2008 Press Releases

December 2008

DEC REPORTS: JR. Hunters Top 15,000 in First Year - 12/29/08
DEC to Continue CWD Study in Oneida County - 12/29/08
Public Invited to Session on Virgil Mountain, Tri-County Uplands - 12/29/08
DEC Begins Fourth And Final Season of Wild Turkey Study - 12/23/08
DEC Lifeguard Tests Begin January 4 - 12/19/08
Study Finds Bulk of Western Adirondack Streams Suffer from Acid Rain - 12/15/08
DEC Temporarily Closes All Nassau and Suffolk Shellfishing Areas - 12/12/08
New York Announces Preliminary Guidelines for Eco-friendly State Purchasing - 12/12/08
DEC Invites Public Comments on Measure to Protect Forests Against Tree-killing Pests - 12/10/08
DEC Extends Public Comment Period on Proposed Cleanup Solutions for Onondaga Lake Tributaries - 12/08/08
DEC Advises Backcountry Visitors to Be Prepared for Winter Conditions in the Adirondacks - 12/05/08
New York Applauds New Federal Regulations on Firewood - 12/04/08
DEC Announces 2008 Environmental Excellence Awards - 12/03/08

November 2008

DEC Charges Fulton County Man with Timber Theft - 11/21/08
Forest Pest Information Session Schduled - 11/21/08
DEC Charges Two in Illegal Deer-tag Scheme - 11/20/08
DEC to Unveil Proposed Cleanup Solutions for Onondaga Lake Tributaries - 11/20/08
Body of Hiker Discovered in Indian Lake Area - 11/18/08
DEC Warns Against Feeding Waterfowl after Finding Dead & Dying Geese - 11/13/08
CWM Pays $175,000 Penalty, Takes Corrective Action - 11/12/08
DEC REPORTS: Bottle Bill Enforcement Sweep Nets 127 Violations - 11/12/08
Expansion of "Junior" Hunting Highlights Opening of Southern Zone Deer and Catskill Bear Seasons - 11/07/08
Aggressive Enforcement Strategy Targeting Truck/Bus Pollution in Urban Neighborhoods Goes Statewide - 11/07/08
DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in East Bay in the Town of Hempstead - 11/06/08
State, NYC Announce Landmark Agreement for Newtown Creek and Other Sewage Treatment Plants - 11/06/08
Public Access Expanded, Habitat Areas Fostered Through Habitat/Access Stamp Program - 11/05/08
Draft Remedial Design Work Plan and Citizen Participation Plan for the Onondaga Lake Bottom Sub-Site Complete - 11/05/08

