Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
Abbreviation	FWP
Agency overview
Formed	1895
Preceding agency	Territorial Fish and Game Commission;
Employees	693 FTEs (May 2009)
Annual budget	$87.080 million (2009)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Montana, United States
Size	147,165 square miles (381,156 km2)
Population	967,440 (2008)
Legal jurisdiction	State of Montana
Operational structure
Headquarters	1420 East 6th Avenue, Helena, Montana
Agency executives	Greg Gianforte, Governor of Montana; Henry "Hank" Worsech, Director;
Regions	Region 1 (Kalispell), Region 2 (Missoula), Region 3 (Bozeman), Region 4 (Great Falls), Region 5 (Billings), Region 6 (Glasgow), and Region 7 (Miles City)
Facilities
Patrol cars	Various cars, trucks, and off-road vehicles
Boats	Various patrol and utility craft
Planes	Light observation aircraft
Website
	http://fwp.mt.gov

The Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks (MFWP) is a government agency in the executive branch state of Montana in the United States with responsibility for protecting sustainable fish, wildlife, and state-owned park resources in Montana for the purpose of providing recreational activities.^[3] The agency engages in law enforcement activities to enforce laws and regulations regarding fish, wildlife, and state parks, and encourages safe recreational use of these resources (such as safety courses for boaters, hunters, snowmobilers, and others).

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[3] "About Us: Vision for the 21st Century." Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. No date. Archived 2010-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Accessed 2010-06-15.

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