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Title
- Minutes of meetings
Series Number
- 14285
Summary
- This series consists of Adirondack Park Agency (APA) meeting minutes. Records include adopted meeting minutes, as well as committee reports and memoranda submitted at each meeting. Minutes from 1979 forward also include meeting agendas for both the full agency and individual committees within the agency. Records reflect drafting and amending of APA rules and regulations, drafting and amending of public and private land use and development plans, and agency decisions and responses to litigation.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.)
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
Title
- Chronological correspondence files
Series Number
- 18851
Summary
- This series consists of chronological correspondence files compiled and maintained by the office of the Executive Director of the Adirondack Park Agency (APA). Within the series there are files created directly by the executive director and files created by the agency's chief legal counsel. Records consist predominantly of copies of outgoing correspondence and attachments directed to other state agencies, local and regional environmental groups, and private citizens as well as copies of memoranda addressed to agency members and staff. Also included are meeting materials, agendas, and minutes; legal documents; agency resolutions; budget materials; draft reports and studies; annual reports; proposed legislation and related memoranda; executive orders; permit and variance applications, notices of public hearings, variance and project review minutes, proposed Adirondack Park Land Use and Development Plan map amendments, and agency orders; and clippings of newspaper and journal articles.
Creator
- Adirondack Park Agency (N.Y.). Executive Director's Office
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the material.
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
- Forest protection administration and research files
Series Number
- B1777
Summary
- This series documents the Department of Environmental Conservation and its predecessor agencies' efforts to observe, record, and eradicate insect infestations, diseases, and other environmental conditions that threaten forest plant life. Included are staff field reports which document environmental problems such as tent caterpillar, gypsy moth, and blister rust. Also included are correspondence with federal officials, private companies, citizens, and scientists; "New York Forest Pest" reports; memorandums, newspaper clippings, scientific journal articles, and reports; charts; and topographic maps containing plotted data.
Creator
- New York (State). Center for Laboratories and Research
Access Restrictions
- There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of the 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.