Roy Barkley retired from the US Forest Service in January 2022 after 34 years managing outdoor recreation, in and outside of designated Wilderness areas, maintaining public access and working with volunteers and user groups on public lands, all within the great state of Montana. He is now a small business owner specializing in custom cabinet work and sign making. When not in the woodshop he is out feeding and caring for his horses and mules, hunting and wetting a line in many of the rivers and lakes in the area.

Roy and his wife raised 2 boys in the Helena valley. Their family activities revolved around kids sporting events and outdoor recreation, with their fondest memories of hunting, fishing and camping in this beloved State. They have spent many nights sitting around the campfire along the shores of the Missouri River and the Bob Marshall Wilderness, and they continue enjoying these special times with their now-grown kids on weeklong floats through the Upper Missouri Monument, a tradition they plan to continue.