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A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States


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Contents

Foreword

Supplemental Foreword

Introduction

Recreational Habits and Needs

Aspects of Recreational Planning

Present Public Outdoor Recreational Facilities

Administration

Financing

Legislation

A Park and Recreational Land Plan


A Study of the Park and Recreation Problem of the United States
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A Park and Recreational Land Plan for the United States (continued)

WISCONSIN

ONE-THIRD OF THE POPULATION in 1930 was concentrated in the industrial section in the southeastern part of the State. Variations in density range from 3,086 persons per square mile in Milwaukee County to 8 persons per square mile in Sawyer County in northwest Wisconsin. Only one-third of the State's inhabitants live on farms. The northern half of the State has a generally decreasing permanent population but an increasing summer or vacation population. Wisconsin shares with Minnesota and Michigan in popularity as the vacation region of the great Middle West. Its many lakes and streams, vast forests, good roads, beautiful farmland, and neat cities and villages constitute recreation resources of great value.

The recreation requirements are complicated by a variety of interests to be served, the great urban population of southeastern Wisconsin and northeastern Illinois, the vacationists from many States and the rural residents of Wisconsin. Federal, State, and local agencies have made good progress toward providing public lands for recreation, but there is still much to be done to meet the great demand in this State.

Additional areas should be included in the State park system, State forests expanded, a system of parkways developed along the major streams and Lake Michigan, and waysides along the highways. Existing county, metropolitan and municipal park systems should be enlarged and new ones created.

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FEDERAL

National forests:
31. Chequamegon784,077
96. Nicolet536,336
     Total
11,320,413

National wildlife areas:
15. Upper Mississippi Waterfowl Refuge54,502
17. Trempealeau Migratory Waterfowl Refuge706.9
58. Necedah40,500
128. Long Tail Migratory Waterfowl Refuge103.1
156. Gravel Island Reservation27
157. Green Bay Reservation1.9
     Total
95,840.9

Soil Conservation Service land development projects:
52. Camp McCoy Picnic Area28
53. Mill Bluff Roadside Park255.5
55. Castle Mound Picnic Area210
     Total
73.5

Proposed national parkway:
43. Mississippi River



STATE

State parks:
4. Interstate581230
9. Pattison1,140400
40. Perrot936329
45. Wyalusing1,671129
64. Copper Falls1,200360
75. Devils Lake1,3131,068
91. Rib Mountain3241,520
145. Terry Andrae167908
153. Potawatomi1,046608
155. Peninsula3,388302
     Total
11,766
5,854

Recommended State parks:
1. Lake Pepin
1,000
7. St. Croix River
12,000
28. Apostle Islands

51. Kickapoo Valley and Wildcat Mountain

77. Blue Mounds
2,000
88. Dells of Wisconsin River
2,500
104. Waupaca Lakes
1,000
109. Kettle Moraine
(3)
132. Lake Winnebago
1,000
139. Kenosha Lake Shore
1,500
     Total
21,000

State forests:
11. Brule River3,991
32. Flambeau River2,96147,039
71. Council Grounds277
93. American Legion28,856
94. Northern Highland133,482
123. Athelstone3,500
134. Kettle Moraine2,94730,553
150. Point Beach715985
     Total
176,729
78,577

State monuments:
46. Nelson Dewey720
48. First Capitol2
76. Tower Hill6756
113. Cushing Memorial9.34
     Total
798.3
60

Recommended State monuments:
2. Fort St. Antoine

29. Cadotte and Warren Trading Post

44. Fort Crawford

47. Early Lead Mines

57. Castellated Buttes and Mesas

65. Potato River

79. Sugar Creek Valley

86. Fort Winnebago

87. John Muir

107. Aztalan

108. Scuppernong Marsh

112. Dewey Mounds

118. Winnebago Indian Village

142. Cedarbug Bog

149. Interglacial Forest Bed


State wildlife area:
114. Horicon Marsh—State Refuge1,000

State roadside parks:
16. Merrick12388
21. Brunet Island179
25. Ojibwa12510
74. Rocky Arbor227.6
78. New Glarus43257
     Total
697.6
355

Recommended State parkways:
3. St. Croix River

49. Wisconsin River

85. Connecting Parkway

105. Fox River (north)

106. Rock River

111. Fox River (south)

120. Wolf River

133. Milwaukee River

143. Lake Michigan Shore


Recommended State trailways:
13. Red Cedar River

19. Chippewa River

26. Flambeau River

37. Black River

50. Kickapoo River



LOCAL

County parks:
10. Douglas1,355
14. Dunn6
18. Eau Claire4,190
20. Chippewa5
22. Rusk80
30. Bayfield83
35. Clark6
39. Jackson120
41. La Crosse46
42. Vernon168
60. Wood566
61. Taylor40
66. Iron100
72. Marathon1,829
84. Dane145
89. Portage40
101. Langlade145
102. Shawano35
103. Waupaca64
115. Fond du Lac110
119. Outagamie320
121. Oconto52
126. Marinette54
131. Calumet175
136. Milwaukee2,784
137. Racine106
138. Kenosha537
144. Ozaukee42
151. Brown130
152. Kewaunee100
154. Door72
     Total
13,505

Recommended county parks:
110. Walworth

117. Winnebago

146. Sheboygan

147. Manitowoc


County forests:
5. Polk7,930.96
6. Burnett76,324.91
8. Douglas205,326.35
12. Washburn95,819.75
23. Rusk75,814.33
24. Sawyer69,119.35
27. Bayfield124,667.73
33. Price55,915.20
34. Taylor6,213.92
36. Eau Claire24,076.44
38. Clark115,440.79
54. Monroe5,464.37
56. Jackson96,504
59. Wood24,076.44
63. Ashland22,862.63
67. Iron121,708.31
69. Oneida137,641.64
70. Lincoln73,627.35
73. Juneau7,374.95
95. Vilas33,992.12
98. Forest10,146.16
99. Langlade89,637.27
122. Oconto27,470.14
124. Marinette199,043.18
125. Florence31,724.14
     Total
1,737,922.43

Municipal parks: 4
80. Beloit (2 areas)105.8
81. Jamesville (2 areas)219
82. Fort Atkinson (1 area)13.5
83. Madison (1 area)23
90. Stevens Point (1 area)104
92. Tomahawk (1 area)50
116. Oshkosh (1 area)200
127. Oconto (1 area)20
129. Green Bay (1 area)4.9
130. Menasha (1 area).8
140. Kenosha (1 area)49
141. Racine (2 areas)352
148. Manitowac (1 area)80
     Total
1,222

Recommended metropolitan park system:
135. Milwaukee

1 Area under Federal administration June 1938.

2 Recreational areas developed as part of larger project.

3 Included in total acreage of Kettle Moraine State Forest.

4 From Municipal and County Parks in U.S. 1935. Municipal parks outside city limits.

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