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The press releases listed below are issued by DEC's Press Office in Albany. Press releases issued by DEC's regional offices are listed separately.
October 2020
- DEC Seeks Public Input on Proposed Endangered Species Protections - 10/01/20
- DEC Commissioner Seggos and Cohoes Mayor Keeler Announce Launch of State's Comprehensive Sampling Investigation in Communities Surrounding Norlite Facility - 10/01/20
- Media Advisory for Thursday, October 1 - 10/01/20
- DEC Reminds Fall Campers to Follow Firewood Requirements to Prevent the Spread of Invasive Species - 10/01/20
September 2020
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/30/20
- DEC Encourages Hikers and Visitors to Check Out New York's Hidden Gems While Continuing to Play Smart * Play Safe * Play Local - 09/30/20
- DEC Announces Southern Tier Added to State Drought Watch List - 09/29/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/29/20
- DEC Announces Five-Year Partnership with New York Invasive Species Institute and Cornell University to Address Impacts of Invasive Species - 09/25/20
- Media Advisory For Thursday, October 1: DEC Climate Justice Working Group To Meet - 09/24/20
- DEC Announces Bowhunting Seasons for Deer and Bear - 09/24/20
- During Climate Week 2020, DEC Announces 13 New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 09/24/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/22/20
- DEC Announces Enforcement of New York's Plastic Bag Ban to Start Oct. 19, 2020 - 09/18/20
- DEC Announces Oct. 1 Start of Small Game Hunting Seasons - 09/18/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/16/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/15/20
- DEC Announces Completion of 36 Bridge Replacements Along 100-Mile Brookfield Trail System - 09/15/20
- New York State Agencies and Authorities Launch "Car Free for Climate" Campaign - 09/14/20
- DEC Announces Actions to Protect Salmon River Fish Populations - 09/14/20
- DEC and Friends of Five Rivers Invite Visitors to Explore Trails at Five Rivers this Fall - 09/11/20
- DEC Reports Record Sales for Big Game Hunting and Trapping Licenses, Nearly Triple 2019 Opening Day Sales - 09/09/20
- DEC Proposes Potential Future "Holiday" Deer Hunt for New York's Southern Zone - 09/09/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/09/20
- DEC Announces Opening of Early Bear Hunting Seasons - 09/08/20
- DEC Announces Groundbreaking of New York State 'REDI' Project in Town of Greece, Monroe County - 09/08/20
- DEC Announces Completion of Improvements and Reopening of Summit of Prospect Mountain Veterans Memorial Highway Day Use Area - 09/05/20
- DEC Confirms Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Putnam and Orange County Deer - 09/03/20
- Media Advisory for Thursday, Sept. 3 - 09/02/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/02/20
- DEC Releases 'On the Front Lines' Videos Featuring Conservation Easement Specialists Allison Buckley and Conservation Easement Manager Peter D'luhosch - 09/02/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Seggos on State's Ongoing Response to Hazardous Chemical Release at SABIC Innovative Chemicals Facility, Selkirk, NY - 09/02/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/01/20
August 2020
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 08/31/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on the CharlesTown Mall Fire, Utica, NY - 08/27/20
- DEC Announces Opening of Canada Goose Seasons and New Waterfowl Hunter Registration System - 08/26/20
- DEC Encourages Delaware River Anglers to Report Invasive Snakehead Sightings - 08/26/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/25/20
- DEC and NYSERDA Announce Members Of 'Just Transition' Working Group To Support Implementation Of State's Nation-Leading Climate Law - 08/25/20
- New York State Agencies Issue 2018-19 'GreenNY Report' on Green, Sustainable Practices - 08/23/20
- Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 08/20/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/19/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/18/20
- DEC Announces New Upgrades and Functionality to 'DECinfo Locator' on 1st Anniversary of Launch - 08/14/20
- DEC Releases Proposed GHG Reduction Regulations to Implement Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act - 08/14/20
- DEC Now Accepting Waterfowl Hunting Permit Lottery Entries for Duck Hunting Opening Weekend at Oak Orchard and Tonawanda Wildlife Management Areas - 08/11/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/11/20
- DEC Releases Draft Access and Public Use Plan for Tioughnioga Wildlife Management Area for Public Comment - 08/11/20
- DEC Confirms Infestation of Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Adirondacks - 08/11/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Lower Hudson Valley - 08/11/20
- DEC Announces Completion of New Accessible and Sustainable Improvements at Kenneth L. Wilson Campground - 08/10/20
- DEC Reminds Hikers to Follow Common Sense Rules of the Outdoors - 08/07/20