October 2008

State and City Launch Aggressive Enforcement Action Targeting Truck/bus Pollution in Urban Neighborhoods - 10/31/08
State to Hold Pesticide "Cleansweep" in the Hudson Valley - 10/30/08
Spiny Water Flea Confirmed in First "Inland" Water - 10/30/08
Putting Biodiversity on the Map in Hudson Valley Communities - 10/29/08
DEC Announces Environmental Justice Grants - 10/28/08
Groundbreaking Agreement Gives Public Easier Access to 13,000 Catskill Acres - 10/28/08
Saturday Marks Opening Day of 2008-09 Trapping Seasons - 10/23/08
DEC Charges Former Manager and Titus Mountain Ski Area - 10/22/08
DEC to Issue Deer Management Permits - 10/21/08
DEC to Host Open House about Dutchess County Flood Maps on Oct. 23 - 10/21/08
Catharine Creek in Schuyler County Becomes Newest Bird Conservation Area - 10/21/08
Catskills Environment & Economy Summit - 10/20/08
DEC Charges Two with Killing a Moose in the Adirondacks - 10/17/08
State to Restrict Use of "Bug Bombs" - 10/17/08
DEC Enters Agreement with Motiva Enterprises to Inspect and Clean up 88 Shell Gasoline Facilities - 10/17/08
Details Announced for Meetings on Natural Gas Drilling - 10/17/08
Grants Available for Water Quality Improvement Projects for the New York City Watershed Protection Program - 10/17/08
State Finds Tuberculosis in Captive Fallow Deer - 10/16/08
Peregrine Falcon Nest Box Moved - 10/10/08
Communities Across New York Awarded "Grants" for Quadricentennial Celebration Projects - 10/09/08
DEC Celebrates Nine Years of SCA Hudson Valley Stewardship - 10/10/08
DEC Reopens Shellfishing in Parts of Hempstead Bay - 10/09/08
NYSDEC Acts to Tighten Controls on Odors At Bronx Plant - 10/08/08
DEC Acts Swiftly to Halt Oak Wilt Infestation - 10/08/08
DEC Reports: Progress at Contaminated Former Utility Company Sites in NYC and Long Island - 10/08/08
DEC Launches New "Environmental Leaders" Initiative for Businesses and Organizations - 10/07/08
Public Meetings Set for Developing Scope of Environmental Review for Horizontal Drilling in the Marcellus Shale - 10/06/08
Students from across the State Engage in Hands-on Scientific Learning Exercises in the Hudson River - 10/06/08
DEC and SCA Celebrate Ten Years of Adirondack Stewardship - 10/03/08
DEC Meets with Quebec Officials Regarding Franklin County Landfill - 10/02/08
Record Number of Youth Attend DEC Environmental Camps in 2008 - 10/02/08
Belleayre Set to Ski 7 Days a Week as Opening Day Announced - 10/01/08
I Fish NY Sponsors Fall Fishing and Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park - 10/01/08
DEC Approves Opening Two Roads on State Lands to ATVs - 10/01/08
DEC Partners with Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program - 10/01/08

September 2008

2008-2009 Trapping Season on Oak Orchard, Tonawanda, and John White Wildlife Management Areas - 09/29/08
DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Certain Suffolk County Towns - 09/26/08
DEC Announces the Graduation of 23 New Environmental Conservation Officers - 09/26/08
DEC Grants Available for Eradication of Invasive Species - 09/25/08
DEC Warns Motorists to Be Alert for Moose in the Adirondacks - 09/23/08
DEC Forest Rangers Nab Illegal Dumpers at Edgewood Preserve - 09/22/08
New York To Send Team Of Experts To Help Massachusetts Fight Outbreak Of Asian Longhorned Beetles - 09/19/08
DEC Opens New Areas to Bear Hunting in Central and Western New York - 09/18/08
DEC Announces Release of Pheasants for 2008 Hunting Season - 09/16/08
DEC Announces Annual Beach Cleanup Effort in New York - 09/16/08
DEC Commissioner Joins Utica Mayor Roefaro in Declaring Bossert Site Available for Redevelopment - 09/16/08
Belleayre Fall Festival to Be Held Oct. 11-12 at Delaware and Ulster Railroad - 09/12/08
N.Y.S. to Host International "Green Chemistry" Confab - 09/12/08
DEC Adopts New Freshwater Fishing Rules for 2008-2010 Seasons - 09/11/08
State Environmental Commissioner Welcomes City Council Questions on Gas Drilling - 09/09/08
DEC Sets Hearings on Draft Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan - 09/08/08
DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in All Nassau and Suffolk County Towns - 09/05/08
Public Invited to 13th Annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House - 09/04/08
State and City Announce Agreement to Allow New Recreational Uses in the Town of Windham - 09/04/08
DEC Finalizes Catskill Park State Land Master Plan - 09/04/08
New Buoys to Aid Onondaga Lake Boaters - 09/03/08
Temporary Closures at Fishing Access Sites - 09/03/08
Comprehensive Environmental Enforcement Settlement Reached with Putnam County - 09/02/08

