Regional Press Releases
This page includes all press releases issued by our regional offices since 10/1/11. For press releases issued by DEC's Press Office in Albany, please also check our main press release page.
View releases by region:
Region 1: Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk counties)
Region 2: New York City (Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island)
Region 3: Lower Hudson Valley (Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties)
Region 4: Capital Region/Northern Catskills (Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties)
Region 5: Eastern Adirondacks/Lake Champlain (Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties)
Region 6: Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario (Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties)
Region 7: Central New York (Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties)
Region 8: Western Finger Lakes (Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties)
Region 9: Western New York (Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties)
May 2013
- Public Meeting on Drafting Eastern Lake Ontario Unit Management Plan to be Held June 5 - 05/22/13 - Region 7
- Public Meeting to Be Held on a Draft Plan for a Public ATV Connector Trail Proposal in Chateaugay State Forest - 05/22/13 - Region 7
- Emerald Ash Borer Confirmed in Delaware & Otsego Counties - 05/20/13 - Region 4
- Village of Herkimer Flood Control Exercise Planned at Mohawk Street on May 22 - 05/16/13 - Region 6
- DEC Launching Citizen Science Effort to Track Furbearers in Long Island and New York City - 05/15/13 - Region 1
- First Accessible 'Healthy Hike' Set For Friday at Five Rivers Center - 05/15/13 - Region 4
- DEC Annual Environmental Fair Kicks Off Today - 05/14/13 - Region 4
- DEC to Prepare a Management Plan on Two State Forests in Western Oneida County - 05/14/13 - Region 6
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Now Accepting Bids for Firewood in Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins Counties - 05/13/13 - Region 7
- Experience Fishing Fun at South Otselic's Fishing Heritage Day - 05/13/13 - Region 7
- DEC Prepares Plan to Open Up Sacandaga West Conservation Easement Lands to Expand Public Recreation Opportunities - 05/10/13 - Adirondacks
- DEC to Prepare Management Plan for Chazy Highlands Complex - 05/09/13 - Adirondacks
- Sugar Hill Fire Tower Recreation Area Open for Season - 05/06/13 - Region 8
- DEC Seeks Input on Draft Management Plan Amendment - 05/06/13 - Region 4
- DEC Alerts Hikers to Muddy Trail Conditions in the High Peaks - 05/06/13 - Adirondacks
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Now Accpeting Bids for Firewood in Chenango and Madison Counties - 05/02/13 - Region 7
- DEC: Camping Sites Available Again at Hunts Pond State Forest - 05/02/13 - Region 7
April 2013
- Reinstein Woods Awarded Prestigious Green Building Certification - 04/22/13 - Region 9
- DEC Conservation Officers Capture Gators in Peconic River - 04/19/13 - Region 1
- DEC Works to Reclaim Grasslands with Help of FedEx Volunteers - 04/11/13 - Region 1
- Meeting of the Open Space Regional Advisory Committee Announced - 04/09/13 - Region 1
- Four Charged with Multiple Deer Violations in Otsego County - 04/26/13 - Region 4
- Introducing Punkeyville State Forest - 04/22/13 - Region 6
- Commemoration of Earth Day in Watertown on April 20 - 04/11/13 - Region 6
- DEC Investigation Leads to 54 Misdemeanor Charges for Chautauqua County Man in Unusual Deer Jacking Case - 04/09/13 - Region 9
- DEC Finalizes Consent Order With Hillcrest Industries - 04/09/13 - Region 9
