dnr003 NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT. Commissioner's Office An Inventory of the Subject Files of William B. Nye at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by state archives staff Minnesota Historical Society
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 Finding aid encoded by APEXFinding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE RECORDS Minnesota Historical Society Minnesota. Dept. of Natural Resources. Commissioner's Office. Subject files of William B. Nye, 1978. Nye's subject files as commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources. They pertain to all aspects of departmental administration and natural resource management issues. 4.0 cu. ft. (4 boxes). See Detailed Description for box locations. OTHER FINDING AIDS

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Topics: Conservation of natural resources--Minnesota. Forests and forestry--Minnesota. Mines and mineral resources--Minnesota. Parks--Minnesota. Wildlife conservation--Minnesota. Persons: Nye, William B. Organizations: Minnesota. Dept. of Natural Resources--Administration. Minnesota. Dept. of Natural Resources--Officials and employees. Places: Minnesota--Public lands. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

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 DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE COLLECTION 101.F.20.1B 1 1000. General Administration. 1100. Rules and Regulations. 1200. Legal Services. 1400. Department Organization. 2 folders. 1400.1. Regional Boundary Working Agreement. 1400.2. Delegation Orders. 1400.3. Reorganization. 1400.5. Reorganization - Office of Planning and Research. 1500. Policy Directives System. 1500.1. Operational Orders. 1500.2. Policy Directives. 1600. External Relations. 1610. Legislation. 2 folders. 1610.1. Legislative Committee on Minnesota Resources. 1610.4. 1978 Legislation. 1620. Governor's Office. 2 folders. 1620. Governor's Office - Responses to Citizens. 1620.0. News Digest. 1620.1. Executive Council. 1620.2. Legislative Advisory Committee. 1621. Governor's Task Force on Free Speech. 1622. Governor's Task Force on Waste Management. 1630. Advisory Groups. 1630.1. Environmental Quality Board. 1630.6. Coastal Zone Policy Advisory Committee. 1630.7. Aesthetic Environment. 1640. State Departments. 1650. Local Governments. 1660. Federal Agencies. 101.F.20.2F 2 1660.1. Superior National Forest. 1670. General Contracts and Agreements. 1680. Other Groups. 1700. Reports. 2100. Personnel. [----]. Personnel Matters. 2100.1. Employees Standard of Performance. 2100.2. PEAR Reports. 2100.3. Affirmative Action. 2 folders. [----]. Affirmative Action Committee Meeting Notes. 2110. Employee Benefits. 2110.1. Merit Awards. 2130. Time Records. 2140. Payroll. 2150. Training. 2160. Collective Bargaining. 2170. Status Change. 2180. Assistant Commissioner for Regulation. 2180. Duane Moran (Suspension). 2200. Property Management. 2210. Inventory. 2300. Fiscal Control. 2310. Budgets. 2400. Licensing. 2420. Fish. 2430. Game. 2500. Office Management. 2510. Office Administration. 2700.1. State Fair. 2700.2. Engagements. [----]. Nye - Engagements, 1978. 2800. Information Services. 2810. Information and Education Programs. 2820. Written Information. 2930. Electrical Communications. 2950. Structures. 2950.4. Lake Bellesby Dam. 2950.5. Control Data Marina. 2960. Roads. 3000. Land Resources. 3200. Land Control. 3210.1. Wetlands. 3220. Fee Acquisition. 3220.1. Thowardson, Lee [Lake Itasca Property Owners]. 3240. Sale of State Land. 3250. Leases and Rentals. 3260. Land Exchange. 3270. Tax-Forfeited Lands. 101.F.20.3B 3 3300. Game Management. 3310. Surveys. 3320. Species Management. 3330. Habitat Management. 3400. Forest Management. 3410. Surveys and Plans. 3420. Forestation. 3430. Silviculture. 3440. Marketing and Utilization. 3460. Public Timber Sales. 3480. Private and School Forests. 3500. Outdoor Recreation. 3510. Planning. 3510.1. Minnesota River Valley Trail. 3520. Development. 3550. Interpretation. 3565.2. Rest Areas. 3570. Snowmobile Matters. 3600. Watersheds. 3700. Minerals. 3700.1. Reserve Mining. 3700.1.1. Mile Post 7. 3700.3. AMAX. 3700.4. Copper-Nickel. 3700.5. Mineland Reclamation. 3700.6. Uranium. [----]. Supplemental EIS - Oglebay Norton's Eveleth Taconite Co. Proposed Land Exchange. 3800. Other Land Resources. 3900.1. Peat. 4000. Water Resources. 4200. Water Quality. 4210. Pollution Investigations. 4260. Aquatic Nuisance Control. 4500. Water Management. 4500. Water Resources. 4500.1. Water Planning Board. [----]. Erie and Ontario Lease Extension Applications. [----]. Wild Rice River - Twin Valley Flood Control. 4510. Irrigation. 4520. Lakes and Rivers. 4520.7. Roseau River Flood Control Project. 4520.9. Twin Valley Lake Project. 4520.9. Twin Valley Reservoir Project. 4525. Renville County Ditch Proposal. [----]. Renville County Ditch #145. [----]. Nicollet County Ditch #93. 4530. Crow Wing River Project. 4550. Shoreland and Floodplain Zoning. 101.F.20.4F 4 4570. Wild Rivers, 1977-1978. 4570.2. William B. Nye, Commissioner: Minnesota River Management Plan and Designation File, 1976-1977. 4570.3. Rum River Designation. 4580. Dams. 4600. Fish and Aquatic Life. 4610. Surveys. 4620. Species Management. 4630. Habitat. 4640. External Relations. 4650. Commercial Fishing. 4680. Fish Control, 1976-1978. 4700. Recreation, Waterbased. 5000. Law Enforcement. 5600. Fire Control. 5670. Cooperation. 5870. Herbicides. 6000. Environmental Protection. 6000.1.1. North Shore of Lake Superior, 1977-1978. 6000.2. Endangered Species. 6100. Special Committees, 1977-1978. 6200. Scientific and Natural Areas. 6200.1. Minnesota State Natural Heritage Program. 6400. EIS (Environmental Impact Statement). 9200. Planning. 9200.2. Citizen Participation. 2 folders. 9210. Long Range Planning. 9210.1. PERT (Planning and Environmental Review Team). 9220. Outdoor Recreation Planning. 9220.1. Ski Touring. 9240. Cooperative Planning. 9250. Water and Related Land Resources Planning. 9300. Aid Programs. 9300.2. YCC (Youth Conservation Corps). 9310. YACC (Young Adult Conservation Corps). [----]. Power Plant Siting SP-2. [----]. Southeast Minnesota Task Force. [----]. Aerial Photographs of Spring 1978 Flood on Red River of the North. 1 packet. [----]. Unfiled Correspondence. ca.3 inches.