2021 Press Releases

December 2021

Climate Action Council Releases Draft Scoping Plan for Public Comment - 12/30/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases New York's First-Ever, Statewide Greenhouse Gas Emissions Report Compliant with State's Climate Law - 12/30/21 - Statewide
DEC Reminds New Yorkers: Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers and Loose Fill Starts Jan. 1 - 12/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 12/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces New Opportunities for Recreation in St. Lawrence County - 12/27/21 - Region 6
DEC Launches Second Year of Ice Fishing Creel Surveys on Lake Champlain - 12/27/21 - Statewide
DEC to Hold 'First Day' Hikes in the Adirondacks - 12/24/21 - Statewide
DEC Reminds Visitors to Leave No Trace on State Lands this Winter - 12/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Superfund and Brownfield Site Cleanup Regulations - 12/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 12/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Encourages Anglers to Safely Enjoy Ice Fishing this Winter - 12/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 12/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Deploys Two Vessels - The 'Chickadee' and 'Barge 226' - to Enhance State's Artificial Reef Network - 12/21/21 - Statewide
Statement from NYS Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez - 12/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 2022 Catskills Fire Tower Challenge - 12/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Installation of New Glasby Creek Footbridge - 12/16/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Late-Season Deer Hunting Opportunities - 12/15/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Friday, Dec. 17 - 12/15/21 - Region 1
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 12/14/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 2022 Exam Dates for Licensed Guides Program - 12/14/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Monday, Dec. 13 - 12/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Reminds Affected Stakeholders: Statewide Ban on Polystyrene Foam Containers and Loose Fill Starts Jan. 1 - 12/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 12/08/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes Changes to Freshwater Fishing Regulations to Help Make Angling More Accessible and Enjoyable - 12/08/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 12/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Final Plan to Provide New Permanent Clean Drinking Water Source for Hoosick Falls - 12/03/21 - Statewide
UPDATED: Media Advisory for Thursday, Dec. 9 - 12/03/21 - Statewide
Environmental Conservation Police Officer Steven Shaw Honored as Top New York Wildlife Conservation Police Officer - 12/01/21 - Statewide
DEC's New 'Take Your Shot for an Outdoor Adventure' COVID-19 Vaccine Incentive Sweepstakes is Now Open - 12/01/21 - Statewide

November 2021

DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/30/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Completion of Flood Resiliency Projects in Oswego and Wayne Counties - 11/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces First-Ever Adirondack and Catskill Parks 'Coordinators' to Promote Sustainable Use Planning and Implementation for Forest Preserves - 11/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 11/24/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Thursday, Dec. 2 - 11/24/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases New Regulations to Reclassify Shellfish Harvest Areas - 11/23/21 - Region 1
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Summer Environmental Education Camp Registration Opens March 6, 2022 - 11/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Final Recreation Management Plan for Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement - 11/22/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces 'State of Lake Ontario Fisheries' Virtual Meeting and Video Series - 11/19/21 - Statewide
Statement from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos on the Appointment of Lisa Garcia as U.S. EPA Region 2 Administrator - 11/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Draft Access and Public Use Plan For Utica Marsh Wildlife Management Area for Public Comment - 11/17/21 - Region 6
DEC Advises Deer Hunters of Temporary Closure of Carncross Road to Howland Island at Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area - 11/16/21 - Region 8
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/16/21 - Statewide
DEC Completes New Black River at Deer River Fishing Access Site in Town of Denmark - 11/16/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Drawdown of Indian River to Begin Nov. 15 - 11/15/21 - Region 6
DEC Recognizes 'New York Recycles Day' - 11/15/21 - Statewide
New York State DEC and Nassau County Announce Winners of Bay Park Conveyance Project Microtunnel Boring Machine Naming Contest - 11/13/21 - Region 1
DEC Reminds Outdoor Enthusiasts to Share the Woods Safely this Season - 11/12/21 - Statewide
DEC to Operate Deer and Bear Check Station on Opening Weekend of Regular Big Game Season - 11/10/21 - Region 9
Media Advisory for Wednesday, Nov. 17 - 11/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 11/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Restoration of Accessible Trail at Stony Kill Farm Environmental Education Center - 11/09/21 - Region 3
Media Advisory for Tuesday, Nov. 9 - 11/08/21 - Region 3
DEC Honors Veterans with Annual Free Fishing Day, Thursday, Nov. 11 - 11/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Deploys Steel Barge "Shannon C" to Enhance Shinnecock Artificial Reef - 11/05/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Bridge Replacement Project Completed in St. Lawrence County - 11/05/21 - Region 6
Media Advisory for Thursday, Nov. 11 - 11/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Nov. 20 Start for Regular Firearms Season for Deer and Bear Hunting in New York's Southern Zone - 11/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Adopts New Regulations to Protect Wildlife Management Areas - 11/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 230,000 Pounds of Pesticides and Chemical Waste Collected in DEC's Capital Region and Hudson Valley Regions - 11/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/02/21 - Statewide
DEC Seeks Information on Oct. 28, 2021, Hunting-Related Shooting Incident in Erie County - 11/02/21 - Region 9
DEC Encourages Public to Comment on Draft Unit Management Plan for Tug Hill East - 11/01/21 - Region 6

