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Displaying 63 Finding Aids
Title
- Habitat Protection Program files
Series Number
- 19604
Summary
- This series documents the Department of State's responsibility to evaluate, designate, and map significant coastal fish and wildlife habitats. Records include correspondence, reports and studies, habitat rating forms, maps, and Department of Environmental Conservation technical data. Accompanying the rating forms are assessment reports that detail the precise physical location and description of the habitat, a description of the various species inhabiting the area, and examples of actions which could significantly harm the habitat.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Coastal Resources and Waterfront Revitalization
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Fish and Wildlife Management Board minutes
Series Number
- B2507
Summary
- The Fish and Wildlife Management Board is a citizen advisory board composed of representatives of county governments, landowners, and sportsmen charged with recommending and encouraging wildlife management and public access practices. This series consists of minutes of Fish and Wildlife Management Board meetings as well as correspondence relating to the Board and its duties.
Creator
- New York (State). Fish and Wildlife Management Board
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Air permits, registrations, and facility and emission point data
Series Number
- B2809
Summary
- This series documents the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Division of Air Resources air permitting program and activities related to permitting, certification, monitoring, and compliance.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Air Resources
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Forest fire reports and documentation
Series Number
- B2376
Summary
- This series documents the Sunrise Fire in eastern Long Island, Suffolk County, in August 1995. Record types include correspondence, narrative reports on fire-fighting efforts and progress, assessments of fire damage, detail maps showing the location and spread of fires, and news clippings.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Forest Protection and Fire Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- New York City Watershed subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2808
Summary
- This series consists of a wide range of subject and correspondence files resulting from the Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) participation in the development and the subsequent implementation of the New York City Watershed Agreement.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Watershed Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- State and federal institution wastewater disposal files
Series Number
- A1121
Summary
- The series consists of memorandums, reports, plans, and correspondence relating to the inspection, construction, and upgrading of sewage treatment plants and the establishment and monitoring of waste water pollution controls for various state and federal institutions.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Water
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Assessment rolls of towns in which the state owns forest preserve land
Series Number
- A0280
Summary
- The series consists of individually bound property assessment rolls for towns, predominantly in the Adirondack Park, in which the state owned "wild or forest" lands. Each roll is divided into sections for taxable residents, lands of non-residents, and wild or forest lands belonging to the state.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Program and audit case files
Series Number
- 13223
Summary
- This series contains files relating to programs intended to provide opportunities for higher education to the educationally and economically disadvantaged. These programs provide funds for screening potential enrollees; remedial courses; tutoring, counseling, and guidance for enrollees; and supplemental financial aid for enrollees' expenses.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- Restricted: The portions of annual reports or any other documents naming participating students are restricted to protect personal privacy. No legal limitation on restrictions. Other records are open.
Title
- American Super-Power Corporation license application maps and drawings
Series Number
- A4219
Summary
- The American Super-Power Corporation submitted these exhibit maps and drawings to the Water Power Commission as part of a license application for a St. Lawrence River water power project. Action on this application was suspended in 1927 and superseded in 1930 by the creation of the St. Lawrence River Power Development Commission. Records include general maps, development maps, profile of the St. Lawrence River, views of power house, maps of proposed transmission lines, and land ownership maps.
Creator
- New York (State). Water Power Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Management correspondence and subject files
Series Number
- B1882
Summary
- This series consists of files created by the Deputy Commissioner for Environmental Management and relate to the state's response to federal water-quality legislation. The files which contain information gathered at meetings of the Great Lakes Basin Commission and other federal-state water-protection bodies, help to document the department's role in safeguarding drinking water supplies, coastal and estuarine areas, and the Hudson River. Other files concern efforts to protect the Catskill and Adirondacks Forest Preserves.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Environmental Management
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Sacandaga Reservoir proposed flow line maps
Series Number
- B0917
Summary
- This series consists of topographic survey maps made as part of a plan to build a proposed storage dam on the Sacandaga River at or near Conklingville, Saratoga County. The maps show the river and its watershed and details of the lands and property that would be affected by the damming and flooding. The maps show municipal boundary lines, land features, details of land and property, buildings, roads, and railroads.
