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Kalispell presents 60% draft parks plan; FWP offers partnership to revive Woodland Park pond
Summary
City staff and consultant presented a 60% draft Parks & Recreation Master Plan on Jan. 12, 2026, highlighting priorities to maintain assets, improve access and pursue partnerships; Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks offered to help study and potentially stock a revitalized Woodland Park pond if the city and public support the idea.
Kalispell city staff and their consultant presented a 60% draft update to the city's Parks & Recreation Master Plan at a Jan. 12 work session, outlining goals to maintain existing parks, improve access and plan for growth.
The plan update, which updates the 2006 master plan and is slated for final adoption in early 2026, "serves as the city's long term strategic framework for park development, recreation programming, open space preservation, and facility management," said Mike Terrell, principal of MTLA, the landscape architecture firm leading the study. Staff said the update is about 60% complete and that community outreach produced more than 1,000 survey responses.
Why it matters: Councilors and staff framed the update as a roadmap for maintenance and prioritizing limited budget resources. Key draft goals include maintaining and…
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