October 2021

Media Advisory for Thursday, Oct. 28 - 10/27/21 - Region 9
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Proposed Changes to Improve New York State's Sunfish and Crappie Fishing Regulations - 10/27/21 - Statewide
Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Denial of the Title V Permit for Astoria Gas Turbine Power, LLC. - 10/27/21 - Statewide
Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Denial of the Title V Permit for the Danskammer Energy Center - 10/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces $1 Million Environmental Benefit Projects for Towns of Waterford and Halfmoon - 10/26/21 - Region 4
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/26/21 - Statewide
DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Help Safeguard Bats During Annual 'Bat Week' - 10/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Completion of Grasse River Mussel and Wildlife Habitat Restoration - 10/21/21 - Statewide
DEC and Village of Union Springs Announce Acquisition of 1.4 Acres on Cayuga Lake to Protect Water Quality - 10/21/21 - Region 7
Media Advisory for Friday, Oct. 22 - 10/21/21 - Region 6
Media Advisory for Thursday, Oct. 21 - 10/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Leftover Deer Management Permits Available Nov. 1 - 10/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/19/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Opening of Furbearer Trapping and Hunting Seasons - 10/19/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Completion of Improvements at Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area - 10/19/21 - Region 6
DEC and Partners Host 3,800 Student Scientists at 19th Annual 'Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor' - 10/14/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC Advises Homeowners to Check Fuel Oil Tanks to Prevent Leaks and Spills - 10/14/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/13/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Completion of Shellfish Restoration Effort at Shinnecock Bay Sanctuary - 10/13/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Nov. 1 Release of New Documentary, Uninvited: The Spread of Invasive Species - 10/13/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/13/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Thursday, Oct. 14 - 10/13/21 - Hudson River Valley
Call for Entries: Bay Park Conveyance Project 2021 Microtunnel Boring Machine Naming Contest - 10/13/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Oct. 21 Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Perch River WMA - 10/12/21 - Region 6
DEC and The Nature Conservancy Announce Acquisition of 161 Acres in Owasco Lake Watershed to Protect Water Quality - 10/08/21 - Region 7
Media Advisory for Tuesday, Oct. 19 - 10/08/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Grand Opening of First Segment of New York State Birding Trail - 10/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Efforts to Control Seneca Lake Sea Lamprey to Begin Next Week - 10/07/21 - Region 8
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/05/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Thursday, Oct. 7 - 10/05/21 - Region 1
DEC Releases New Guidance to Regulate PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-Dioxane in State Waters - 10/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Oct. 16 Opening of State's New Catch-and-Release Season in Trout Streams - 10/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Hosts St. Lawrence County Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunt - 10/01/21 - Region 6
DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce 65-Acre Addition to Bare HIll Unique Area - 10/01/21 - Region 8

