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Displaying 24 Finding Aids
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21734
Summary
- The Regulatory Programs Division is responsible for review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the Adirondack Park Agency's (APA) jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with review of the projects. This series consists of master microfilm copies of reports, draft minutes, agendas, preparatory materials, draft and approved permits, and related material. No use copy of this microfilm is available. Researchers should contact APA for access.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Title
- Governor's Pollution Prevention Award files
Series Number
- 20827
Summary
- This series consists of news releases, success stories, and photographs relating to the Governor's Pollution Prevention Award.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Pollution Prevention Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Environmental Enforcement Unit environmental enforcement files
Series Number
- 18842
Summary
- This series consists of complaints, correspondence, memorandums, project-related records, and other materials concerning the investigation and resolution of violations of statutes enforced by the Adirondack Park Agency.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Operations Division
Access Restrictions
- The State Archives holds only master microfilm of this series. Researchers should contact the Adirondack Park Agency for access to use copies.
Title
- Adirondack Park Agency Regulatory Programs Division project files
Series Number
- 16573
Summary
- The Adirondack Park Agency (APA) is responsible for insuring that all building in the Park is compatible with the natural character of the land, and has a minimum adverse affect on the environment. The Operations Division, now the Regulatory Programs Division, is responsible for the review of all projects undertaken in the Adirondack Park that fall within the APA's jurisdiction and for coordinating and administering all permit related activity associated with the review of the projects.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Deputy Commissioner's subject and correspondence files
Series Number
- 22576
Summary
- Ivan P. Vamos served as deputy commissioner of Planning and Operations from 1978 to 1993, under Commissioner Orin Lehman in the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP). This series contains correspondence, memoranda, copies of deeds, geological surveys, research studies/reports, and environmental analyses. The records document the operations of parks, recreation and historic sites, and include material on such topics as evaluations of storm damage, environmental issues and repairs, trail maintenance, and maintenance of bridges and roads leading to and from state parks.
Creator
- New York (State). Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Planning Unit
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation Executive Office press releases
Series Number
- B2036
Summary
- This series consists of press releases written and issued by the Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Public Information.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Executive Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Title
- Enforcement Committee monthly agency meeting reports
Series Number
- 21730
Summary
- The Environmental Enforcement Unit responsibilities include accurate interpretation and enforcement of statutes administered by the Adirondack Park Agency (APA); legal advice and assistance to the agency staff; enforcement of environmental acts; and providing technical assistance and expertise to the Planning Operations Division. This series consists of microfilm copies of Enforcement Committee reports, settlement agreements, status reports, meeting agendas, draft minutes, preparatory materials, and related printed material. Series consists of master negative film only. Researchers should contact APA for use copy.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Environmental Enforcement Unit
Title
- Conservation Commission forest fire detection map negatives
Series Number
- B1779
Summary
- This series consists of mostly glass plate negatives of topographic maps used in forest fire detection in the northern, central, and southern portions of the state. Observation rings, with observation stations or fire towers located at the center, are superimposed on the maps. Adjacent fire towers would use these maps to report smoke and ranger stations could then triangulate the location.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Soil and Water Conservation Committee archived websites
Series Number
- B2518
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the public website of the New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee.
Creator
- New York State Soil and Water Conservation Committee
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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
- Railroad fire map
Series Number
- B1774
Summary
- The Conservation Commission was charged with creating fire districts and appointing forest rangers to oversee each district. This map of the Adirondack Forest and Adjoining Territory indicates the location and extent of fires caused by locomotives. Locomotives' coal burning engines were blamed in 1913 for causing sixty fires in the Adirondacks that destroyed over two hundred acres.
Creator
- New York (State). Conservation Commission
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- State environmental quality review (SEQRA) repository positive declaration files
Series Number
- 15804
Summary
- These records consist of positive declarations, the arrangement of which is based on Department of Environmental Conservation geographical region and levels of governmental organization (county, town, village), which was adapted from an arrangement used by the Division of Equalization and Assessment. Negative declarations are not extant.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Bureau of Environmental Quality Review
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation Central Planning Office State environmental plan files
Series Number
- 20138
Summary
- The series consists of the files of F.W. Howell, head of the Central Planning Office of the Department of Environmental Conservation. Included are draft versions of the state environmental plan; correspondence regarding the plan's development and potential effects; comments received from interested parties on the draft plan; records of public hearings on the proposed plan, including ten (7-inch) reel-to-reel tapes of various hearings; news clippings concerning the proposed plan; and related records.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Central Planning Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Bill files
Series Number
- L0237
Summary
- These files were compiled under the leadership of Bernard C. Smith, one of the State's principal architects of major legislation in the areas of environmental protection, conservation, and recreation. Files include legislation and supporting memoranda of virtually all aspects of environmental law, including land, air, and water resource management and protection; wildlife conservation; and regulation and enhancement of outdoor recreation.
Creator
- New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Conservation and Recreation
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Department of Environmental Conservation archived websites
Series Number
- B2088
Summary
- This series consists of archival copies of the publicly accessible websites maintained by the Department of Environmental Conservation.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation
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
- Department of Law Executive Office subject files
Series Number
- 18571
Summary
- These records, from a variety of senior staff members, reflect the interests and activities of the Attorney General's Office. Included are files related to audits, litigation, opinions, engagements, and interests of the office on such topics are housing discrimination, civil rights, Indian land claims, sex discrimination, child abuse, banking, crime, and business.
Creator
- New York (State). Department of Law. Executive Office
Access Restrictions
- 18571-02: Access to furlough applications restricted to protect personal privacy.
- 18571-07, 18571-09, 18571-10, 18571-10A, 18571-10B, 18571-11, 18571-11A, 18571-12, 18571-12A, 18571-12C, 18571-13, 18571-13A: Designated records may contain information that is exempt from disclosure pursuant to state or federal statute or common law. Requests for access to designated records are reviewed by staff of the State Archives and the Office of the Attorney General (Dept. of Law). In certain circumstances, designated records or portions of records may be withheld.
Usage Restrictions
- 18571-12C: Records in this accretion may be protected by U.S. Copyright. Consult with archivist to obtain more information.
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
- 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.