Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation

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The Bureau of Parks and Recreation was created as one of the five bureaus within the Division of Land (WIHV04-A193) in the Department of Natural Resources (WIHV85-A695) in 1996. Park-related functions earlier were handled by the Division of Resource Management (WIHV86-A966) within the DNR. Prior to the DNR's creation in 1967, parks were in the purview of the Conservation Dept. and from 1907-1915, were overseen by a State Park Board. The above form of name is used in the Wisconsin State Archives for all appropriate records dating 1996 to the present.

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145773993

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creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Agency history record. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Ice Age Trail local unit of government case file, 1970-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Ice Age Trail background and legislative development records, 1970-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Conservation warden training material, ??-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Proposed acquisition sites case files--Parks, southern forest, trail and recreation (not acquired), 1960-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Friends groups case file, 1990-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Annual property summary data [electronic resource], -[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Ice Age National Scientific Reserve Unit case file, 1950-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Park management case files, 1990-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Park, southern forest, trail, and recreation history files, 1960-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin. Bureau of Parks and Recreation. Annual attendance summary reports [electronic resource], 1992-[ongoing] Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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associatedWith Wisconsin. Division of Resource Management. corporateBody
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