September 2021

DEC Announces Enforcement Action Against Cascades Containerboard Packaging, Inc., to Correct Persistent Odors and Air Pollution Violations - 09/30/21 - Region 9
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/29/21 - Statewide
DEC's 'I FISH NY' to Host Annual Fall Family Fishing Festival Oct. 16 at Hempstead Lake State Park - 09/29/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest - 09/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Oct. 1 Road Closure to Allow for Bridge Replacement Project in St. Lawrence County - 09/27/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of South Lake Boat Launch, Certain Campsites - 09/24/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Gulf Brook Road to Pedestrians for Culvert Repairs - 09/23/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces Bowhunting Seasons for Deer and Bear - 09/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 2021-2022 Trapping Permits Available Oct. 1 for Oak Orchard, Tonawanda, and John White Wildlife Management Areas - 09/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Public Comment Period on Consent Decree to Advance Navy-Grumman Plume Cleanup Plan - 09/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Completion of Long Pond Conservation Easement Modification - 09/20/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Release of Ring-Necked Pheasants in Region 6 - 09/20/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Start of Small Game Hunting Seasons - 09/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Confirms Spread of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease to Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Nassau, Oswego, Suffolk, and Ulster Counties - 09/16/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Final Unit Management Plan for St. Lawrence Foothills - 09/16/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Youth-Only Pheasant Hunting Weekend of Oct. 9 - 10 for Western New York - 09/15/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces Fall Pheasant Release Plans for Western New York - 09/15/21 - Region 9
Rocky Point Historical Society and Suffolk County Commemorate Historic Role of DEC's Rocky Point Pine Barrens - 09/15/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces 2021 Deer Management Assistance Program Tags Available for Doodletown Wildlife Management Area, Columbia County - 09/15/21 - Region 4
DEC Proposes Regulation Allowing Counties to Opt Out of Holiday Deer Hunt - 09/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/14/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Berry Hill Fire Tower in Chenango County Now Open to Visitors - 09/13/21 - Region 7
Media Advisory for Friday, Sept. 17 - 09/10/21 - Statewide
DEC and Town of Roxbury Announce Acquisition of Critical Lands to Protect Water Quality in Delaware County - 09/10/21 - Region 4
DEC Announces Special Antlerless Deer Season in Select Areas Opens Saturday, Sept. 11 - 09/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes Regulations to Implement Ban on Polystyrene Packaging and Fill, Reduce Waste - 09/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/08/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 24th Annual Youth Waterfowl Program - 09/08/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Start of Construction of $1.25 Million Project to Improve Access at Carpenter Falls Unique Area - 09/08/21 - Region 7
DEC and New York State Parks to Host Second Annual Long Island Women's Fishing Expo - 09/08/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Section of Gooley Club Road to Motor Vehicles - 09/07/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces $349,922 in Awards to Reduce Flooding, Restore Aquatic Habitats, and Improve Climate Resiliency - 09/07/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC and USFWS to Collect Atlantic Salmon on Lake Champlain Tributaries this Fall - 09/03/21 - Statewide
DEC and Adirondack Land Trust Announce Addition of 250 Acres to Forest Preserve on Moxham Mountain - 09/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Hunting Hour Changes and New Sign-in Rules for Waterfowl Hunters at Perch River and Wilson Hill WMAs - 09/01/21 - Region 6
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/01/21 - Statewide
DEC Adopts New Rules for Deer and Bear Hunting - 09/01/21 - Statewide

