The Conservation Commission survey books record arboreal resources of the Adirondack Park in 1926-1936. It provides data about increases and death rates in tree species. The books contain photographs and maps as well as information about vegetation, insect damage, and size of trees.
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New York (State). Conservation Commission
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The series consists of correspondence, appraisal and survey descriptions, and a few maps relating to proposed land purchases for expansion of the Adirondack Forest Preserve. The files track activities surrounding purchase of land for the Forest Preserve from the purchase proposals made to the Board of Commissioners of the Land Office by the Conservation Department (earlier the Conservation Commission) to the Board's approval of the purchase.
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New York (State). Board of Commissioners of the Land Office
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