DEC has lots for you to see and do, from our giant Aquarium with an outside deck featuring a "Green Home" display to our Log Cabin complete with a nature trail. DEC staff are always available to answer your questions about nature and the environment. And don't forget to enter our drawing to win a 17-foot canoe!
2008-09 Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping Licenses may be purchased beginning August 18, 2008. Quick links:
- Online sales
- 2008-09 Hunting & Trapping Guide
- Deer Management Permits
- State Lands Interactive Mapper (shows WMUs)
With the State Lands Interactive Mapper (SLIM), you can discover recreational features such as roads, trails, and parking lots on DEC-owned lands, print maps, and obtain supported information on the use of state owned forest lands.
The Marcellus Shale formation contains potentially sizeable natural gas resources and possible exploration of these resources has raised some concerns.
Flushed medications can get into our lakes, rivers and streams where they can affect fish and other aquatic wildlife.
How to get the most out of every gallon of gas, reduce air pollution and cut greenhouse gases
Although the dates won't be final until late summer when federal regulations are official, the tentative season dates are expected to conform with federal requirements for the coming year.
Implementing an aggressive protocol for responding to invasive species, DEC plans to treat Ridgebury Lake and Catlin Creek above County Route 6 in Wawayanda (Orange County) with an aquatic pesticide in August.
The 60-day process is now open for the first-in-the-nation carbon emissions allowances auction which will take place September 25.
DEC's Online Newsletter
The DEC website banner photo depicts the Hudson River and was taken by Carl Heilman II.