August 2021

DEC Investigating Prevalence of Invasive Northern Snakehead in Bashakill Marsh After Angler Report - 08/31/21 - Region 3
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/31/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Portions of North Lake Conservation Easement - 08/31/21 - Region 6
Reinstein Woods Plans 'Reimagined' Fall Festival September 16 - 20 - 08/30/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces Annual Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 08/30/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Sept. 1st Opening of Canada Goose Hunting Season - 08/27/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/26/21 - Statewide
DEC Deploys Vessel 'Big Time' to Enhance Fire Island Artificial Reef - 08/26/21 - Region 1
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/25/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/24/21 - Statewide
Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on EPA Action to Address Implementation Challenges with 2020 Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule - 08/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Road Closures to Expedite Storm Repairs - 08/20/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Aquatic Invasive Plant 'Hydrilla' Found at City of North Tonawanda Marina - 08/20/21 - Region 9
DEC Issues Emergency Declaration to Expedite Storm Recovery Projects in Steuben County - 08/20/21 - Region 8
DEC Temporarily Closes Moose Pond Club Road to Motor Vehicles - 08/19/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces 2022 Maintenance on Upper Saranac River Locks and Corresponding Campsite Closures in 2022 - 08/19/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Thursday, Aug. 26 - 08/19/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes Daily Limit Increase for Walleye on Oneida Lake - 08/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Continuation of Deer Management Assistance Program for Valcour Island, Clinton County - 08/18/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces First Documented Lake Trout Reproduction in Lake Erie in More Than 60 Years - 08/18/21 - Region 9
DEC Accepting Waterfowl Hunting Permit Lottery Entries for Duck Hunting Opening Weekend at Oak Orchard and Tonawanda Wildlife Management Areas - 08/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Draft Niagara Frontier Unit Management Plan for Public Review - 08/17/21 - Region 9
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/17/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host 12th Annual Jefferson County Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunt - 08/17/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Browns Tract Trail - 08/16/21 - Region 6
DEC to Host St. Lawrence County Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunt - 08/16/21 - Region 6
DEC Celebrates 75 Years of Conservationist Magazine - 08/13/21 - Statewide
DEC to Open Wildlife Management Areas from Aug. 16 to 31 - 08/12/21 - Region 6
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/12/21 - Statewide
DEC, Essex County, and Town of Keene Announce New Pilot Route 73 Shuttle System to Launch Aug. 21 - 08/12/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Seasonal Closure of Campground and Day Use Area Beaches to Swimming - 08/12/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Deploys Third Forest Ranger to Assist in Ongoing Efforts to Fight Western Wildland Fires - 08/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Opening of New Fishing Access Site in Broome County - 08/11/21 - Region 7
DEC Announces New Regulations to Improve Food Scrap Recycling and Prevent Food Waste - 08/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/10/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro - 08/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Start of Construction of $1.8 Million Resiliency Project in Town of Irondequoit, Monroe County - 08/09/21 - Region 8
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/06/21 - Statewide
Joint Statement from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos and Department of Transportation Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez - 08/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Two Ulster County Deer - 08/04/21 - Statewide
2021-22 New York State Hunting and Trapping Licenses on Sale Now - 08/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/03/21 - Statewide

July 2021

DEC Announces Opening of Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site - 07/29/21 - Region 1
Pool Owners Sought for DEC's Annual Citizen Science Survey for Invasive Species - 07/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Now Accepting Applications for Sponsored Pheasant Hunt Program - 07/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Seeks Participants for 2021 Summer Wild Turkey Survey - 07/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/27/21 - Statewide
DEC to Temporarily Close Port Douglas and Port Henry Boat Launches for Maintenance - 07/27/21 - Region 5
DEC Deploys Second Forest Ranger to Assist in Efforts to Fight Western Wildland Fires - 07/27/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro - 07/27/21 - Statewide
DEC and Team Rubicon Announce First-Ever Joint Sawyer Training Exercise - 07/26/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Monday, July 26 - 07/26/21 - Great Lakes
DEC Notifies Public of Closure to Wilcox Dock and Boat Launch - 07/22/21 - Region 5
DEC Issues Regional Authorization to Expedite Storm Recovery Projects - 07/22/21 - Region 4
Media Advisory for Tuesday, July 27 - 07/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Seeks Assistance in Investigation of Criminal Mischief at Perch River Wildlife Management Area - 07/21/21 - Region 6
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/20/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host 10th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count on July 31 - 07/20/21 - Hudson River Valley
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 07/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 07/19/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Tuesday, July 20 - 07/16/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 07/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Lake Sturgeon Found Spawning in Genesee River, First in More Than 50 Years - 07/15/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island; Air Quality Health Advisory for NYC Metro Remains in Effect - 07/15/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro - 07/14/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Thursday, July 15, 2021 - 07/14/21 - Region 8
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/13/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Temporary Shellfishing Closure of Three Mile Harbor for Annual Fireworks Show - 07/12/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Start of Construction of REDI-Funded Floodwall in Wayne County - 07/12/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Forest Ranger Deployed To Assist With Efforts To Contain Oregon Wildfire - 07/12/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area to Close Sunday Through Monday for Remainder of Season - 07/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/07/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro Regions - 07/07/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Wednesday, July 7, 2021 - 07/06/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces Two New Wildlife Management Areas in Western New York - 07/01/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area Beach is Closed to Swimming Indefinitely - 07/01/21 - Statewide

