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  DEPARTMENT 
 
            OF 
 
CONSERVATDON 
 
 
CONSERVATION 
          7 Mem 
 Appointed for ter 
        by the Gc 
      Terms are 
 
 
COMMISSION 
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ims of six years. 
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staggered. 
 
 
ORGANUZATýON 
 
        CHART 
 
 
     SECRETARY 
Appointed by the commission. 
 
 
     FINANCED 
         BY 
   GENERAL TAX 
       FUND 
 
 
       PARKS 
71 State park sites of which 52 
are under administration 
9,000,000 visitors annually, 
 
 
 
       LA4DS 
Administration of state owned 
lands, amounting to about 
2,400,000 acres. 
Supervises sale, purchase. least 
an'd exchange of state lands. 
Supervises homesteading. 
Administers Commercial forest Ieserw A 
 
 
 
      FORESTRY 
Operates 12 state forests with 
aggregate of 800,000 acres. 
Has reforested 140,000 acres 
Operates Higgins Lake Pine 
Nursery. 
 
 
 
  GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 
Geoloqical Surveys and maps 
Supervision over gas and oil 
developemant. 
Appraises mines. 
Geological publications. 
 
 
 
LAND ECONOMIC SURVEY 
(now without appropriations) 
Conducts inventory of all 
natural resources. 
 
 
                DIRECTOR OF CONSERVATION 
                   Appointed by 3he Commission. 
                     Is executive head of                          i    
 t       s 
                     conservation Department        t 
                                        I                              FINANCED

 
                      THE   DIVISIONS                              GAME PROTECTION

                                                                        
FUN D 
 
                        FINANCED BY                                     
 FISH 
 
                        JOINT FUNDS                               operates
14 hatcheries. 
                                              ~Operates 14 trout fccirvg
stations. 
                                                                  CO3 uitatin
30 bass and bluegill 
 
                                                                  Plants
about 100,000.000 game and 
                  F I ELD AD MI N ISTRATI ON                      2ooo.opo
commercial fish each year 
                                                                  finances
Institute for Fisheries 
  LAW ENFORCEMENT         FOREST FIRE        GAME REFUGES         R~esearch.

                                                                  Improves
lakes and streams. 
Enforces all conservation laws.  PREVENTION           9 standard refuges
       Mussel and frog consFrvation 
       Made up ofsrvcti pt Public contalos    with aggregate of   Commercial
rishino statistics. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
       Emandytrappingnlicentes. 
  ofIicers whose averaxe    Fire lin0s         71,000 acresn 
  district is 500 square miles.  Locomotive Inspection 
  Commerci fishing patrolt  DETECTION                                   
                 I 
  STATE LAND EXAMINERS     150 firetoes tln                             
GA ME 
                         fiv   dv isions lisSupervision ovor all gamD aneairsc

 PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL   CONTROL                               operates
Maoson Game form for 
                        130 Full time wardenspooato                     
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                                    IO00Key Mn"                   other
qame blids. 
                            GENERAL                               Supcrvises
all wild life sanctuaries 
                        Fobrest fire Exp.Station                  and refuges.

                                                                  Lu"
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                                                                  Conducllscinoliic
investivtions. 
                                                                  Improves
game cover. 
                                                                  Encourages
cover managemnt. 
                             THE                                        
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                    GAME PROTECTION FUND                               EDUCATION

         Made up of receipts from the sale of hunting, fishing,         
      anulpeiublic er allo euactionie 
                      and trapping licenses.                      adpb  
 ic eainatvte 
                It approximates $i900,000 annually. 
                                                                     ADMINISTRATION

                                                                  Includes
Commission, D irector 
                             TH E                                 and Secretary.

                       GENERAL TAX FU N D 
          Appropriations made biennially by the Legislature 
              from the general fund of Lh state support            GNRLOEAIN

                 five divisions of the Department.                Finacnc,
aoffice 
                                                                  License
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                                                                  Miscellaneous
minor activities