- Media Advisory for Thursday, August 13: DEC Climate Justice Working Group to Meet - 08/06/20
- DEC Completes Construction of New Otisco Lake Boat Launch Site - 08/06/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/05/20
- DEC Confirms Emerald Ash Borer in Warren County - 08/04/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/04/20
- DEC and State Parks Remind Swimmers and Boaters to Be Aware of Their Natural Surroundings - 08/01/20
July 2020
- New York State 2020-21 Hunting and Trapping Licenses Go on Sale Aug. 10 - 07/31/20
- DEC Seeks Participants for 2020 Summer Wild Turkey Survey - 07/29/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/28/20
- DEC Announces Exam Dates for Licensed Guides Program - 07/28/20
- DEC Now Accepting Applications for Sponsored Pheasant Hunt Program - 07/27/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 07/27/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory for Long Island - 07/25/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued For New York City Metro and Long Island - 07/25/20
- DEC Commemorates 30th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act - 07/25/20
- DEC Announces New Comprehensive Sampling Initiative for Communities Surrounding Norlite - 07/24/20
- DEC Seeks Swimming Pool Owners for Citizen Science Survey of Invasive Beetle - 07/24/20
- DEC Releases PSA to Remind Outdoor Adventurers to Play Smart * Play Safe * Play Local While Keeping Natural Areas Litter-Free - 07/23/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/22/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger highlights - 07/21/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 07/21/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 07/20/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 07/19/20
- DEC Reminds Outdoor Adventurers To Play Smart * Play Safe * Play Local While Keeping Natural Areas Litter-Free - 07/18/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York and Eastern Lake Ontario - 07/17/20
- DEC Announces Agreement with Arconic to Protect Grasse River Habitat in Massena - 07/15/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on NEPA Rollbacks - 07/15/20
- DEC Offers New Online Bowhunter Education Course - 07/15/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Federal Circuit Court of Appeals Decision Overturning U.S. EPA's Rejection of NYS' Interstate Ozone Petition - 07/14/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/14/20
- DEC Announces Acquisition of 662 North Country Acres to Enhance Recreational Opportunities, Protect Watersheds, and Promote Sustainable Forestry - 07/14/20
- DEC Encourages Anglers to Help Protect Heat-Stressed Trout and Salmon During Summer Months - 07/14/20
- DEC Announces Completion of Oneida Lake's Historic Cleveland Dock Restoration - 07/10/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/09/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York - 07/08/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/07/20
- DEC Reopens Lake Colden Area Campsites and Lean-tos After Temporary Closure - 07/06/20
- DEC Advises Visitors of Increased Bear Activity in Adirondack High Peaks - 07/05/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Long Island - 07/05/20
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Long Island - 07/05/20
- DEC Announces Addition of 241 Acres to Catskill Forest Preserve; DEC and State Parks Launch 'Play Smart * Play Safe * Play Local' Campaign - 07/03/20
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 07/03/20
- DEC Launches New Fishing, Hunting, and Trapping Licensing System - 07/01/20
- DEC Issues Fire Danger Warning - 07/01/20
June 2020
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/30/20
- DEC Announces Annual Temporary Closure of Three North Shore Shellfishing Areas - 06/29/20
- DEC Announces Additional Campgrounds Will Open July 1 to Existing Reservations - 06/26/20
- DEC Joins Great Lakes States and Canadian Provinces to Announce Second Annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz - 06/26/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/25/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/24/20
- State Agencies Advance Efforts to Address Environmental Justice and Support Disadvantaged Communities - 06/23/20
- DEC Issues Fire Danger Warning - 06/23/20
- DEC Releases Interim Report from High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group - 06/22/20
- DEC Announces New Actions to Further Restrict Norlite Facility's Incineration of Firefighting Foam and Emerging Contaminants - 06/18/20
- DEC Announces June 27-28 is Free Fishing Weekend in New York State - 06/17/20
- DEC Announces Extension of Online Hunter Education Course Through August - 06/17/20
- DEC Announces 20 Campgrounds and Day Use Areas to Open June 19 - 06/17/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/17/20
- DEC Issues Guidance to Reduce Bear Conflicts - 06/15/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/11/20