- DEC: Onondaga Lake Dredging to Resume With Additional Odor Control Measures - 04/08/13 - Region 7
- DEC: Cold Temperature Stress in Late Winter Causes Cyclical Fish Die-Off in Local Waterbodies - 04/05/13 - Region 9
March 2013
- Youth Conservation Program Dates Set - 03/08/13 - Region 1
- Open Space Plan Regional Advisory Committee Meetings Announced - 03/06/13 - Region 1
- Man Charged by DEC Environmental Conservation Police For Numerous Counts of Illegal Trapping Pleads Guilty - 03/20/13 - Region 5
- DEC Announces Rainbow Trout Sampling Dates - 03/07/13 - Region 8
- Statement on Hemlock-Canadice State Forest - 03/06/13 - Region 8
February 2013
- Region 4 Open Space Advisory Committee Meeting Set - 02/27/13 - Region 4
- Region 6 Open Space Advisory Committee Meeting Announced - 02/25/13 - Region 6
- DEC Invites the Public to Comment on the Twin Sheds Unit Management Plan - 02/22/13 - Region 7
- DEC Seeks Public Input on Two Draft Unit Management Plans - 02/21/13 - Region 7
- DEC now accepting public comments on the Hemlock-Canadice Draft Unit Management Plan through April 15 - 02/19/13 - Region 8
- DEC To Use Helicopters for Transporting Lime to Remote Adirondack Lake - 02/13/13 - Region 6
- Open Space Plan Regional Advisory Committee Meetings Announced - 02/13/13 - Region 8
- Region 9 Environmental Conservation Officers Respond to More Than 350 Calls for Service this Season - 02/12/13 - Region 9
- Fourth Annual Glimmerglass Free Fishing Day & Clinic Set - 02/11/13 - Region 4
- Region 4 Open Space Advisory Committee Meeting Set - 02/04/13 - Region 4
January 2013
- Crackdown on Illegal Off-Road Vehicle Use at Edgewood Nets Charges for Seven - 01/23/13 - Region 1
- DEC Acquires Southold Site for Public Waterway Access - 01/15/13 - Region 1
- Public Invited to Meeting on Pride Solvents and Chemical Co. Site - 01/11/13 - Region 1
- January Deer Season To Open in Suffolk County - 01/02/13 - Region 1
- DEC Free Fishing Day and Ice Fishing Clinic Set - 01/18/13 - Region 4
- Westchester Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Wastewater Discharge - 01/16/13 - Region 4
- State Land Purchase In Oneida County To Become State Forest - 01/14/13 - Region 6
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Summer Search and Rescue Report - 01/11/13 - Region 5
- DEC Recognizes Efforts of Bald Eagle Volunteer - 01/03/13 - Region 8
December 2012
- DEC Charges 200 With Big Game Hunting Violations - 12/31/12 - Region 4
- DEC Charges Esperance Man In Hunting Related Shooting - 12/11/12 - Region 4
- DEC Provides Guidance For Storm-Damaged Vehicle Storage - 12/07/12 - Region 1
November 2012
- DEC Assists Carpenter's Brook Hatchery with FishTank Purchase - 11/13/12 - Region 7
- Upstate Cerebral Palsy Partners with DEC to Keep State Forests Litter Free - 11/09/12 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Opening of New Susquehanna River Public Access Site - 11/21/12 - Region 4
- DEC Charges Four With 85 Hunting Violations - 11/14/12 - Region 4
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Woodville Boat Launch on Canandaigua Lake - 11/15/12 - Region 8
- DEC Ridge Hunter Check Station Re-Opens Today - 11/14/12 - Region 1
- DEC to Operate Deer and Bear Check Station on Opening Weekend - 11/14/12 - Region 9
- DEC: Additional Pheasants Released In Region 6 - 11/08/12 - Region 6
- State Land Closures on Long Island to be Reassessed Friday - 11/06/12 - Region 1
- DEC And DOH to Brief Public about New York Air Brake November 7 - 11/01/12 - Region 6
October 2012
- Low Water Levels Could Affect Waterfowl Hunting - 10/26/12 - Region 8