August 2008

Natural Gas Production Dips Slightly in 2007 - 08/29/08
Poughkeepsie and Corning Sites Among First New Brownfield Cleanups - 08/28/08
DEC Launches New Web Page for Marcellus Shale Info - 08/28/08
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 08/27/08
DEC Announces 2008-2009 Waterfowl Season Selections - 08/25/08
DEC Investigation into Timber Theft Results In Multiple Felony Charges - 08/19/08
2008-09 Sporting License Sales Open August 18, 2008 - 08/14/08
Waterfront Brownfield Transformed to Greenway - 08/14/08
Web Page Provides Updates on State Green Procurement Efforts - 08/14/08
Governor Paterson Calls on Federal Government to Assist New York's Municipalities in Maintaining the State's Rivers, Lakes and Streams - 08/14/08
United Water Fined for Excess Releases from Reservoir - 08/13/08
New York Officially Adopts Carbon "Cap and Trade" Program - 08/11/08
DEC Tells New Yorkers: Don't Flush Medications - 08/08/08
New Adirondack-based Institute Will Study Northern Forests - 08/05/08
New York Forest Rangers, DEC Staff and Trained Volunteers Join Fight Against California Wildfires - 08/01/08

July 2008

Grannis Statement on U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Panel's Decision to Grant Hearing on Key Issues in Indian Point License Extension - 07/31/08
DEC Enforcement Against Pepsi to Result in Recycling Education - 07/31/08
State Accepting Grant Applications for Quadricentennial - 07/31/08
DEC Crown Point Lighthouse and Pier Temporarily Close to Public - 07/30/08
DEC Takes Aggressive Action To Halt Northern Snakehead In Catlin Creek - 07/29/08
DEC Releases Revised Draft Hazardous Waste Facility Siting Plan - 07/28/08
DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Eastern Suffolk County - 07/28/08
DEC Announces Public Process to Review Potential Impacts of Drilling the Marcellus Shale Formation - 07/25/08
DEC Announces $900,000 in Urban Forestry Grants - 07/25/08
Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Auction Process Goes Live Today - 07/24/08
DEC Commissioner Applauds Appeals Court Victory on Ballast Water - 07/23/08
DEC: Additional Discoveries of Didymo in Famed NYS Fishing Rivers - 07/22/08
NYSDEC Sweep of Fulton Fish Market Nets Violations of State Law - 07/21/08
DEC Investigating Fish and Mudpuppy Die-off on Lake Erie Shore - 07/18/08
Agreement Reached: Delaware River Basin Commission States Join in Emergency Thermal Release Program for Fishery Protection - 07/16/08
DEC Reports: No New Asian Longhorned Beetle Detections Since Last Year's Control Effort on Prall's Island - 07/16/08
DEC Announces Leashed Tracking Dog Handler Exam - 07/15/08
New Public Access for Fishing on Delaware River - 07/11/08
New York Forest Rangers, DEC Crew Join Fight Against California Wildfires - 07/11/08
DEC Accepting Registration for the Annual 'Becoming an Outdoors-Woman' Workshop - 07/10/08
Camillus Unique Area to Undergo Habitat Restoration - 07/10/08
Public Hearing to Be Held for Proposal on Air Pollutant - 07/09/08
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Mile Harbor to Shellfishing for Fireworks Weekend - 07/09/08
Multi-agency Survey to Track Possible Spread of Invasive Beetle - 07/02/08
Public Invited to Information Session on Potential Marcellus Shale Drilling - 07/02/08
DEC Adds Public Hearings on Proposed Rule to Eliminate Open Burning Statewide - 07/02/08
DEC Arrests Two on Timber Theft Charge - 07/01/08

