The Park and Recreation Department series consists of files associated with various parks and park projects, including Bluffview, Copeland, Hixon Forest, Myrick Park, North Side Beach (Black River Beach), Pettibone Island and Weigent Park. Other topics located here include the La Crosse Country Club, LAWCON funding (Land & Water Conservation Act), land ownership transfer of Memorial Field to the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, the Myrick marsh RABBIT trail system, Open Space program, Park & Recreation La Crosse urban area inventory and analysis, and miscellaneous. These files date from 1962-1996.