June 2021

Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro Regions - 06/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Annual Temporary Closure of Three North Shore Shellfishing Areas - 06/28/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Success of Collaborative Fish Pen Rearing Program - 06/25/21 - Region 6
DEC Joins Great Lakes States and Canadian Provinces to Announce Third Annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz - 06/24/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/22/21 - Statewide
Joint Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, Essex County Board of Supervisors Chair Shaun Gillilland, and Keene Town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson - 06/18/21 - Region 5
New York State Announces First-Ever Loyalty/Reward Program at State Campgrounds - 06/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Help Avoid Conflicts with Black Bears - 06/18/21 - Statewide
DEC to Hold a Virtual Public Meeting on July 6 to Solicit Input on New Study of Sand Mining and Long Island Groundwater - 06/18/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Opening of Saratoga Sand Plains Archery Range - 06/17/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Baxtertown Woods Wildlife Management Area - 06/17/21 - Region 3
Media Advisory for Thursday, June 17 - 06/16/21 - Region 5
Media Advisory for Wednesday June 23 - 06/16/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Wednesday, June 16 - 06/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/15/21 - Statewide
AMR Responds to Hiker Feedback with a Series of Updates to New Parking Reservation System - 06/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Availability of $225,000 for Hudson River Estuary Community Improvement Projects - 06/11/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC Issues Final Unit Management Plan for Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area - 06/11/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces 2022 Training Academies Planned for New Classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officer and Forest Ranger Recruits - 06/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Final Deer Management Plan - 06/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/08/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Tuesday, June 15 - 06/08/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 06/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Takes Enforcement Action Against Cascades Containerboard Packaging, Inc., After Facility Generates Persistent, Noxious Odor - 06/04/21 - Region 9
New York's Eighth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week Begins Sunday, June 6 - 06/04/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host 'Outdoors Day' Celebration at Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area - 06/03/21 - Region 6
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/02/21 - Statewide

