DEC Region 9 Offices and Programs

Region 9 is home to the spectacular Niagara Falls
Region 9 is located in Western New York and serves Erie, Niagara, Wyoming, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, and Allegany counties. The main office is located in the City of Buffalo, and three sub-offices are located in Allegany, Belmont and Falconer.
DEC staff in Region 9 have two major areas of responsibility: natural resources management and environmental quality protection. As part of natural resource management, staff oversee state fish and wildlife resources, as well as state lands and forests that are located in the region. Equally important are efforts to protect and improve the quality of the environment.
Contact information for Region 9 officials is listed below, followed by a list of programs carried out in Region 9. Links are provided to additional regional web pages that give more information about DEC's work in Region 9.
For an overview of DEC divisions, visit the Divisions webpage in the "About DEC" section.

NYSDEC Region 9 Office
270 Michigan Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14203
(716) 851-7200
Hours: 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM, Monday through Friday
Regional Director
Abby Snyder
Phone: 851-7201
Fax: 851-7211
Regional Engineer
Daniel David
Phone: 851-7130
Fax: 851-7009
Regional Natural Resources Supervisor
Russ Biss
Phone: 372-0645
Fax: 372-2113
Regional Attorney
Maureen Brady
Phone: 851-7190
Fax: 851-7296
Regional Permits Administrator
Steven Doleski
Phone: 851-7165
Fax: 851-7168
Great Lakes Program Coordinator
Donald Zelazny
Phone: 851-7220
Fax: 851-7226
Regional Natural Resources Programs
- Fish & Wildlife
- Lands & Forests
- Mineral Resources
- Real Property
Regional Environmental Quality Programs
- Air Resources
- Environmental Remediation
- Solid & Hazardous Materials (See links in right column for CWM, FMC, and Tecumseh, a few of the Hazardous Waste Management sites in Region 9 governed by the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA))
- Water
Other key units with responsibilities that overlap both Natural Resources and Environmental Quality include:
- Administration
- Environmental Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers
- Environmental Permits
- Legal Affairs
- Operations
- Public Affairs


