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Administrative History
A three-member Forest Commission was established in 1885 (Chapter 283) to maintain and protect land in the Catskill and Adirondack mountains to be designated as a State forest preserve and to protect public interests in the State relating to forests, tree planting, and forest fires. The Forest Ranger force, known initially as Wardens, was established in the same year to protect the newly created Forest Preserve. In 1909, forest fire control was placed under the authority of the Forest, Fish and Game Commission. In 1911, when the Conservation Commission absorbed the Forest, Fish and Game Commission, the initial title of the force was replaced with the title Forest Rangers.
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