May 2021

DEC Announces Six New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 05/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Annual 'Outdoors Day' Celebrations - 05/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/26/21 - Statewide
DEC Reminds Water Recreationists to Clean, Drain, and Dry Watercraft and Equipment to Protect New York's Waters from Invasive Species - 05/26/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 05/26/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Draft 2021-2025 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda - 05/26/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/25/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Suite of Actions to Improve Safety, Visitor Experience at Zoar Valley - 05/25/21 - Region 9
Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 26 - 05/25/21 - Region 7
DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce New 126-Acre Conservation Easement to Protect Water Quality in Tompkins County - 05/25/21 - Region 7
DEC Announces Opening of 2021 Muskellunge Fishing Seasons - 05/24/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area Currently Closed to Swimming - 05/24/21 - Region 6
DEC to Limit Vehicle Access to Black Pond Wildlife Management Area - 05/24/21 - Region 6
DEC and Great Lakes Research Consortium Award $121,741 in Research Grants - 05/24/21 - Great Lakes
DEC Releases Draft Five Streams Unit Management Plan for State Lands in Chenango County for Public Comment - 05/21/21 - Region 7
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Central New York - 05/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Prepares for 2021 Catskill Hiking Season with Actions to Protect Public Safety and Natural Resources - 05/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Start of 2021 Camping Season - 05/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Sea Lamprey Treatment to Start on Seneca Lake Tributaries - 05/20/21 - Region 8
DEC Announces 2021 'I BIRD NY' Challenges - 05/19/21 - Statewide
Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York and Eastern Lake Ontario - 05/19/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/18/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Lake Placid Boat Launch on May 19 and 20 for Routine Maintenance - 05/18/21 - Region 5
DEC Launches Campaign to Encourage Visitors to 'Love Our NY Lands,' Practice Sustainable Recreation - 05/18/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 18 - 05/17/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Monday, May 24 - 05/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Directs PVS Chemical Solutions, Inc., to Temporarily Cease Operations - 05/15/21 - Region 9
DEC and U.S. EPA Announce Construction Underway in Niagara River Habitat Improvement Project - 05/14/21 - Region 9
DEC Issues Updated Regulations for Visitors to Peekamoose Blue Hole and Rondout Creek Area in Sundown Wild Forest - 05/14/21 - Region 3
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/12/21 - Statewide
DEC Urges New York Drivers to 'Give Turtles a Brake' - 05/12/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/11/21 - Statewide
DEC and Partners Continue Efforts to Control Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Lake George - 05/11/21 - Region 5
DEC to Conduct Controlled Burns at Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area - 05/11/21 - Region 4
Climate Action Council Marks Critical Milestone to Advance New York's Nation-Leading Climate Law - 05/10/21 - Statewide
DEC and State Parks Encourage Campers to Use Local Firewood While Enjoying the Outdoors - 05/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Seeks Public Input to Develop Draft Recreation Management Plan for Western Lassiter Tracts, St. Lawrence County - 05/07/21 - Region 6
Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 05/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Urges New Yorkers: If You Care, Leave It There - 05/07/21 - Statewide
Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 05/05/21 - Region 4
DEC Announces May 18 Virtual Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed Site-Wide Cleanup Plans at Former Lackawanna Bethlehem Steel Site - 05/05/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces 'Regenerate NY' Forestry Cost Share Grants - 05/05/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 12 - 05/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Orders Waterford-Based Momentive Performance Materials to Pay $2.3 Million in Penalties and Community Compensation - 05/04/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces May 20 Virtual Angler Outreach Event - 05/04/21 - Region 9
DEC and DOH Announce New Initiative to Protect Drinking Water Sources - 05/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces May 2 - 8 New York State Compost Awareness Week - 05/02/21 - Statewide

April 2021

Media Advisory for Saturday, May 1 - 04/30/21 - Region 5
New York State Celebrates Arbor Day and Awards Additional $1.18 Million Urban and Community Forestry Grants - 04/30/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 2020-21 Deer Harvest Estimates - 04/23/21 - Statewide
New York State and Westhampton Beach Announces Start of Construction for Village Sewer Initiative - 04/23/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Additional $500,000 for Statewide Effort to Improve Food Scrap Recycling and Prevent Food Waste - 04/23/21 - Statewide
New York State Agencies Issue 2019-20 'Greening New York State Report' on Sustainable Practices in State Operations - 04/22/21 - Statewide
The New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management Launches Recycling Website on Earth Day - 04/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Proposed Regulations to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sector - 04/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Whelk Harvesting Requirements - 04/21/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Proposed Plan for New Drinking Water Source for Hoosick Falls - 04/21/21 - Region 4
DEC Announces $500,000 Environmental Benefit Project to Support Trees New York's 'Greening the South Bronx' - 04/21/21 - Region 2
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Commissioner Seggos and Attorney General James Secure $4 Million to Resolve Hazardous Waste, Oil Spill Contamination in Tonawanda - 04/20/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces Acquisition of Five-Acre Parcel in Pine Barrens Core - 04/20/21 - Region 1
DEC Announces Winners of Inaugural Stewardship Appreciation Awards - 04/19/21 - Statewide
Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Greenidge Generation - 04/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons - 04/16/21 - Statewide
DEC Lowers Water Level at Lower Bog River Dam - 04/15/21 - Region 6
DEC & SCA Seeking Candidates for Paid Summer Internship - 04/15/21 - Region 6
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/14/21 - Statewide
DEC Extends Gate Closure Season at Mossy Point and Roger's Rock Boat Launches - 04/14/21 - Region 5
Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 21 - 04/14/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Willard Wildlife Management Area - 04/14/21 - Region 8
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/13/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases New York State Hunting Safety Statistics for 2020 - 04/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Winner of Annual Arbor Day Artwork Contest - 04/09/21 - Statewide
DEC and Winnakee Land Trust Announce Acquisition of Critical Lands to Protect Water Quality in Dutchess county - 04/08/21 - Region 3
DEC Announces New Opportunity for Youth Hunters - 04/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes New Phosphorus Limits to Protect Cayuga Lake Water Quality - 04/07/21 - Region 7
DEC to Deploy New Technology to Study Algal Blooms at Lake Agawam - 04/07/21 - Region 1
New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Agriculture and Markets Announce Eighth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week June 6-12 - 04/07/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/06/21 - Statewide
DEC Hosts 13th Annual National Archery in the Schools Tournament - 04/06/21 - Statewide
DEC Launches Annual 'Look for the Zero' Campaign Urging Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer - 04/06/21 - Statewide
DEC Celebrates 14th Year of Juvenile Eel Monitoring - 04/06/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC Announces Net Pen-Rearing Projects for Atlantic Salmon in Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario - 04/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Winners of 17th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 04/02/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces $650,000 in Grant Funding Now Available to Support Eligible Dam Repairs - 04/01/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Start of 2021 Striped Bass Season - 04/01/21 - Statewide
DEC Commissioner Seggos and Erie County Legislator Baskin Announce 'Community Working Group' to Support Cleanup of Former American Axle Site - 04/01/21 - Region 9
DEC Announces New Online Reservations for 2021 Camping Season at Stoney Pond State Forest, Madison County - 04/01/21 - Region 7