- DEC Announces Black Bass Fishing Season Opens June 20 - 06/11/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/09/20
- DEC Announces 2020 "I Bird NY" Challenges - 06/08/20
- Departments of Environmental Conservation, Agriculture and Markets Announce State's Seventh Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week June 7 - 13 - 06/07/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/03/20
- Statement From NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos On EPA Rule To Limit States' Authority Under Section 401 Of The Clean Water Act - 06/01/20
May 2020
- DEC Issues Late Season Muddy Trails Advisory for Adirondacks - 05/28/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/28/20
- DEC Announces Five New Certified Climate Smart Communities: Warren County, City of Kingston, Town of Cortlandt, Town of Hamilton, and Village of Hamilton - 05/28/20
- DEC Invites Public Comment on Draft Trout Stream Management Plan - 05/27/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/27/20
- DEC Announces Statewide Muskellunge Fishing Season Opens May 30 - 05/27/20
- DEC Urges New Yorkers: If You Care, Leave It There - 05/27/20
- DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Get Outside Safely, Responsibly, and Locally During State's Ongoing Response to COVID-19 - 05/22/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/19/20
- DEC Statement on Denial of the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline Project - 05/15/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/13/20
- Statement from New York State DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos - 05/13/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/12/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/05/20
April 2020
- DEC and NYSERDA Release Proposal to Reduce New York's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Emissions Cap by 30 Percent - 04/29/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/29/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/28/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Earth Day 2020 and 50th Anniversary of DEC - 04/22/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/21/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on U.S. EPA Weakening Regulations on the Release of Mercury and Other Metals - 04/16/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/16/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/14/20
- DEC Announces Arbor Day Artwork Contest Winner - 04/10/20
- DEC Urges New Yorkers to Avoid Close Encounters with Seals - 04/08/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/07/20
- DEC Announces New York is Open for Hunting, Spring Turkey Season Starts May 1 - 04/07/20
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Kaaterskill Falls - 04/05/20
- DEC Launches Annual 'Look for the Zero' Campaign Urging Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer - 04/03/20
- DEC Encourages New Yorkers to #RecreateLocal and Enjoy Birdwatching While State is on 'Pause' - 04/02/20
- DEC and Agriculture and Markets Announce Seventh Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week June 7-13 - 04/02/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/01/20
March 2020
- DEC Announces Changes to 2020 Striped Bass Fishing Regulations - 03/31/20
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on U.S. EPA Weakening Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards - 03/31/20
- DEC Announces 2019-20 Deer Harvest Estimates - 03/30/20
- DEC Announces $9.8 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds to Support New York City's Clean Truck Program - 03/30/20
- DEC and State Parks Encourage Responsible Recreation During COVID-19 Public Health Crisis - 03/28/20
- New York State Announces Total $9 Million Investment with Peconic Land Trust to Protect Long Island Drinking Water - 03/26/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/25/20
- DEC Advises New Yorkers to Take Measures to Reduce Bear Conflicts - 03/25/20
- DEC Seeks Birdwatchers to Contribute to 2020 Breeding Bird Atlas - 03/24/20
- DEC Announces New York's Trout and Salmon Fishing Season Opens April 1 - 03/24/20
- DEC and NYSERDA Announce $24 Million in Volkswagen Settlement Funds to Support All-Electric Transit Buses in Environmental Justice Communities - 03/20/20
- DEC Postpones April 3 Exams for Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Licenses - 03/19/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/18/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/17/20
- DEC Announces Rainbow Trout Sampling for Finger Lakes Tributaries Cancelled - 03/16/20
- DEC Announces Laura Gidney as Winner of Annual Wayne W. Jones Award of Excellence - 03/16/20
- DEC Updates 'DECinfo Locator' with Water-Related Data and New User-Friendly Enhancements - 03/16/20
- DEC to Host School-Based, Statewide Archery Tournament in 2020 - 03/13/20
- DEC Announces Annual 5th Grade Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner - 03/13/20
- DEC Announces Timbrook Award Winner - 03/12/20
- DEC Announces 14 New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 03/12/20