- DEC to Offer Public Availability Session in Attica - 10/25/12 - Region 9
- DEC Forest Rangers and State Police Ask Hunters Assistance in Locating Colin Gillis - 10/24/12 - Adirondacks
- DEC Completes Trail to Ridge of Jay Mountain - 10/23/12 - Adirondacks
- Public Meeting for Between Rivers Unit Management Plan Scheduled for Nov. 7 - 10/22/12 - Region 7
- Edward Piestrak Named Exemplary Forest Steward - 10/11/12 - Region 8
- ECO-Quality Program Achieves Near Total Compliance - 10/09/12 - Region 4
- Salvage Timber Harvest to Begin at Maple Hill State Forest - 10/09/12 - Region 8
- DEC Charges Seven in Greene County on First Two Days of Bow Season - 10/04/12 - Region 4
- Public Comment Period on Draft Management Plan for 14 Chautauqua County State Forests Nears Completion - 10/02/12 - Region 9
September 2012
- DEC Announces Changes for Hunting in the Cayuga-Tompkins/King Ferry Cooperative - 09/28/12 - Region 7
- Deer Management Focus Area Established In Tompkins County - 09/26/12 - Region 7
- Beaver Meadows State Forest Open for Antlerless Deer Hunting - 09/25/12 - Region 7
- Fall Pheasant Release Plans Announced for WNY - 09/24/12 - Region 9
- Pheasant Hunting Weekend Announced for Western New York Youth - 09/24/12 - Region 9
- Hydrilla Discovered in Erie Canal in North Tonawanda - 09/21/12 - Region 9
- Target Ordered to Pay Fine for Sale of Illegal Pesticides - 09/18/12 - Region 1
- I FISH NY Sponsors Fall Fishing and Children's Festival at Hempstead Lake State Park - 09/18/12 - Region 1
- Fall Camping at Bear Spring Mountain - 09/14/12 - Region 4
- Public Invited to 17th Annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House - 09/11/12 - Region 7
- DEC to Celebrate National Hunting and Fishing Day - 09/04/12 - Region 1
August 2012
- Robert Peinkofer Honored as Top New York Wildlife Conservation Police Officer - 08/23/12 - Region 9
- Draft Permit For Alcoa Massena Plants Modernization Now Available For Public Comment - 08/22/12 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Honeoye Library's Fishing Pole Lending Program - 08/22/12 - Region 8
- Waterfowl Hunting Permits Needed for Opening Weekend of Duck Season at Oak Orchard and Tonawanda Wildlife Management Areas - 08/21/12 - Region 8
- DEC Continues Checkpoints for Illegally Transported Firewood - 08/21/12 - Region 5
- DEC Seeks Public Input on Draft Management Plan for 14 Chautauqua County State Forests - 08/20/12 - Region 9
- DEC Announces 15th Annual Youth Waterfowl Program - 08/20/12 - Region 1
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger's June and July Search & Rescue Report - 08/15/12 - Region 5
- DEC Has Checkpoint for Illegally Transported Firewood - 08/15/12 - Region 5
- DEC Inspects Firewood to Prevent Spread of Emerald Ash Borer - 08/14/12 - Region 8
- DEC Provides Special Opportunity To Visit Restricted Wetlands - 08/01/12 - Region 6
July 2012
- DEC Guidance For Discouraging Black Bear Nuisance - 07/31/12 - Region 6
- Invasive Algae Found In Additional Fishing Waters - 07/30/12 - Region 4
- DEC: Pesticide Applicator Pleads Guilty To Pesticide Violations - 07/30/12 - Region 4
- Two Deer Task Forces Recommend Increasing Deer Population in Delaware County - 07/30/12 - Region 4
- Lake Champlain Basin Aquatic Invasive Species Task Force Releases Water Flea Spread Prevention Recommendations - 07/30/12 - Region 5
- DEC Biologists Band Recently Hatched Peregrine Falcon Chicks in Buffalo - 07/27/12 - Region 9
- DEC: Raquette River Canoe Access Site Opens - 07/25/12 - Region 6
- DEC Enforcement Detail Nabs 21 - 07/25/12 - Region 4
- "Discover Norrie Point" Continues on August 5 - 07/23/12 - Region 3
