CONSERVATION DEPARTMENT:

An Inventory of Its Published Records and Reports at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minnesota. Department of Conservation.
Title:Published Records and Reports.
Dates:1923-1971.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Reports and miscellaneous print and near-print items of or about the Conservation Department.
Quantity:3.3 cubic feet (4 boxes).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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The records cover various aspects of the department's duties and activities, particularly as relating to game and fish legislation and research; forestry, fishing, and wildlife management; state parks and recreation areas; snowmobiles, and conservation education.


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Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minnesota. Department of Conservation. Published Records and Reports. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: None; 2014-40; 2015-16; 2016-40; 2019-56; 2022-9

Processing Information:

Catalog ID number: 006709348


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

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120.C.4.1BLaws relating to game and fish, 1935-1970. 14 volumes.
Includes 1935-1936, 1937-1938, 1939-1940, 1945-1946, 1949-1950, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1957-1958, 1959-1960, 1961-1962, 1963-1964, 1965-1966, 1967-1968, and 1969-1970.
Laws relating to wild animals, 1923-1924, 1927-1928; Railroad laws, 1934. 3 items in 1 folder.
Forest laws, 1925-1929, 1940, 1952. 4 items in 1 folder.
Forest laws, 1956, 1962, 1968. 3 volumes.
Laws and regulations, pocket pamphlets, 1909, 1920, 1929-1968.
Scattered and incomplete; cover big and small game hunting and trapping regulations, game and fish law synopses, and gamebird season.
Official Conservation News Letter, 1940, 1942, 1944-1946, 1949.
Incomplete.
Minnesota Conservation News, 1959-1970.
1959-1965. 7 folders.
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120.C.4.2F 1966-1970. 5 folders.
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120.I.3.9BForestry newsletter, Nos. 1-147, 1949-1953.
Written by George Gaylord, and apparently, broadcast on radio station KBZY (Grand Rapids).
Forestry Division News Letter, 1951-1955. 1 volume.
Forestry Division newsletter, 1962-1964.
Hi-Lites, January-August 1956, May 1958, January-April 1959.
The Area-Gram newsletter, November 1957-April 1960. 2 folders.
Newsletter of Area 8 (Bemidji).
[0.7 cubic feet empty]
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120.I.3.6FManuals and handbooks, undated, 1920s-1971:
Arranged in alphabetical order by topic.
Aerial photographs and fire plan mapping, 1952.
Blister rust control, 1930s.
Cooperative forest management, 1968.
Forest development, 1971.
Forest fire manual for township firewardens, keymen and other cooperators, undated.
Forest law enforcement, 1962.
Forest survey, 1960.
Instructions, 1920s-1930s.
Legal, 1920s-1930s.
Lookout towerman, 1967.
Permanent improvement and land, 1949-1972.
Ranger district forest survey, 1960.
Timber management guide for state forest lands, 1962.
Timber sales, 1971.
Timber scaling, 1969.
Work load analysis, 1960, 1965. 2 folders.
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120.C.4.2FGeneral publications:
Arranged chronologically.
Miscellaneous pamphlets and brochures, undated.
Cover sportsmen’s clubs, ten-point conservation program, birds, wildflowers, wildlife, brush and grassfires, Indian guide service, and peat.
General reference file, undated.
State Parks: Conserving Human Resources, undated.
By Lew E. Fiero.
Zumbro River System, 1924. 1 volume.
Written by Eugene W. Surber, a biologist with the Game and Fish Department in the 1920s. His father, Thaddeus Surber, was the superintendent of fish propagation at the Game and Fish Department.
50,000 Firebrands, circa 1934.
Brief History of Forestry Legislation in Minnesota 1873-1935, circa 1935.
Instructions for Superintendents and Caretakers of Minnesota State Parks, circa 1935.
Biennial Report of the Division of State Parks for the Fiscal Year 1935-1936.
Conzet, G. M., On Behalf of the Fulmer Act, October 15, 1936. 1 volume.
Statement prepared by Conzet, Director of the Division of Forestry of the State of Minnesota and President of the Association of State Foresters, on behalf of the Fulmer Act, which provided for cooperation between the states and the federal government in the acquiring of land for state forests and the management thereof. For presentation before the U.S. Bureau of Budgets.
Peat: An Undeveloped Resource, 1937.
A Report by the Department of Conservation on Proposed Legislative Program and Policies, September 15, 1938.
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120.I.3.6FNotebook for forest fire wardens and cooperators, 1945.