- Media Advisory for Thursday, March 12 - 03/12/20
- DEC Announces Residential Brush Burning Prohibited in New York State March 16 Through May 14 - 03/11/20
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 11 - 03/10/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/10/20
- DEC and Volunteers Prepare for Annual Salamander and Frog Migration - 03/10/20
- DEC to Host Online Meeting to Present 2020 Lake Ontario Chinook Salmon Stocking Strategy - 03/09/20
- DEC to Host Annual State Youth Archery Tournament on March 20 - 03/06/20
- DEC Delivers Food, 'BYOBagNY' Reusable Bags to FeedMore WNY - 03/05/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/04/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/03/20
- DEC Announces Adoption of 2020 Great Lakes Fishing Regulations - 03/03/20
- DEC Establishes Oak Wilt Quarantine District in Town of Middlesex - 03/02/20
- Media Advisory for Monday, March 2 - 03/01/20
February 2020
- Media Advisory for Friday, Feb. 28 - 02/27/20
- Media Advisory for Friday, Feb. 28 - 02/27/20
- DEC Announces Rainbow Trout Sampling Dates for Finger Lakes - 02/27/20
- Media Advisory for Thursday, Feb. 27 - 02/26/20
- DEC Announces Agency is Accepting Applications for 17th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 02/26/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/25/20
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, Feb. 26 - 02/25/20
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, Feb. 25 - 02/24/20
- DEC Seeks Volunteers to Join Striped Bass Cooperative Angler Programs - 02/18/20
- DEC Releases Final Regulations To Implement New York State Plastic Bag Waste Reduction Act - 02/17/20
- DEC Developing Strategic Actions to Mitigate Spread of Invasive Zebra Mussels at Rome Hatchery - 02/14/20
- DEC Announces Second Round of Annual Trees for Tribs "Buffer in a Bag" Initiative - 02/14/20
- DEC Announces 2019 Bear Harvest Totals - 02/13/20
- DEC Announces Nominations Now Being Accepted for Stewardship Appreciation Awards - 02/13/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/12/20
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, Feb. 11 - 02/10/20
- DEC Advises Backcountry Downhill Skiers, Snowboarders, and Others of Avalanche Risk in Adirondack High Peaks Region - 02/07/20
- DEC Announces Examinations for Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Licenses - 02/06/20
- DEC Releases Draft New York State Forest Action Plan - 02/05/20
- DEC Releases Proposed Blueprint to Guide New York's Artificial Reef Program - 02/04/20
- DEC Announces Lifeguard Qualifying Procedures to Begin Feb. 21 - 02/04/20
- DEC Releases New York State Hunting Safety Statistics for 2019 - 02/04/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/04/20
- DEC Announces Oneida Lake Adult Walleye Population Hits One Million Fish - 02/03/20
January 2020
- DEC Announces Detection of Parasite in Peconic Bay Scallops - 01/31/20
- DEC Announces New Agreement with State and Local Partners to Redevelop and Revitalize Blighted Properties in Onondaga County - 01/30/20
- DEC Announces New Online Reservations for 2020 Camping Season at Rogers Rock Group Sites and North-South Lake Pavilion - 01/30/20
- DEC Accepting Applications for 'Trees for Tribs' Streamside Planting Projects in Hudson River Estuary Watershed - 01/30/20
- DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Conflicts with Coyotes - 01/30/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/29/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/28/20
- DEC: Anglers' Report Confirms New York's World-Class Freshwater Fishing - 01/28/20
- DEC Announces Summer Camps Registration is Close to 90 Percent Filled - 01/28/20
- DEC Announces Annual Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale - 01/24/20
- DEC and Adirondack High Peaks Advisory Group Encourage Public to Share Input on Sustainable Use - 01/23/20
- DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Program - 01/23/20
- DEC Advises Backcountry Visitors of Winter Conditions in the Catskills - 01/22/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/22/20
- DEC and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Announce First-Ever State-Tribal Partnership for Area of Concern on U.S. Side of Great Lakes - 01/22/20
- DEC Announces Reservations to Open for Early Camping Season at Eighth Lake Campground - 01/16/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/14/20
- DEC to Feature New Angler Outreach Programs at 2020 Greater Niagara Fishing and Outdoor Expo Jan. 17 - 19 - 01/13/20
- DEC Releases 'On the Front Lines' Video Featuring Wildlife Disease Biologist Kevin Hynes - 01/10/20
- DEC Announces Free Waterfront Lifeguard Course - 01/10/20
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/09/20
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/07/20
- DEC and Friends of Camp Santanoni to Host 7th Annual Winter Weekend Events - 01/06/20
- DEC Announces $11.7 Million in Grants for Climate Smart Projects - 01/02/20
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