Before Adirondack conservation leader Paul Schaefer began to organize his coalitions and, after a titanic ten year struggle, finally defeat through public referendum proposed big dams on the South Branch of the Moose River and elsewhere (1945-1955), Paul’s mentor John S. Apperson (often known as Appy) was waging another, longer, but less well known struggle concerning an actual, late 19th wooden and early 20th century concrete dam at the outlet of Lake George, built to power pulp, paper, and other mills in Ticonderoga, and to float logs down to those mills. [Read more…] about John Apperson’s Battle To Protect Lake George’s Islands
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Samuel Taylor: First NYS Game Protector Killed On Duty
In New York, those charged with enforcing fish and wildlife regulations are called Environmental Conservation Officers (ECOs), but this was not always so. In 1880, they were brought into existence as game and fish protectors.
Those early days were challenging as many Game Protectors were shunned by a society that considered poaching an acceptable activity. Threats were numerous and assaults were common. [Read more…] about Samuel Taylor: First NYS Game Protector Killed On Duty