Wilson, Chester S. (Chester Sawyer), 1886-1983.
Biographical notes:
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.
From the guide to the Chester Wilson papers., 1912-1978 (bulk 1943-1978)., (Minnesota Historical Society)
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Subjects:
- Conservation of natural resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Conservation of natural resources
- Environmental degradation
- Environmental degradation
- Environmental law
- Environmental protection
- Outdoor recreation
- Outdoor recreation
- Outdoor recreation
- Recreation areas
- Recreation areas
- Recreation areas
- Soil conservation
- Soil conservation
- Water
- Water
- Water
- Water
Occupations:
- Environmentalists
- Environmentalists
Places:
- United States (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
- lcsh (as recorded)
- Minnesota (as recorded)