Creator
- New York (State). Water Supply Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Lake George Park Commission Executive Director minutes and meeting files
Series Number
- B2550
Summary
- The Lake George Park Commission is a New York State planning, environmental, and public safety agency with special responsibilities for water quality and lake recreation. This series contains minutes and additional records of meetings of the Commission.
Creator
- New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 22574
Summary
- This series contains news releases, reports, memoranda, correspondence, and hearing statements generated by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation as part of its participation on the Interagency Task Force (IATF) that investigated the Love Canal disaster.
Creator
- New York (State). Interagency Task Force on Hazardous Wastes
Access Restrictions
- Box 1 and 3 are partially restricted by Civil Practice Law and Rules section 3101(b) and (c) (attorney-client privileged correspondence and attorney work-product). Box 3 also partially restricted by Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) section 87.2(d) and 89.5(a)(1) making trade secrets exempt from disclosure.
Title
- Hazardous waste site cases
Series Number
- 16943
Summary
- This series contains the main working files on hazardous waste site cases that are handled by the Division of Environmental Enforcement (DEE). These records are used predominantly to monitor enforcement of orders rendered in ongoing hazardous waste site cases. The records include correspondence, technical and summary reports, site maps, news releases, and usually a copy of the consent order.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Environmental Enforcement
Access Restrictions
- Series contains some restricted material. State Archives staff will review requests and disclose records in accordance with New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL).
Title
- State wildlife pathologist subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- B2752
Summary
- This series consists of correspondence, published and unpublished reports, memorandums, field notes, survey data, program proposals, and policies and procedures relating to the functions of the Department of Conservation's Wildlife Pathology Unit and state wildlife pathologist Ward Stone (1969-2010). Records primarily contain information regarding the evolution of ecological standards across New York State and its impact on wildlife management. Records also document Stone's tenure with the department and highlight the numerous environmental issues he raised while leading the Wildlife Pathology Unit.
Creator
- New York (State). Wildlife Pathology Unit
Access Restrictions
- Restricted in part. State Archives staff will review requests for documents and disclose information pursuant to the State Freedom of Information Law.
Title
- Park project files
Series Number
- 20161
Summary
- This series consists of environmental impact statements (EIS) developed by the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation's Environmental Management Bureau, which is responsible for reviewing proposed projects affecting the agency's parks to evaluate their environmental impact. Each EIS provides detailed information on a project, including a project description, environmental setting, environmental impact, mitigation, alternatives, irreversible and irretrievable commitment of resources, unavoidable adverse impacts, and lists of references and contacts.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Environmental Management Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bureau of Wildlife reference slide collection
Series Number
- B2749
Summary
- This series consists of binders of 35 mm color slides which relate to the activities of the Wildlife Pathology Unit and Endangered Species Unit within the Bureau of Wildlife.
Creator
- New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Commissioner's photograph albums
Series Number
- B2198
Summary
- George Dupont Pratt (1869-1935) served as a member of the New York State Conservation Commission during the period 1915-1921. This series consists of two photograph albums containing nearly 400 photographs, most of them of New York State scenes in the Adirondack region.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Forest, Fish and Game Commission glass plate negatives of logging and lumbering
Series Number
- B2010
Summary
- This series consists of 23 glass plate negatives depicting activities and machinery associated with logging and lumbering, particularly in the Adirondack Mountain region. Most if not all of the images appear to have been duplicated from unknown publications, possibly Forest, Fish and Game Commission annual reports.
Creator
- New York (State). Forest, Fish and Game Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Subject files
Series Number
- 14141
Summary
- This series consists of the subject files of the Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies, which was responsible for coordinating activities and formulating policies in the New York State Department of Commerce relating to the development of environmental, energy, technology, and scientific industrial programs. The records cover a wide range of topics, including energy policy, resources, and providers; discharge of PCBs into the Hudson River by General Electric; proposed legislation; air, water, and thermal pollution; recycling; and water quality and supply.
Creator
- New York (State). Division of Industrial Sciences and Technologies
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.