March 2021

Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Ongoing Norlite Enforcement - 03/31/21 - Region 4
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/31/21 - Statewide
DEC Issues Early Season Muddy Trails Advisory for Adirondacks - 03/31/21 - Adirondacks
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/30/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Groundbreaking of New York State 'REDI' Project in Village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County - 03/30/21 - Region 6
DEC and Adirondack Mountain Reserve to Pilot New Reservation System in 2021 - 03/29/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces April Construction Start to Improve Chittning Pond Dam, Oneida County - 03/29/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces First Prescribed Fire of Demonstration Forest at Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest - 03/29/21 - Region 1
DEC Releases Proposed Updates for Regulations Governing Use of State Wildlife Management Areas - 03/25/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Climate-Adaptive Design Opportunity for Hudson Waterfront Communities - 03/24/21 - Hudson River Valley
DEC Announces Finalization of Trout Stream Regulations - 03/24/21 - Statewide
DEC Region 6 Closes Seasonal Access Roads and Associated Gates - 03/24/21 - Region 6
DEC Releases Draft Recreation Management Plan for Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement - 03/24/21 - Region 6
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/23/21 - Statewide
Reinstein Woods Offering Virtual Lunchtime Talks on Sustainability - 03/23/21 - Region 9
DEC and NY Sea Grant Announce $200,000 in Grants Now Available to Support Projects that Engage Youth in Implementing Great Lakes Action Agenda Priorities - 03/22/21 - Region 9
DEC and City of Middletown Announce Protection of Two Parcels in Orange County - 03/22/21 - Region 3
DEC Issues Guidance to Reduce Conflicts with Bears - 03/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/17/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 24 - 03/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/16/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 2020 Bear Harvest Totals - 03/15/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Three Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area - 03/15/21 - Region 7
DEC and Volunteers Prepare for Annual Salamander and Frog Migration - 03/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Online Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Exams - 03/12/21 - Statewide
DEC to Resume In-Person Hunter Education Classes April 1 - 03/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Warns Aquarium Owners About Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in "Moss Balls" - 03/09/21 - Statewide
DEC's Comprehensive Study of PFAS and Metals Finds No Clear Link to Norlite's Operations, No Indication of Human Health Risk - 03/09/21 - Region 4
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Residential Brush Burning Prohibited in New York State March 16 Through May 14 - 03/09/21 - Statewide
DEC: No Rainbow Trout Sampling Events this Year for Finger Lakes Tributaries - 03/08/21 - Region 8
High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group Submits Final Report to DEC Commissioner Seggos - 03/05/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Friday, March 12 - 03/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Three New Certified Climate Smart Communities: Towns of New Lebanon and Philipstown, Village of Irvington - 03/04/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/02/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces 11th Annual Oneida/Madison County Youth Turkey Hunt - 03/02/21 - Region 6
DEC to Host Annual St. Lawrence County Youth Turkey Hunt - 03/02/21 - Region 6
DEC to Host 12th Annual Jefferson County Youth Turkey Hunt - 03/02/21 - Region 6
DEC Announces $750,000 in Grants Available for Hudson River Estuary Communities - 03/02/21 - Hudson River Valley

