture of outdoor recreation
Advisory Council and Draft Recommendations
Holistic picture of outdoor recreation
No single interest will be represented
Recommendations can have profound impact on how funds are allocated
Need to steward the plan throughout the state

27. Will use traditional public comment approaches
Public Input and Comments
Will use traditional public comment approaches
Will also ask for feedback from a larger group of outdoor recreation entities
Will collect and summarize feedback
Will integrate feedback into recommendations

28. Results and data will be crunched by UM
Final SCORP Plan
Results and data will be crunched by UM
Writing will be completed by UM
Priorities and recommendations will be collaborative with advisory council
Goal to make an agile and efficient SCORP
Will work with graphic designer
SCORP: Best One Ever

29. Questions? elizabeth.metcalf@umontana.edu