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 In addition, there is a small quantity of meeting files of the superseded Whiteface Mountain Authority.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.
New York State Department of Transportation Division of Waterways Maintenance New York State Barge Canal System fishing poster
Series Number
B1771
Summary
This series consists of an original tempera on illustration board portraying fish in the New York State Barge Canal. The top of the painting announces, "Something fishy is going on in the New York State Barge Canal." Seven fish are displayed underwater: bass, dogfish, carp, walleye, sunfish, perch, and pike.
Creator
Fairchild Aerial Surveys, inc. New York office
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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.
Maps, plans, and sketches for improvement and development of parks and parkways on Long Island
Series Number
A3320
Summary
This series documents the Long Island State Park Commission's responsibilities to oversee the state of parks and parkways on Long Island. Consisting primarily of maps and plans, the series also includes sketches of parks, recreational areas, and other facilities; conveyances for realignments of roads; aerial surveys of the south shore of Long Island; and sanitation survey application data for Suffolk County.
Creator
Long Island State Park Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Hudson River Valley Commission correspondence and subject files
Series Number
A1115
Summary
The series consists of the correspondence and subject files of the Hudson River Valley Commission, which was set up by order of Governor Rockefeller in 1965 for the purpose of conducting a study of the scenic and cultural resources of the Hudson River Valley. The series includes project review logs, staff correspondence and subject files, minutes of commission meetings, transcripts of hearings, correspondence files concerning reviewed projects and those projects excluded from review, and a few publications.
Creator
New York (State). Hudson River Valley Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Index to Conservation Dept. Photographic Prints and Negatives
Series Number
B1786
Summary
Grant funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities allowed State Archives staff to undertake a preservation project by which duplicate negatives and contact prints were created for most of the negatives in Series 14297. This series consists of 5,206 positive contact prints made from duplicate negatives in Series 14297, Conservation Department Photographic Prints and Negatives, and functions as a visual index to that series.
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
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.
St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission project review files
Series Number
13405
Summary
The St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission had responsibilities for the preservation, protection, development, and use of the unique natural resources of the St. Lawrence River Valley and the lands adjacent to Lake Ontario's eastern shores, an area bordering St. Lawrence, Jefferson, Oswego, and Cayuga counties. Project review files contain analysis of archaeological, ecological, and historical effects; local and regional economic impact; conformity with standards of other government agencies; and visual, olfactory, and auditory effects.
Creator
New York (State). St. Lawrence-Eastern Ontario Commission
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.
Conservation Department photographic prints and negatives
Series Number
14297
Summary
The series consists of glass plate and film negatives and photographic prints compiled by the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the Conservation Commission, and the Conservation Department. They illustrate activities of these predecessors of the Department of Environmental Conservation. The images document fish and game control; forest management and conservation; protecting the wilderness; maintaining historic sites and recreational areas; and wide-ranging locations and activities.
Creator
New York (State). Conservation Department
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions regarding access to or use of this material.