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June 2013
- DEC Launches One-Stop Website for Information on Post-Sandy Coastal Reconstruction - 06/18/13
- Green Infrastructure Center & DEC Announce New Green Infrastructure Planning Guide - 06/18/13
- DEC Purchases 296 Acres of Hudson River Lands - 06/13/13
- DEC Expands Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Opportunities and Extends Snow Geese Harvest Period - 06/12/13
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties - 06/07/13
- DEC Announces Tentative 2013-14 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons - 06/11/13
- Collaborative Effort Launched to Combat Aquatic Invasive Species on Lake George - 06/07/13
- DOT & DEC to Review the Management Plan for Remsen-Lake Placid Travel Corridor - 06/06/13
May 2013
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 05/31/13
- 5th Annual Free Sportfishing Clinic Set for Saturday, June 1 in Schenectady - 05/30/13
- Grants Will Assist Piermont, Catskill and Stony Point with Planning for Sea-Level Rise, Storm Surge, and Flooding - 05/30/13
- DEC Announces New Record Set for Brook Trout - 05/30/13
- DEC Selects Remedy for Cleanup of Contamination at FMC Corporation in Middleport - 05/28/13
- DEC Extends Public Comment Period on Belleayre Mountain Projects for an Additional 30 Days - 05/23/13
- If You Care, Leave It There - 05/21/13
- DEC Announces Third Annual Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week - 05/20/13
- DEC, Partners Announce First Green Your Commute Day - May 17 - 05/13/13
- DEC Temporarily Closes Areas in the Towns of Southampton and Huntington, Suffolk County For the Harvest of Shellfish and Carnivorous Gastropods - 05/09/13
- DEC: High Fire Risk in New York State - 05/03/13
- National Archery in The Schools Program Growing in New York - 05/03/13
- May 4 Marks the Season Opener for Many Popular Warmwater Sportfish - 05/02/13
- Stan Pascoo Receives DEC's Annual Wayne W. Jones Award of Excellence - 05/01/13
- DEC: Operators Must Report Discharges to DEC as First Phase of Sewage Pollution Right to Know Act That Goes into Effect Today - 05/01/13
- DEC Announces New Trout Fishing Opportunities on Former Finch Paper Lands - 05/01/13
April 2013
- Arbor Day Celebrated in New York State - 04/26/13
- DEC, Land Trust Alliance Announce $1.4 Million in Conservation Grants to Land Trusts Statewide - 04/25/13
- Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 - 04/24/13
- State to Purchase 2,460 Acres of Land in the Lake George Watershed Region - 04/24/13
- DEC Efforts Pay off for 2013 Summer Flounder Fishing - 04/22/13
- DEC Launches New York Watchable Wildlife Program with Wildlife-Related Events Across the State - 04/22/13
- DEC: 2012 Deer Harvest Results Are Up From Last Year - 04/19/13
- DEC Commissioner Martens Announces 2013 Earth Day Activities - 04/18/13
- DEC Now Accepting Public Comments on Belleayre Mountain Projects Through June 24 - 04/17/13
- DEC Reports: Salmonellosis Affects Redpoll Birds Throughout New York State - 04/15/13
- DEC Offers Options for Landowners with Too Many Geese - 04/10/13
- DEC Launches Shooting Range Grant Program - 04/10/13
- DEC Releases Spruce Grouse Recovery Plan - 04/04/13
- DEC Selects Remedy for Cleanup of Contamination at Northrop Grumman Site in Bethpage - 04/01/13
March 2013
- DEC Re-Opens South Shore Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties for Shellfish Harvesting - 03/29/13
- DEC Recognizes Urban Forestry Award Winners - 03/28/13
- DEC Kicks Off Fishing Season with Free Sportfishing Clinic - 03/27/13
- Public, Environment to Benefit from $20.3 Million from Two Settlements for Natural Resource Damage in St. Lawrence River Area - 03/27/13
- DEC Issues Final Permit for Cornell University's Lake Source Cooling Facility - 03/27/13
- DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Conflicts with Coyotes and Black Bears - 03/26/13