- Drowning at Northampton Beach Campground - 07/23/12 - Region 5
- DEC Honors Two Photographers for Year of the Forest Photos - 07/20/12 - Region 7
- DEC Warns of High Fire Danger in the Adirondacks - 07/12/12 - Adirondacks
- DEC to Prepare A Management Plan on Nine State Forests in Northern Oneida County - 07/10/12 - Region 6
June 2012
- DEC Free Fishing Event at South Bay Fishing Pier - 06/20/12 - Region 5
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger's Spring Search and Rescue Report - 06/20/12 - Region 5
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Make Arrest After Disturbance At Campground - 06/20/12 - Region 5
- DEC Releases Draft Cleanup Proposal for FMC Off-site Properties in Middleport - 06/14/12 - Region 9
- Two Deer Task Forces Make Recommendations to DEC - 06/12/12 - Region 4
- Five Rivers Ed Center Celebrates 40th Anniversary - 06/06/12 - Region 4
- DEC to Prepare A Management Plan on Ten State Forests in Northern St. Lawrence County - 06/06/12 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Fish Management Workshop - 06/06/12 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Reopening of Cuba Lake Boat Launch Site - 06/01/12 - Region 9
May 2012
- DEC: Volunteers Needed for Neighborhood Trail Watch Group at Tinkers Falls - 05/30/12 - Region 7
- Experience Fishing Fun at DEC's Family Fishing Clinic - 05/29/12 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Free Local Fishing Clinics in WNY - 05/25/12 - Region 9
- Multi-Agency Effort Nets Three ATV Impoundments and Seven Summonses - 05/25/12 - Region 1
- Parking Tickets to Be Issued at Black Pond WMA - 05/24/12 - Region 6
- Free Sport Fishing Clinic Designated for June 2 - 05/24/12 - Region 6
- 20th Annual NY ReLeaf Conference to be Held in Buffalo - 05/24/12 - Region 9
- Deer Task Force Formed for Parts of Albany and Schenectady Counties - 05/23/12 - Region 4
- "Discover Norrie Point" Continues on June 2 - 05/21/12 - Region 3
- Operation "Spearhead" A Success - 05/21/12 - Region 4
- National Wild Turkey Federation Honors Region 9 Environmental Conservation Officer - 05/18/12 - Region 9
- Volunteers Needed for the Hudson River Estuary "Trees for Tribs" Spring Stream Buffer Plantings - 05/18/12 - Region 3
- DEC and Sherburne-Earlville High School Students Tag Ash Trees - 05/15/12 - Region 7
- Experience Fishing Fun at South Otselics Fishing Heritage Day - 05/15/12 - Region 7
- DEC Will Discontinue Sale of Sporting Licenses in Watertown State Office Building - 05/10/12 - Region 6
- Help Map Invasive Species Using New Smartphone Application - 05/04/12 - Region 3
- New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Now Accepting Bids for Firewood in Chenango and Madison Counties - 05/02/12 - Region 7
- Newly Appointed Captain to Oversee DEC Environmental Conservation Law Enforcement in Western NY - 05/02/12 - Region 9
- United Water Pays Penalty for Pesticide Violations - 05/01/12 - Region 3
- DEC Wildlife Management Unit Maps Electronically Available for Central New York - 05/01/12 - Region 7
April 2012
- DEC and Partners Continue "Trees for Tribs" Program - 04/29/12 - Region 5
- Commemoration Of Earth Day In Watertown On April 30 - 04/23/12 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Changes to Reservation System for Camping at Stoney Pond State Forest for Memorial Day Weekend - 04/19/12 - Region 7
- DEC Charges Westchester Man with Illegal Sewage Discharge - 04/09/12 - Region 4
- DEC to Host Free Albany Fishing Event - 04/02/12 - Region 4
March 2012
- Deer Task Force Formed for Portion of Albany County - 03/21/12 - Region 4
- Deer Poachers Sentenced Jail Time In Town Of Lyonsdale Court - 03/09/12 - Region 6
