▁protection ▁of ▁hunting , ▁fish ing ▁and ▁tra pping ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁conservation ▁of , ▁and ▁access ▁to , ▁fish ▁and ▁wild life ▁habit ats ." ▁ ▁N H WF ▁is ▁govern ed ▁by ▁a ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁composed ▁of ▁fifteen ▁Direct ors , ▁four ▁Offic ers ▁( Pres ident , ▁Vice ▁President , ▁Tre as urer , ▁and ▁Secretary ), ▁and ▁the ▁Im mediate ▁Past ▁President . ▁ ▁Aff ili ated ▁clubs ▁and ▁organizations ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁two ▁voting ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁two ▁altern ates . ▁It ▁is ▁these ▁deleg ates ▁and ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁who ▁set ▁policies ▁for ▁N H WF . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁has ▁fid u ci ary ▁respons ib ilities ▁and ▁the ▁oblig ation ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁established ▁policy . ▁The ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁h iring ▁and ▁super vision ▁of ▁the ▁executive ▁director . ▁ ▁For ▁many ▁years , ▁N H WF ▁was ▁strictly ▁a ▁volunte er ▁organization . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Dr . ▁Joseph ▁E zyk , ▁an ▁econom ics ▁professor ▁at ▁Saint ▁An sel m ▁College ▁and ▁a ▁dedicated ▁sports man , ▁realized ▁that ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁serious ▁force ▁in ▁the ▁conservation ▁movement , ▁N H WF ▁needed ▁to ▁be ▁rev ital ized . ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁about ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁the ▁dam ▁at ▁S ew all ' s ▁F alls ▁in ▁Con cord , ▁New ▁Ham pshire ▁bre ached ▁and ▁an ▁out standing ▁fish ery ▁was ▁discovered