- DEC Issues General Permit for Reconstruction of Homes Destroyed By Hurricane Sandy in NYC - 03/26/13
- New York Opens for Trout and Salmon Fishing On April 1 - 03/25/13
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to New York State Falconry Regulations - 03/21/13
- DEC Invites Hunter Input on Fall 2013 Waterfowl Seasons - 03/21/13
- DEC Launches Online Registration System for Summer Environmental Education Camps - 03/19/13
- DEC: 2012 Is One of the Highest Bear Harvests on Record in New York - 03/19/13
- Adirondack Program Receives National Recognition for Invasive Species Work - 03/19/13
- DEC Solicits Public Input on Draft Long Island Pesticide Pollution Prevention - 03/19/13
- DEC Accepting Applications for 10th Anniversary Environmental Excellence Awards - 03/19/13
- DEC Conducts Green Chemistry Workshop for Science Teachers in New York City - 03/15/13
- DEC Requests Army Corp to Start Planning and Contracting Process to Close Fire Island Breach - 03/14/13
- DEC Reminds Small Communities of High Fire Risk Season and State Ban on Brush Burning - 03/12/13
- Sullivan County Environmental Conservation Officer Selected For National Wild Turkey Federation Law Enforcement Achievement Award - 03/11/13
- DEC'S Successful Investigation into Illegal Elephant Ivory Trade Leads to Guilty Plea for Manhattan-Based Dealer - 03/08/13
- DEC Reminds Ice Anglers to Remove Fishing Shanties By March 15 - 03/07/13
- DEC Announces "State of the Eastern Finger Lakes" Meetings - 03/06/13
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Bighead Carp Regulations to Further Protect the Great Lakes from This Invasive Species - 03/06/13
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator And Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 03/05/13
February 2013
- DEC Announces State of Lake Ontario Meetings - 02/28/13
- Changes Proposed for State Bobcat Hunting and Trapping Regulations to Implement Five-Year Management Plan - 02/26/13
- DEC and DOH Announce Results of Tests Reveal No Contamination at Albany High School - 02/24/13
- DEC Proposes Policy to Make it Easier for Companies to Protect the Environment - 02/22/13
- DEC Opens Year-Round Multi-Use Community Connector Trail In The Moose River Plains Wild Forest - 02/15/13
- DEC Partially Re-Opens South Shore Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties for Shellfish Harvesting - 02/14/13
- Statement from Commissioner Joseph Martens - 02/12/13
- 2012 Sets a New Record for Hunting Safety in New York - 02/11/13
- DEC Awards Mohawk River Basin Program Grants - 02/06/13
- DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Program - 02/04/13
- DEC Adopts Chronic Wasting Disease Regulations in Response to Pennsylvania Discovery - 02/01/13
- Lobster Closed Season: February 1 Through March 31 in Lobster Conservation Management Area 4 - Ocean Waters off The South Shore of Long Island - 02/01/13
January 2013
- DEC Releases Pesticide Pollution Prevention Strategy to Further Protect Long Island Water - 01/30/13
- Upstate Snow Goose Hunting Seasons Re-Opened - 01/28/13
- DEC and LGPC Announce Strategy to Address Invasive Species in Lake George - 01/16/13
- DEC Schedules Green Chemistry Workshop for Science Teachers on Long Island - 01/15/13
- DEC to Again Hold Three Weekends of Santanoni Winter Open Houses - 01/15/13
- DEC Funding Available for Grassland Protection Program - 01/11/13
- DEC Reminds Ice Anglers to Await Safe Ice as Ice Fishing Season Approaches - 01/10/13
- DEC to Extend Public Comment Period for CWM Draft Permit Renewal - 01/08/13
- DEC Launching Study to Improve Wild Turkey Management - 01/08/13
- DEC Lifeguard Tests Begin January 5, 2013 - 01/04/13
- DEC Announces Changes to Commercial Black Bass Regulations - 01/02/13
- DEC Now Accepting Applications for Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants - 01/02/13
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