Fisheries Commission (1868)
Forest Commission (1885, reorganized 1893)
Fisheries, Game, and Forest Commission (1895) [through merger of
previous two]
Forest, Fish, and Game Commission (1900)
Conservation Commission (1911)
Conservation Department (1926)
Department of Environmental Conservation (1970)
 
For further details, including other commissions and boards absorbed
along the way, see "The New York State Archives Guide to the
Organization and History of State Government," published by the State
Archives and Records Administration.
 
Best of luck.

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Subject: NYSDEC question


I collect items relating to the New York State Conservation Department,
e.g., pins, patches, posters, signs, etc. I believe that the departments
name sequence went like this:

New York State Conservation Commission
New York State Conservation Department
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

I believe that the NYS Conservation Department became the NYSDEC around
1970. Does anyone know the exact year?

Do any of you know when the NYS Conservation Commission became the NYS
Conservation Department?

Was there another name prior to the NYS Conservation Commission?

Thanks for your help. Les Buell