Forest Preserve Centennial records, 1935-1986 (bulk 1985-1986).

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Forest Preserve Centennial records, 1935-1986 (bulk 1985-1986).

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The collection contains records from the 50th anniversary Forest Preserve celebrations (1935) including invitations, programs, press releases, and blueprints of the 50th anniversary tablets at Wilmington and Whiteface Notch. Centennial materials and press releases from the Adirondack Mountain Club, Catskill Center, and the Centennial Festival at Lake Placid are included along with papers from various Centennial projects and a Centennial flag. The collection includes records from "The Forest Rangers: a history of the New York State Forest Ranger Force," by Louis C. Curth and miscellaneous materials from 1985-1986.

4 boxes (12 linear feet)

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6867303

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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New York (État). Dept. of Environmental Conservation

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CURRENT FUNCTIONS. The Department of Environmental Conservation is responsible for protecting and enhancing the State's natural resources. It carries out this responsibility by planning for and regulating disposal of solid and hazardous wastes, remediating hazardous-waste disposal sites, coordinating responses to hazardous-substance spill emergencies, and encouraging recycling of solid wastes; reducing air contamination and regulating emissions; controlling and managing ...

Curth, Louis C.

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Louis C. Curth is the author of "The Forest Rangers: a History of the New York State Forest Ranger Force," published by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in 1987. Curth is a retired forest ranger who devoted his career to the Forest Preserve, working for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. From the description of Louis Curth forest ranger history papers, 1881-1988. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155426310 ...

Van Valkenburgh, Norman J. (Norman James), 1930-

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Norman Van Valkenburgh was Director of the Division of Lands and Forests for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation from 1977-1986. He worked for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (formerly NYS Conservation Department) in positions of increasing responsibility from 1955-1986. He was Superintendent of the Bureau of Land Acquisition from 1973-1976 and Regional Director for Region 3 from 1976-1977. From the description of Forest Preserve Centennial re...