Statutory Language: New York State Environmental Conservation Law § 11-0501.
Public Contact
Division of Fish and Wildlife
625 Broadway
Albany, NY 12233
518-402-8924
[email protected]
Purpose
The New York State Fish and Wildlife Management Act was passed by the Legislature in 1957 for two major purposes:
- to encourage the preservation and development of fish and wildlife resources on privately-owned lands and waters, and
- to improve public recreational access to fish and wildlife resources on privately-owned lands and waters.
Board Membership
The Act established Regional Fish and Wildlife Management Boards (FWMB) in each Department of Environmental Conservation region that are comprised of county-appointed representatives of government, landowners and sports persons from each county in the region. The State FWMB is comprised of three elected voting representatives from each Regional Board, along with advisory members.
Name | Position | Organization | County |
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Mike Schiavone | State Board, DEC Commissioner Designee; Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | |
Gary Muthig | State Board, Chair | Sullivan County | |
Bill Pike | State Board, Vice-Chair | ||
Barlow Rhodes | State Board, Secretary | ||
Tom Ryan | Executive Committee | ||
Matt Foe | Executive Committee | ||
Zen Olow | Executive Committee | ||
Bill Rudge | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 3 |
Peter Innes | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 4 |
Tom Martin | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 5 |
Fred Munk | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 6 |
Dan Bishop | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 7 |
John Gibbs | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 8 |
Paul McKeown | Advisory Member | NYS Department of Environmental Conservation | Region 9 |
Advisory Member | NYS Department of Agriculture and Markets | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Department of Transportation | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Soil and Water Conservation District | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Forest Practice Board | ||
Advisory Member | NY Farm Bureau, President | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Grange, Master | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Conservation Council, President | ||
Advisory Member | NYS Chapter, Izaak Walton League, President | ||
Advisory Member | College of Environmental Science and Forestry, President | ||
Advisory Member | College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University |
Vacancies, Expired Terms, Terms Expiring Within One Year
Each non-advisory member's term expires in one year.
Process for Filling Vacancies
Each member other than the advisory members shall be elected by and from the membership of the respective regional boards for a term of one year from the day of his election, unless within such period he shall cease to be a member of the regional board which elected him, in which event he shall cease to be a member of the state board on the day he ceases to be a member of such regional board. Any vacancy in the state board other than in the office of an advisory member shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term so vacated by election from its membership by the regional board in which such vacancy occurred.
Compensation
Regional and state board members, including advisory members, shall receive no salary, but their necessary traveling expenses when attending meetings of the regional or state boards shall be paid from moneys appropriated to the department for travel and shall be paid on vouchers certified by the chairman of the appropriate regional board or state board upon the audit of the comptroller in the manner provided by law.