Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983.
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Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983.
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Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983.
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Chester Wilson served as Minnesota's Commissioner of Conservation (1943-1955), as chairman of the Minnesota Water Pollution Control Commission (1945-1952), as president of the International Association of Game, Fish, and Conservation Commissioners (1953), and as a member of the United States Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission (1958-1962). While serving in these positions Wilson was instrumental in the enactment of several important pieces of environmental legislation and served as legal council and consultant for a number of state and national environmental commissions and boards.
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Conservation of natural resources
Conservation of natural resources
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