Finding Aid Search Results
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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Committee on Environmental Conservation
Abstract:
These records relating to the consideration of legislative bills include draft and final copies of bills; memoranda of support and correspondence in support or opposition to the legislation; newspaper clippings; and a committee worksheet for each bill listing Senate and Assembly bill numbers, sponsor .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Conservation Department. Executive Office
Abstract:
This series consists of card file that indexes orders and actions such as: position appointments and salary increases; applications for sewage, water supply and special protection; trespassing actions; dam approvals; pollution cases; settlements of fire cases; permit issuances. The orders are arranged .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Series:
B2418
Dates:
undated
Abstract:
This series documents land acquisition overseen by the department as authorized by Article XIV of the State Constitution. Records consist of deeds, maps, estimates, bids, appraisals, reports, vouchers, agreements, contracts, authorizations, title abstracts, correspondence, and memorandums..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife. Biometrics Unit
Abstract:
This series documents the projects, research topics, and activities of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's Bureau of Wildlife's Biometrics Unit. These records consist of a broad range of materials including correspondence, emails, and memorandums; information items such as .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Division of Lands and Forests
Abstract:
This series consists of records related to the creation of New York State's Historic Tree Register. Files pertaining to the register include applications, correspondence, press releases, acceptance and rejection letters, and descriptions of the trees. Also included are State Botanist records from the .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Environmental Conservation. Central Planning Office
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Series:
20138
Dates:
1970-1975
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Conservation Commission
Title:
Series:
A0280
Dates:
1886-1921
Abstract:
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..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of State
Title:
Series:
A0739
Dates:
1917-1930
Abstract:
The Conservation Commission was authorized to purchase forest lands in state parks. This series consists of correspondence from the Commissioner of the Conservation Commission to the Commissioners of the Land Office relating to proposals for the purchase of forestlands for state parks. Most correspondence .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Conservation Department
Title:
Series:
B1590
Dates:
1930-1937
Abstract:
The series is a card file indexing matters of general administration, regulatory violations, and special permit actions handled from September 1, 1930 through December 31, 1937. Cards typically list name and place of residence of the applicant or person cited for an infraction, date, brief description .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife. Habitat Inventory Unit
Abstract:
This series documents the projects, activities and history of the Habitat Inventory Unit in the Bureau of Wildlife of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Records include correspondence, emails, and memorandums; inventory data sheets; articles and newspaper clippings; drafts of articles .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
12
Creator:
New York State Museum
Abstract:
This series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, drafts of scientific publications, manuals/bulletins on state parks, research notes, field work expenses and results, and publication clippings. The records document the public and private activities of the assistant directors..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Conservation Commission
Abstract:
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..........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Bureau of Wildlife
Abstract:
This series contains the audiovisual records of the program areas of wildlife management and pathology. Records consists of a variety of formats including audio cassettes, VHS and U-matic videotapes, 16 mm film, and 8 mm videocassettes. Topics include animal reintroductions and sittings; diseases in .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Legislature. Assembly. Assemblyman (1947-1964 : Robert Watson Pomeroy)
Abstract:
Robert Watson Pomeroy, Jr., Republican, served in the New York State Assembly from 1947 to 1964 as a representative of Dutchess County. Assemblyman Pomeroy's legislative committee records include hearing transcripts of the Joint Legislative Committee on Natural Resources and the Assembly Public Service .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Natural Beauty Commission
Abstract:
The Natural Beauty Commission directed its attention toward open space; scenic and natural area preservation; community appearance; sign control; surface mining; junk car disposal; solid waste disposal; litter control; and historic preservation. It sponsored a statewide survey of environmental problems .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Conservation Department
Title:
Series:
14297
Dates:
circa 1904-1953
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Department of Law. Legislative Bureau
Title:
Series:
15433
Dates:
1957-1999, 2001-2008
Abstract:
These files document the Department of Law's own program bills, from initial conception to final action. Program bills initiated by the department cover a wide range of issues, including consumer finance, hazardous products and substances, environmental protection, housing codes, and civil and criminal .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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Creator:
New York (State). Adirondack Mountain Authority
Abstract:
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 .........
Repository:
New York State Archives
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