Apperson unsuccessfully urges Conservation Department Commissioner Lithgow Osborne to add Dome Island on Lake George to the Forest Preserve. Apperson, Irving Langmuir, Robert Marshall et al. oppose Civilian Conservation Corps work in the Forest Preserve.
The New York State Assistant District Attorney declares that International Paper does not have the right to use Lake George as a “mill pond”. Apperson and Irving Langmuir incorporate the Forest Preserve Association of New York State. Apperson publishes his “Tragic Truth About Erosion” pamphlet on soil erosion, with 23,000 copies circulated. Schaefer acquires land on St. David’s Lane, Niskayuna, NY from Henry G. Reist. Schaefer completes construction of 897 St. David’s Lane. Schaefer and Carolyn Kesseberg marry.
The New York State Attorney General finds that roads built for fire suppression do not violate constitutional protection of the Forest Preserve. The New York State Conservation Council is founded, with special interest in oversight of legislative actions.
Construction of the Whiteface Mountain Memorial Highway begins. Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt expands the “Blue Line” of the Adirondack Park to 5.6 million acres, in order to include Lake George, Sacandaga Reservoir, and parts of Lake Champlain. Schaefer meets Apperson.
Apperson joins the Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks. Apperson publishes “Analysis of Tree Cutting Amendment, Improperly Called Reforestation Amendment”. Proposed constitutional amendments allowing the cutting of firewood on the Forest Preserve are defeated.
The Lake Placid Club introduces downhill ski racing to the Adirondacks. The state legislature appropriates $55,000 to purchase lands at Lake George Battlefield and Tongue Mountain.
Apperson advocates the creation of a Lake George Park. Apperson is appointed to New York State Association Committee on State Park Planning. Apperson et al. “kidnap” Gov. Al Smith for tour of Lake George area. Gov. Al Smith supports New York State acquisition of NW Bay and Tongue Mountain at Lake George. The legislature appropriates $75,000 to purchase Tongue Mountain peninsula on Lake George. The Lake George Association strongly opposes any plan for a Lake George Park. Apperson and Langmuir begin shooting films.
The Albany Chapter of the Adirondack Mountain Club is established. Apperson becomes an Adirondack Mountain Club charter member and is appointed to its Conservation Committee. Apperson takes up residence at the Mohawk Club in Schenectady.
Apperson joins the Lake George Association. Apperson, Irving Langmuir, G. Hall Roosevelt, and William Dalton purchase the Lake View Hotel property on Huddle Bay of Lake George. Apperson names his portion of the Lake View Hotel property “Camp Chilhowie”.
Conservation Commissioner George Pratt urges International Paper to lower Lake George water level to reduce island damage (21 May). The Conservation Commission wins a court injunction restraining International Paper's use of flashboards at the outlet of Lake George (10 Jun). International Paper and the Conservation Commission produce an agreement on the water level regulation of Lake George (7 Oct). Apperson begins discussing American Chestnut decline at Dome Island, Lake George.
The number of fire towers in the Adirondacks increases to 52. Apperson is infected during the 1918 Flu Pandemic, escapes from the hospital and flees to Dollar Island on Lake George to recover.
New York State begins funding the riprapping of Lake George islands. Apperson provides his personal barge and boat to assist in Lake George island riprapping. Apperson undertakes restoration of landslide damage on Dome Island in Lake George. Apperson and Bess and Albert MacCarthy summit Whiteface Mountain on skis (Feb).
A bond issue of $7.5 million supports 245,000-acre addition to the Forest Preserve. Apperson gains support of D & H Railroad in using its crews to riprap Lake George islands.
Apperson begins work with Gov. Al Smith to fund riprapping on Lake George islands. Apperson attends New York State Constitutional Convention, and becomes friends with Louis Marshall.
Forest, Fish and Game laws are amended adding guidelines for fire control. Apperson begins shore riprapping of Dollar Island at Lake George to reduce wave erosion.
The non-profit National Conservation Commission is established. Intense summer drought strikes the Adirondacks. Summer and fall fires, many caused by railroads, burn more than 368,000 acres of the Park. Apperson completes his skate sail design, the “Schenectady Sail,” which utilizes spruce spars. Paul Schaefer born on September 13th in Rotterdam, New York.