June 2008

DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 06/30/08
Northern Snakehead Fish Found in Catlin Creek in the Town of Waywayanda, Orange County - 06/27/08
DEC to Reopen Shellfishing Areas in Huntington, Suffolk County - 06/27/08
New Permit Would Reduce Phosphorous in Owasco Lake and Inlet - 06/27/08
DEC Announces Tentative 2008-09 Waterfowl Hunting Seasons - 06/27/08
DEC Proposes to Open New Areas for Bear Hunting In Central and Western New York Counties - 06/25/08
State Sues over Flawed, Outdated Fluke Quotas - 06/23/08
Lowey, Grannis and Local Officials Announce Agreement on A New Study to Reduce Flooding in Mamaroneck - 06/20/08
DEC to Unveil New Fishing Pier in Lake Champlain's South Bay - 06/19/08
RG&E Settlement to Fuel Retrofitting of Rochester-Area School Buses - 06/18/08
Bethlehem to Pay $15,000 Penalty, Replace All Mercury Switches and Gauges at Water Treatment Plant - 06/17/08
Ulster County ECO Named Officer of the Year - 06/17/08
Annual Meeting Of Northeast Forest Fire Supervisors Sets In Motion This Week - 06/16/08
DEC Arrests Seafood Wholesalers - 06/13/08
DEC Purchases Former Bachy's Marina on Lake Ontario - 06/13/08
DEC to Reopen Shellfishing Areas in Huntington, Suffolk County - 06/13/08
DEC Revises Recreational American Shad Fishing Regulations In Response to Public Comments - 06/11/08
Heat Wave Triggers Water Releases to Aid Delaware River Fishery - 06/10/08
Grannis: New Brownfield Law Needed ASAP - 06/09/08
77 Schools, Grassroots Groups Win 'Quad' Grants - 06/06/08
DEC to Announce 140-Acre Addition to Shawangunk Ridge as Part of National Trails Day Event - 06/06/08
Public Invited to Updates on Speonk Solvent - 06/06/08
New York Steps Up Action to Halt the Spread of Tree-killing Beetles, Other Threats to Forests - 06/04/08
DEC and APA Announce Formation of Interagency Quiet Waters Working Group For Adirondack Park - 06/03/08
Red Hook Taps "Erp" To Turn Eyesore Into Asset - 06/03/08
DEC Commissioner Announces State Purchase of 330 Acres in the Catskill Park - 06/02/08

May 2008

Illegal Clam Dealer Snagged by DEC - 05/30/08
$5 Million Settlement Paves Way for Sewer, Stormwater Upgrades and Green Infrastructure In NYC - 05/30/08
DEC Announces Grant Award and Public Meeting on Ithaca Gun Site - 05/29/08
Spots Going Fast at DEC Summer Camps - 05/29/08
Experience Fishing Fun at DEC'S Family Fishing Clinic at Carpenter Brook Fish Hatchery - 05/28/08
Additional Shellfish Areas in Suffolk County Closed Following Detection of Marine Biotoxin - 05/28/08
DEC Announces Public Meeting on 100 Oser Avenue Site - 05/27/08
DEC to Hold Public Meeting on the Perkins Clearing-speculator Tree Farm Easement Lands - 05/27/08
DEC Proposes New Permit System to Regulate Commercial Float Plane Access to Lows Lake - 05/23/08
DEC Offers Tips to Help Prevent Encounters with Black Bears - 05/23/08
Early Sturgeon Data Show Unexpected Results - 05/22/08
As Summer Approaches, DEC Urges Campers to Not Haul Firewood - 05/21/08
New DEC "Green Living" Web Feature Has Something for Everyone - 05/21/08
DEC Offers Tips to Help Prevent Conflicts with Coyotes - 05/20/08
DEC'S Website Offers a New Mapping Gateway - 05/20/08
Seneca Lake Sea Lamprey Control - 05/19/08
DEC Awarded Federal Forestry Grant - 05/19/08
If You Care, Leave it There - 05/16/08
Grannis Congratulates Climate Change Pioneers - 05/13/08
DEC Announces Opening of Campgrounds - 05/13/08
DEC Changes 2008 Recreational Marine Fishing Regulations - 05/07/08
Public Comment Period, Hearings Set For Greenhouse Gas Proposal - 05/07/08
DEC Proposes Rule Change to Eliminate Open Burning - 05/07/08
Report Finds Scant Progress 21 Years after Feds Signed West Valley Clean-up Pact - 05/07/08
Shellfish Area Off Suffolk County Closed Following Detection Of Biotoxin - 05/06/08
$100,000 Penalty Levied Against Widewater Company - 05/05/08
DEC Seeks To Recruit "Lapsed" Anglers To Increase Fishing License Sales - 05/01/08
Alewife Die-off Prompts DEC Action - 05/01/08

