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Displaying 47 Finding Aids
Title
- Park Ecology Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21750
Summary
- This series from the Resource Analysis Unit consists of monthly reports, minutes, agendas, and reports received from Adirondack Park Agency staff or units by the Park Ecology Committee.
Creator
- Suffolk Psychiatric Center (N.Y.)
Title
- Park Policy and Planning Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21753
Summary
- The Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of microfilm copies of materials relating to the State Land Master Plan, which are provided to Adirondack Park Agency commissioners for their review. Records include Park Policy and Planning Committee reports, meeting agendas, staff recommendations, resolutions, and other preparatory materials.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Chairman's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 18855
Summary
- The series consists of the files of the executive director of the Adirondack Park Agency, who is responsible for the agency's overall administration, including oversight of the Adirondack Park Private Land Use and Development Plan, the State Land Master Plan, and various mandates to protect the Park and enhance economic development for its residents. Since 1988 the executive director has also been fulfilling duties of the APA counsel's office.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Verplanck Colvin maps of the Adirondack wilderness
Series Number
- B1405
Summary
- Verplanck Colvin and his field assistants created this series using the field notes they compiled during their survey of the Adirondack wilderness of New York. The majority of the maps are topographical or cadastral maps and typically show elements of the natural and built environment (such as lakes, rivers, ponds, mountains, roads, and railroads) as well as names of property owners, lot numbers, and pertinent landmarks used in land surveying.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Real Property
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.) Planning Division central files
Series Number
- 21756
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency's Planning Division's responsibilities include administering and maintaining the State Land Master Plan; identifying and developing Adirondack Park policy; and long-range planning and policy development. Topics addressed in the files include rivers, wetlands, Adirondack Park interest groups, State Environmental Quality Review law, the Park's 1992 centennial, regional planning programs, map amendment policy, river basins, hamlet studies, acid rain, hydro-power, mapping, soils, and forestry.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Planning Division
Access Restrictions
- This series consists of master negative copies of microfilm only. No use copies are available at the State Archives. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Report on taxation of state land within the Forest Preserve
Series Number
- A1471
Summary
- The series consists of a report, supporting memoranda, and statement on taxation within the Forest Preserve. The files discuss gains/loses to the state on taxes, returns of taxes, or loss of land titles through cancellation of land sales. Also included is a memorandum relative to taxes on lands of non-residents and on state-owned "wild land." and a statement of towns where state-owned lands exceeds 25% of the total acreage of each town.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency archived websites
Series Number
- B2045
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites of the Adirondack Park Agency.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Tree survey book
Series Number
- 20380
Summary
- 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.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Conservation Commission recommendations to the Commissioners of the Land Office on land purchases for new state parks
Series Number
- A1346
Summary
- This series consists of resumes summarizing transactions, recommendations, and appraisals of lands for potential purchase for new state parks. Once approved, the State Comptroller could issue bonds or warrants for payment. Records include a memorandum outlining the procedure to acquire new state park land; information on location and ownership of land considered for purchase; purchase cost; description; estimated valuations; recommended purchase price; types of timber on the land; and a procedural statement on the valuation of forest lands and approval date.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Correspondence and maps relating to tax searches and correction of property descriptions
Series Number
- B2528
Summary
- The State Comptroller's Office compiled these records in the process of performing tax searches on parcels of private land proposed for purchase as additions to the Adirondack Forest Preserve. A smaller quantity of records of these same types were submitted to the comptroller's office by supervisors of local tax districts for the purpose of correcting "imperfect" property descriptions.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this 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
- 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
- Interpretive Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21899
Summary
- The Interpretive Programs Division administers the two Visitor Interpretive Centers in the Park located in Paul Smiths and Newcomb. This series documents the Interpretive Committee's oversight of the educational and interpretive aspects of agency operations. Records include reports made by the committee to the full Commission and other documents referenced in the Commission and committee minutes.
Title
- Administrative files on establishment and early planning of the Adirondack Park Agency
Series Number
- 18880
Summary
- This series consists of records created during the establishment and early planning phases of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Records document six major initiatives undertaken during this period: Temporary Study Commission on the Future of the Adirondacks; Harris Petition; APA Private Land Use and Development Plan; APA rules and regulations; Wild, Scenic and Recreational Rivers System (WSRRS) rules and regulations; and APA State Land Master Plan.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Local Government Services Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21754
Summary
- This series consists of draft minutes, program reports, meeting agendas, resolutions, amendments, and preparatory materials that relate to the Adirondack Park Agency Local Government Services Committee and its review of local land use in the park. These records are provided to the Adirondack Park Agency Commissioners for their review.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves land purchase journal
Series Number
- B1889
Summary
- This series consists of one volume which documents purchases of privately owned land by New York State for inclusion in the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserves. Information for each purchase includes date of deed, certificate number, grantor, description and location of land, acres, consideration (amount paid), and date of payment.
Creator
- New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division map amendments files
Series Number
- 19507
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency Planning Division maintains, revises, and amends the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map. This series consists of correspondence, memorandums, environmental impact statements, positive and negative declarations, maps, narrative descriptions of map amendments, deeds and other instruments of title, background research materials, copies of resolutions, and related records concerning the amendment of the Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan Map.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Access Restrictions
- Series consists of master negative microfilm only. No public use copy is available. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Economic Affairs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21701
Summary
- The Economic Services Unit provides oversight relating to economic development planning in the Adirondack Park, as well as economic and fiscal impact analysis. The records document the Economic Affairs Committee's function in assisting to develop the agency's policies toward economic developers and the business community. Records include reports made by the committee to the full agency and other documents referenced in the agency and committee minutes.
Creator
- Tri-State Regional Planning Commission
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency press releases
Series Number
- B1877
Summary
- This series consists of press releases predominantly issued by the Adirondack Park Agency's public relations officer and by the Adirondack Park Visitor Interpretive Centers (VIC). The majority of the press releases focus on business conducted by the agency at its monthly meetings and announcements of events such as the completion of environmental studies and the hiring of staff. The press releases contain announcements of the centers' groundbreaking and dedication ceremonies, upcoming public programs, VIC fact sheets, and requests for volunteers.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Public Relations Officer
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency jurisdictional determination files
Series Number
- 18803
Summary
- This series documents the Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit's handling of inquiries relating to APA jurisdiction over land use and development in the Adirondack Park. Inquiries pertain to APA project review and permits; retail construction and development; the installation of sewage disposal systems and fuel storage tanks; alterations to shorelines for recreational purposes; and the sale of property. Each file contains a summary sheet indicating extent or lack of APA jurisdiction; land records, permit applications, agency orders, architectural plans, contracts, and maps.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Legal Division. Jurisdictional Inquiry Unit
Access Restrictions
- Microfilm rolls in the following accretions are master camera negative copies, with no use copies presently available: 18803-05, 18803-05A, 18803-05B, 18803-05C, 18803-06, 18803-07, 18803-08, 18803-09, 18803-12, 18803-12A.