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.
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