Planning the community forest, 1946.
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120.C.4.2FState Conservation Program, 1946.
Conservation Education Conference, circa 1947.
Welcome to the Minnesota Department of Conservation Open House…, May 14, 1948.
Group Camp Facilities 1948 Season.
Game and Fish Progress Report, January 1952.
Eleventh Annual Conservation Essay Contest: Out Mineral Wealth, 1954.
Biennial Reports of the Division of State Parks, 1954/1956.
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120.I.3.6FForest fire protection in Minnesota, 1954.
Minnesota state park system, 1956.
Total volume of timber cut by type of sale, FY1957-FY1959.
Timber sales and management statistics, FY1957-FY1962.
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120.C.4.2FDiscovering the North Star State, 1957-1958.
Conservation Field Day in State Parks, May 15, 1957.
Fish and Game Investigations, Fish Series No. 1, June 1958.
The Game Management Policy, Division of Game and Fish, July 1958.
Physical and Operational Data, Minnesota State Parks System, December 1958.
Report to Governor Orville L. Freeman on Conservation Work Program, February 24, 1959.
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120.I.3.6FA Program for the Division of Forestry, September 1959.
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120.C.4.2FYour Job With Conservation: Personnel Manual, October 1, 1959.
State Park Manual, circa 1960s. 2 folders.
On and Off the Job Safety Manual, circa 1960s.
Sign Manual, circa 1960s.
Project 70, circa 1960-1962.
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120.I.3.6FRoad construction guide, 1960s.
Work load analysis study, 1960.
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120.C.4.2FYour Community and Conservation, Report to the People, circa 1961.
A Program for Progress, 1961-1971.
Your Job With Conservation: Personnel Manual, November 1, 1961.
Moving Forward in Conservation, 1962.
Land Acquisition Manual No. 638, Division of Game and Fish, circa 1962.
Permanent Improvement Manual and Land Manual, Department of Forestry, circa 1962.
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120.I.3.6FState land management statistics, FY1962-FY1964.
List of Volstead lands showing descriptions, acreage and state forest, 1963.
Rural fire defense and fire control plan, 1963.
State land management report, FY1964-FY1966. 2 folders.
History of forestry in Minnesota, 1965.
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120.C.4.2FGuidelines to Governmental Subdivisions for Receiving Land and Water Conservation Funds, circa 1965.
Minnesota Plan, For Emergency Winter Care of Deer and for Deer Yard Improvement, 1965.
Planning a Career in Fish and Wildlife Management, circa 1967.
Minnesota Recreation Survey, 1967.
Snowmobile Trail Locations, 1967-1968.
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120.I.3.6FState land timber statistics and forest development activities, FY1967-FY1968.
Forest road program and mileage inventory, 1967-1971.
General C.C. Andrews state forest snowmobile trails, 1968.
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120.C.4.2FBackground Materials, circa 1968.
Parks and Open Space, April 26, 1968.
Surface Mining Reclamation Act of 1968, May 1, 1968.
Acquisition and Development of a Major Metropolitan Airport Adjacent to the State Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area, Anoka and Chisago Counties, June 6, 1968.
Floods and Flood Damage Reduction in Minnesota, July 1968.
Water resource and wildlife study of the proposed Ham Lake Airport site Anoka County, October 1968.
Snowmobiling: A Minnesota Guide, 1968-1969, 1969-1970. 2 items in 1 folder.
Biennial Parks and Recreation Program 1969-1971, August 1969.
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120.I.3.6FGeorge Washington state forest map, 1969.
Some plant indicators for upland hardwoods, 1969.
Natural Resources Planning Atlas of Minnesota, March 1970.
By Arthur R. Peterson and Oliver M. Javenpa.
Division of Lands and Forestry statistics, April 1970.
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120.C.4.2FSt. Croix Trail Plan TSC 70-1 Proposal, August 1970.
Division of Enforcement and Field Service, 1970-1971. 2 items in 1 folder.
Preliminary Planning Recommendations for Minnesota Outdoor Recreational Areas, March 1971.

Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
Environmental education -- Minnesota.
Fish and game laws -- Minnesota.
Fishery law and legislation -- Minnesota.
Forest management -- Minnesota.
Game laws -- Minnesota.
Parks -- Minnesota.
Recreation areas -- Minnesota.
Snowmobiles -- Minnesota.
Wildlife management -- Minnesota.
Document Types:
Handbooks and manuals.
Newsletters.

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