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Title

Adirondack Mountain Authority administrative subject files

Series Number

11349

Summary

The series consists of Adirondack Mountain Authority meeting files, correspondence, feasibility/construction estimates for various recreational projects, administrative files, and public relations contract files. In addition, there is a small quantity of meeting files of the superseded Whiteface Mountain Authority.

Creator

• New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Closed pollution/permit application hearing files

Series Number

16860

Summary

This series consists of files relating to adjudication hearings on environmental permit applications and/or pollution cases. Files may include background material, briefs, hearing transcripts, decisions, correspondence, commissioner's orders, notices of hearing and complaint, stipulations of discontinuance, and inspection or complaint reports. Included are copies of the United States Atomic Energy Commission's public hearings on the Shoreham Nuclear Power Station.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Conservation Department rules and regulations

Series Number

B1837

Summary

This series documents the rules and regulations that the Conservation Department forwarded to the Department of State for publication. The bulk of the material consists of routine correspondence between the Conservation Department and the Department of State and the text of the rules and regulations adopted, revised, or repealed; in some instances, internal memorandums concerning the content of draft regulations and certificates citing the statute that gave the department the authority to issue a given regulation are also present.

Creator

• New York (State). Conservation Department

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Wildlife management reports

Series Number

B2669

Summary

This series consists of reports related to wildlife and habitat management programs of the Department of Conservation (later Department of Environmental Conservation). The series includes New York State reports submitted in compliance with the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act of 1937 (Pittman-Robertson Act).

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Adirondack Mountain Authority legal and administrative files

Series Number

11263

Summary

The series consists primarily of legal and administrative files dealing with the two major recreational ski areas in Warren (Gore Mountain) and Essex (Whiteface Mountain) counties. The authority worked closely with the Conservation Department, and the records relate to the authority's continuation of development begun under preceding authorities and commissions and new development financed by a succession of legislative appropriations.

Creator

• New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park

Series Number

A3242

Summary

This series consists of copies of survey maps of lands acquired for John Boyd Thacher Park by the State Engineer and Surveyor.

Creator

• New York (State). State Engineer and Surveyor

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Hunting, fishing, and trapping publications

Series Number

B2705

Summary

This series consists of published Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) guides pertaining to the regulation of small and big game hunting; fishing; and trapping. Also included is a small collection of fiscal report pamphlets from the Conservation Fund Advisory Council and its successor, the Conservation Fund Advisory Board, as well as two copies of "A History of Small Game Season in New York State" from 1963 and 1970.

Creator

• New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Title

Adirondack Park land use planning county maps

Series Number

A3318

Summary

The series consists of maps produced by the Adirondack Park Agency for the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan of 1973. The maps consist of a printed base map of each county (sometimes done in sections) prepared by the Office of Planning Services, with an attached plastic film overlay in colors representing the various land use classifications. Additionally, wilderness areas and "primitive areas" are represented.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of State

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.

Usage Restrictions

Use under supervision or with assistance of archivist due to fragile condition of the plastic film overlays.

Title

Commissioner's subject and correspondence files

Series Number

13063

Summary

This series consists of subject and correspondence files of the commissioner. Typical records include briefing documents; reports; meeting files; speeches; interdepartmental memorandums; correspondence between members of the executive office; and correspondence with state and federal agencies, private and public groups, and individual members of the public.

Creator

• New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Executive Office

Title

Wolf bounty affidavits

Series Number

B1775

Summary

This series consists of affidavits signed by town supervisors and justices of the peace certifying that the person named killed a wolf or wolves and is entitled to a ten-dollar bounty. Records contain the name of the Town Supervisor, Justice of the Peace, name of the Town and County, name of person collecting bounty, date of affidavit, date when bounty was paid, and the signature of the County Treasurer.

Creator

• New York (State). Comptroller's Office

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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

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

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

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

Sacandaga Reservoir storage reports and bond offering bill

Series Number

A1168

Summary

The Hudson River Regulating District was formed in part to construct, maintain, and operate reservoirs within the drainage area of the Hudson River above the Albany-Greene County line and regulate the flow of streams in the district to regulate the Hudson River and its principal tributaries. This series includes statements of assessment of cost for building the Sacandaga Reservoir; reports on the effect of the Sacandaga storage; and bond issues notices to fund construction of the reservoir.

Creator

• Hudson River Regulating District (N.Y.)

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.

Title

Executive Director's Subject and Correspondence Files

Series Number

B2551

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 subject and correspondence files of the Commission's executive director documenting managerial and administrative oversight of the agency and its activities.

Creator

• New York (State). Lake George Park Commission. Executive Director

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.