April 2008

DEC Partners With The City Of Albany To Host Free Family Fishing Event - 04/30/08
New York Announces Suspension and Stop Sale/Use of Pesticide Products - 04/28/08
Citizen Science on Hudson River Tributaries - 04/25/08
Opening Day Approaches for Several Prized Freshwater Species - 04/25/08
Spring 2008 "Trees for Tribs" Initiative Scheduled to Begin - 04/25/08
DEC Launches Free Electronic Newsletter for All New Yorkers - 04/24/08
Grannis Announces Initiative to Promote Smart Growth and Energy Efficiency Through Clean Water Funding Programs - 04/24/08
DEC Announces Free Fishing Events Throughout the State - 04/23/08
DEC Region 5 Commemorates Earth Day - 04/22/08
DEC Joins Six Public and Private Organizations on North America's Largest Climate Initiative - 04/22/08
Earth Day 2008 Kicks off with the Green Schools Challenge - 04/22/08
DEC Region 8 Commemorates Earth Day - 04/21/08
DEC Region 9 Celebrates Earth Day - 04/18/08
Public Meeting to Discuss Plans for Removal of Coykendall Lodge - 04/18/08
DEC Hudson Valley, Catskill Region Celebrates Earth Day! - 04/17/08
DEC Announces Availability Of Hudson River Estuary Grants - 04/17/08
DEC and Land Trust Alliance Announce $825,000 in Conservation Partnership Grants - 04/16/08
DEC Region 7 Announces Earth Day Events - 04/15/08
DEC Region 6 to Close Roads on State Lands to ATVS - 04/15/08
Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 - 04/14/08
State and City Partner for Major Landscape Restoration Effort on Staten Island - 04/12/08
DEC Reports Alewife Die-Off on Lake Champlain - 04/11/08
Windham High Peak Meeting, Comment Period Set - 04/09/08
DEC Accepting Applications for Urban Forestry Projects - 04/09/08
DEC REPORTS: Demand, New Rules Spur Bluestone Growth - 04/09/08
New Maps of Hudson Boating and Fishing Access Sites Now Available - 04/03/08
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Standard Available to Help Measure and Verify Emissions - 04/02/08
DEC Releases New Draft of Catskill Park Master Plan - 04/02/08
Grannis Marks Opening Day of Trout Season with Visit to Recovered River - 04/01/08

March 2008

Copy of New York Trout and Salmon Season Opens on April 1 - 03/24/08
Pesticide Cleansweep Program on Long Island - 03/28/08
DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants - 03/26/08
New York Trout and Salmon Season Opens on April 1 - 03/24/08
Funds Earmarked to Battle Terrestrial Invasive Species - 03/18/08
DEC Focuses on the Decline of Hudson River Shad Populations - 03/14/08
DEC Submits Fish/Wildlife Bills to Legislature - 03/10/08
New York Joins Elite Company with Certified "Green" Forests - 03/10/08
Spring 2008 Wildlife Rehabilitator Examination Scheduled - 03/07/08
Report Evaluates Wastewater Infrastructure - 03/07/08
DEC Invites Hunter Input on Fall 2008-09 Waterfowl Seasons - 03/05/08
Great Lakes Protection Grant Applications Being Accepted - 03/05/08
Grannis Announces 'Quad Legacy' Plan, Acquisition of Original Livingston Manor Lands - 03/05/08