February 2021

DEC Announces Agreement with State and Local Partners to Redevelop Former Industrial Sites in Niagara and Orleans Counties - 02/23/21 - Region 9
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/23/21 - Statewide
DEC Seeks Volunteers for Striped Bass Cooperative Anglers Program - 02/22/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/18/21 - Statewide
DEC, Peconic Land Trust, and Town of Brookhaven Announce Preservation of Land Critical to Protect Long Island's Sole Source Aquifer - 02/18/21 - Region 1
Media Advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 24 - 02/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Southern Zone 'Holiday Deer Hunt' for December 2021 - 02/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/17/21 - Statewide
DEC Advises Backcountry Downhill Skiers, Snowboarders, and Other Outdoor Adventurers of Avalanche Risk in Adirondack High Peaks Region - 02/13/21 - Adirondacks
DEC Reminds Trappers of Extended Beaver Trapping Season - 02/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Third Round of Annual 'Buffer in a Bag' Program - 02/11/21 - Statewide
DEC Issues Six New Air Quality Violations Against Norlite - 02/10/21 - Region 4
DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce New Water Quality Protections for Six Mile Creek Watershed - 02/10/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Announces Grand Opening of New Red Hill Fire Tower Parking Lot and Trail - 02/09/21 - Region 3
DEC Announces New State Marine Fishing Records for Bonito and Sheepshead - 02/09/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases 2018-2020 Report on Restoration and Protection of New York's Great Lakes - 02/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/03/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/02/21 - Statewide
DEC and Thousand Islands Land Trust Announce Protection of Five Parcels in Jefferson County - 02/01/21 - Region 6
DEC Now Accepting Applications for Hudson Estuary 'Trees for Tribs' Program - 02/01/21 - Hudson River Valley

January 2021

DEC Partners with University at Buffalo Researchers to Improve Waste Tire Recycling in New York State - 01/28/21 - Statewide
DEC Releases Proposed Regulation to Prohibit Pesticides Containing Chlorpyrifos - 01/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes Regulations to Improve Food Scrap Recycling and Prevent Food Waste - 01/27/21 - Statewide
New York State's Brownfield Cleanup Program Marks Successful Year in 2020 - 01/27/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/26/21 - Statewide
DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce Addition of Donated Property to Robinson Hollow State Forest - 01/26/21 - Region 7
DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Coyote Conflicts - 01/26/21 - Statewide
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/21/21 - Statewide
Media Advisory for Wednesday, Jan. 27 - 01/20/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/20/21 - Statewide
Environmental Conservation Police Officer Darryl Lucas Honored as Top New York Wildlife Conservation Police Officer - 01/20/21 - Statewide
Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Trump Administration's Failed Attempt to Replace Clean Power Plan - 01/19/21 - Statewide
DEC Accepting Applications for Annual Pheasant Release Program - 01/19/21 - Statewide
Statement from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on New Investigation of Potential PFAS Contamination - 01/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Update on Lake George Hemlock Wooly Adelgid Treatment - 01/15/21 - Region 5
DEC Announces Release of Draft Sunfish and Crappie Management Plan - 01/15/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/12/21 - Statewide
DEC to Host Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Erwin Wildlife Management Area - 01/12/21 - Region 8
DEC Encourages New York Anglers to Try Ice Fishing During Winter Months - 01/08/21 - Statewide
DEC Launches Ice Fishing Creel Survey on Lake Champlain - 01/07/21 - Region 5
DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/06/21 - Statewide
DEC Proposes Circle Hook Requirement for 2021 Recreational Striped Bass Fishing Season - 01/06/21 - Statewide
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/05/21 - Statewide
DEC Annual Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Now Open - 01/05/21 - Statewide

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