- DEC Captain Timothy Huss Receives Senator Owen Johnson Award - 03/09/12 - Region 1
- Public Invited to Meeting on State Superfund Site - 03/06/12 - Region 1
- Public Invited to Meeting on Country Cleaners Site - 03/05/12 - Region 1
February 2012
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger's Winter Search and Rescue Report - 02/29/12 - Region 5
- DEC and State Parks Sponsor Spring Family Festival at Belmont Lake - 02/29/12 - Region 1
- DEC Announces 2012 Releaf Workshop & Bus Tour - "Green Infrastructure: Its Beauty and Function" - 02/16/12 - Region 2
- DEC to Hold Open House on Four State Forests; Input Will Be Used to Create Rockefeller Unit Management Plan - 02/10/12 - Region 7
- DEC Advises to Avoid Burning Brush in Snowless Areas - 02/07/12 - Region 5
- 163 Hunters Participate in Deer Management Assistance Program at Beaver Meadow State Forest - 02/02/12 - Region 7
January 2012
- DEC Seeks Information Regarding the Killing of a Bald Eagle - 01/27/12 - Region 6
- DEC Program Series at Tivoli Bays Visitor Center Continues - 01/23/12 - Region 3
- NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Joins Forces with Westchester County DA on a Joint Pesticide Sting - 01/20/12 - Region 3
- DEC Region 5 Environmental Conservation Police End Of Big Game Season Enforcement Report - 01/13/12 - Region 5
- DEC Opens New Snowmobile Trail Segment in Wilmington - 01/13/12 - Region 5
- "Discover Norrie Point" - 01/03/12 - Region 3
- DEC Announces Plans to Close Sporting License Office in Stony Brook - 01/03/12 - Region 1
December 2011
- Nitric Acid Spill in Rochester - 12/29/11 - Region 8
- New York State Acquires 600 Acres along Black Creek - 12/22/11 - Region 3
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Late Autumn Search and Rescue Report - 12/22/11 - Region 5
- DEC Police Ticket Dozens for Deer Poaching - 12/21/11 - Region 6
- DEC to Close Lower Locks for the Winter - 12/15/11 - Region 5
- DEC to Hold Annual Children's Holiday Party - 12/14/11 - Region 5
- DEC Replaces Unsafe Snowmobile Bridge on Perkin's Clearing Conservation Easement Lands - 12/09/11 - Region 5
November 2011
- DEC's Vincent Palmer Honored By Cornell Cooperative Extension - 11/23/11 - Region 1
- Crackdown On Illegal ATV Use at Edgewood Nets Charges for 11 - 11/22/11 - Region 1
- Long Island's Third Annual Fall Turkey Hunting Season - 11/17/11 - Region 1
- DEC Oneida County In Agreement of Additional Time To Correct Sauquoit Creek Sewer Line - 11/16/11 - Region 6
- DEC Reminds Hunters About Big Game Season Regulations in Central New York - 11/15/11 - Region 7
- DEC Announces WNY Deer & Bear Check Station Schedule - 11/10/11 - Region 9
- DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Search and Rescue Report - 11/01/11 - Region 5
October 2011
- DEC Urges Hunters To Not Shoot Radio Collared Bears - 10/28/11 - Region 9
- Public Invited to Meeting on Bianchi/Weiss Greenhouses - 10/28/11 - Region 1
- Bonus Antlerless Deer Management Permits Available for WMU 9A - 10/28/11 - Region 9
- DEC Tickets 22 ATV Riders - 10/26/11 - Region 4
- DEC: Additional Pheasants Released In Region 6 - 10/25/11 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Resolution of House Shooting Crime in Andover - 10/14/11 - Region 9
- Variable-Leaf Watermilfoil Found in Lake Champlain's South Bay - 10/13/11 - Region 5
- Prospect Mountain Veteran's Memorial Parkway to Remain Open for Another Weekend - 10/12/11 - Region 5
- Media Advisory: DEC to Hold Community Meeting - 10/12/11 - Region 9
- Landowners and Volunteers Sought for Tree Planting Event - 10/07/11 - Region 5
