The Wilderness Act is signed by President Lyndon Johnson on September 3, creating the National Wilderness Preservation System. Schaefer and other Niskayuna residents begin campaigning to save the Lisha Kill area in Niskayuna, NY.
Apperson passes away on February 1, 1963. Apperson’s papers and belongings are bequeathed and transferred to the Forest Preserve Association of New York State.
Apperson is concerned with the Cooke-Sadler Bill. Schaefer begins a 7 year tenure in the Joint Legislative Committee on Natural Resources of the New York State Assembly.
Schaefer, Richard Pough, and Sharon Mauhs promote a conservation easement for Elk Lake. Construction of the Adirondack Northway, a highway connecting Albany to Canada that cuts through the Adirondack State Park, is approved.
Schaefer begins a 3 year tenure on the Joint Legislative Committee on River Regulations for the New York State Assembly. The Great Appalachian Storm of 1950 hits in November causing significant numbers of trees to fall in the Adirondacks. This storm was also known as the "Big Blowdown" or the "land hurricane."
Adirondack League Club initiates court proceedings against Panther Mountain Dam. Justice Andrew Ryan decides in favor of the International Paper in the Lake George Trespass Lawsuit. Assistant District Attorney appeals decision in the Lake George Trespass Lawsuit.
Schaefer is prompted by George Marshall to make an Adirondack topographical map. Apperson resigns from the Lake George Association. The Adirondack Moose River Committee to fight Higley Mountain dam established.
New York State sues System Properties, Inc., owners of International Paper, charging misregulation of Lake George water levels. This case becomes known as the “Lake George Trespass Lawsuit”. Apperson, Irving Langmuir, and associates become interveners in the Lake George Trespass Lawsuit.
The New York State constitution is amended to allow 20 miles of ski trails 80’ wide on Whiteface Mountain. Apperson publishes the pamphlet “Lake George: A Mill Pond”. Apperson is appointed to the Adirondack Mountain Club Committee on Education, Information and Publications.