February 2008

Belleayre Scoping Document Released - 02/28/08
DEC Enters Into Agreement with Hess over Storage and Tidal Wetlands Violations - 02/28/08
DEC Invites Property Owners to Help Control Goose Populations - 02/28/08
DEC Announces 2007 Bear Hunting Results - 02/26/08
DEC Releases 2007 Deer Harvest - 02/26/08
DEC to Hold Informational Meeting to Discuss Progress on the Tonawanda Community Air Quality Study - 02/25/08
DEC Releases MTBE Study of Long Island Gas Stations - 02/22/08
DEC Announces Proposed Fishing Regulations for 2008-2010 - 02/21/08
DEC Fines County Waste Transfer Corp. - 02/19/08
DEC Arrest Four Allegedly Taking Nearly 500 Perch - 02/19/08
DEC'S Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway - 02/19/08
Exam for Falconry Apprentice License Scheduled for April 25 - 02/19/08
DEC AND TNC Announce Agreement to Conserve Former Finch, Pruyn Lands - 02/14/08
Gore Mountain Supplemental EIS Available for Public Review - 02/13/08
DEC Proposes New Dam Safety Regulations - 02/13/08
Statement by DEC Commissioner Pete Grannis On the Favorable Federal Appeals Court Decision Striking Down the EPA's Clean Air Mercury Rule - 02/08/08
DEC Names New Chief to Promote Environmental Equity and Justice in New York State - 02/06/08
With Tautog Population Down, DEC Imposes New Limit on Recreational Catch - 02/04/08
DEC and The Nature Conservancy Announce Hi Tor Wildlife Management Area Expansion - 02/01/08
DEC Announces $7.5 Million for Landfill Closure Projects - 02/01/08
$300,000 Settlement Resolves Mirant's Air, Water Violations - 02/01/08

January 2008

DEC Begins Monitoring Staten Island Deer Population - 01/31/08
Bat Die-Off Prompts Investigation - 01/30/08
DEC Education Centers To Participate In Global Warming "Teach-In" - 01/29/08
DEC Urges People to Use Caution on the Ice - 01/29/08
DEC Announces Availability of More than $1.2 Million in Environmental Justice Grants - 01/28/08
Marine Construction Firm Cited for Barges Abandoned in Jamaica Bay - 01/28/08
Niagara Fishing Access, Research, Promotion Receive Major Boost in Lake Ontario Settlement - 01/25/08
New, Better Fishing Access, Tributary Repairs Mark Local Lake Ontario Settlement Projects - 01/25/08
DEC Proposes Wind Energy Project Guidelines for Conducting Avian Studies - 01/24/08
Fish Hatchery, Research Station, Salmon River Upgrades Highlight $5 Million in Local Lake Ontario Settlement Projects - 01/24/08
Hatchery and Marina Overhauls, Habitat Repairs Highlight Local Projects in Lake Ontario Settlement - 01/24/08
DEC Cites New Jersey Company for Possession of Banned Pesticide - 01/18/08
$150,000 Fine Marks Settlement with Syracuse Company - 01/18/08
New Walkover at Deer Creek Marsh Wildlife Management Area Allows Visitors Access to Highly Sensitive Dunes - 01/18/08
Plan to Reduce Mercury Impacts in Fish Approved by EPA - 01/17/08
DEC Seeks Public Input on Black Bear Management - 01/16/08
DEC Recognizes Sullivan County Officials For Environmental Commitment - 01/16/08
DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Programs - 01/15/08
DEC Proposes Adding Protected Wetlands in Seneca County - 01/10/08
DEC Extends Public Comment Period on Draft Adirondack Trail Plan - 01/09/08
Reovirus Blamed for Crow Die-offs - 01/03/08

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