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The press releases listed below are issued by DEC's Press Office in Albany as well as the regional offices.
Archived press releases issued by DEC's regional offices from prior years are listed separately.
September 2022
- DEC Releases Draft Great Lakes Action Agenda to Help Restore, Protect, and Revitalize New York's Great Lakes Region - 09/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Final Recreation Management Plan for Three Lakes Tract Conservation Easement in Herkimer County - 09/30/22 - Region 6
- DEC to Host Annual 'I FISH NY' Fall Fishing Festival Oct. 15 at Hempstead Lake State Park - 09/29/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Invasive Aquatic Plan Hydrilla Found at Additional Locations in Niagara River - 09/29/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 09/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Fall Pheasant Release Plans for Western New York - 09/28/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Start of Several Hunting Seasons Across New York State - 09/27/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 09/27/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Youth Pheasant Hunting Weekend for Western New York - 09/27/22 - Region 9
- DEC Finds New Exotic Pest Affecting Elm Trees in St. Lawrence County - 09/26/22 - Region 6
- DEC and New York Sea Grant Announce Series of Sturgeon Events this Fall - 09/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC: Scientific Analysis of DNA Test Confirms Animal Taken During Coyote Season in 2021 was a Wolf - 09/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces Start of Construction of $1.3 Million Flood Resiliency Project in Town of Newfane, Niagara County - 09/21/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces National Search for New Deputy Commissioner for Climate Change, Air Resources, and Energy During Climate Week - 09/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Large Scale Pilot Study to Control Phosphorous Impacts in Honeoye Lake - 09/20/22 - Region 8
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 09/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reports First Detection of Bluetongue Virus in New York Deer - 09/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Annual Arbor Day Poster Contest - 09/16/22 - Statewide
- Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and OGS Commissioner Jeanette Moy on the Buy Clean Initiative - 09/15/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 09/14/22 - Statewide
- DEC Extends Deadline for Air Monitoring Capacity Building Grant Applications - 09/14/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 09/13/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces One-Day Closure of Fishing Access Site - 09/13/22 - Region 8
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, September 13, 2022 - 09/12/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces 2022 Deer Management Assistance Program Tags Available for Doodletown Wildlife Management Area in Columbia County - 09/09/22 - Region 4
- New York State Announces Finalization of Owasco Lake Water Quality Plan - 09/09/22 - Region 7
- DEC to Hold Annual Waterfowl Information Meeting - 09/07/22 - Region 8
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 09/07/22 - Statewide
- DEC Encourages New Hunters and Trappers to Register for Hunting and Trapping Education Courses - 09/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Completion of New Aquatic Habitat Improvement Projects in Jefferson County - 09/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Access and Public Use Plans for Cranberry Creek and Plantation Island Wildlife Management Areas - 09/01/22 - Region 6
- DEC Accepting Waterfowl Hunting Permit Lottery Entries for Duck Hunting Opening Weekend at Oak Orchard and Tonawanda Wildlife Management Areas - 09/01/22 - Region 8
- DEC Announces Finalization of Campground and Day-Use Area Unit Management Plan to Help Combat Aquatic Invasive Species - 09/01/22 - Statewide
August 2022
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 08/31/22 - Statewide
- Commissioner Seggos and Feeding New York State Announce One-Million-Pound Milestone in Ongoing Food Waste and Donation Initiative - 08/31/22 - Statewide
- DEC Finalizes Regulations to Expand, Improve Wild Turkey Hunting - 08/31/22 - Statewide
- ICYMI: DEC Commissioner Seggos and Ag & Markets Commissioner Ball Op-Ed in the Auburn Citizen: Working with Farmers to Ensure Climate Resiliency for the Future - 08/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 08/30/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, August 31 - 08/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Several Hunting Seasons Begin in September - 08/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Finalizes Recreation Management Plan for Edinburgh and Corinth Tracts, Saratoga County - 08/30/22 - Region 5
- DEC Announces Annual Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 08/29/22 - Region 1
- DEC, State Parks, and Ulster County Battle Wildland Fire in Minnewaska State Park - 08/28/22 - Region 3
- New York State DEC to Host Third Annual Women's Fishing Expo - 08/26/22 - Region 1
- DEC Begins Emergency Clean-up Response to Coal Tar Discharges to Scajaquada Creek Harbor from Pumphouse - 08/26/22 - Region 9
- Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on EPA's Actions to Classify PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances - 08/26/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Completion of Final Three Segments of New York State Birding Trail - 08/25/22 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos and Attorney General James Shut Down Lawless South Buffalo Demolition Debris Processing Facility - 08/25/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Record-Breaking New York City and Long Island "CleanSweepNY" Collection - 08/25/22 - Statewide
- Reinstein Woods to Hold Annual Fall Festival Sept. 17 - 08/24/22 - Region 9
- DEC to Host St. Lawrence County Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunt - 08/24/22 - Region 6
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 08/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2022 Deer Management Assistance Program for Valcour Island, Clinton County - 08/23/22 - Region 5
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 08/19/22 - Statewide
- With Entire State Classified as a High Fire Risk, DEC Issues Campfire Safety Reminder - 08/19/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 08/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC Asking for Public Comment on Combining Keuka Highlands and Keuka Lowlands Unit Management Plans - 08/17/22 - Region 8
- DEC Confirms Dutchess County Deer as First 2022 Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Case - 08/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 08/16/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of Construction on $3.5 Million Flood Resiliency Projects in Fair Haven, Cayuga County - 08/16/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces $3.1 Million in Environmental Justice Community Impact Grant Awards - 08/16/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Host 13th Annual Jefferson County Youth Waterfowl and Pheasant Hunt - 08/16/22 - Region 6
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, August 16 - 08/15/22 - Region 7
- Statement from New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner and Climate Action Council Co-Chair Basil Seggos - 08/12/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Completion of Conservation Plans in Columbia and Putnam Counties - 08/11/22 - Region 4
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Fourth Lake Public Boat Launch for Repairs - 08/11/22 - Region 5
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 08/09/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Buffalo Niagara Waterkeeper to Hold Virtual Outreach on Aug. 18 for Buffalo River AOC - 08/09/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces 25th Annual Youth Waterfowl Program - 08/09/22 - Region 1
- DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce Permanent Protection of Land to Help Protect Syracuse Drinking Water Quality - 08/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Open Wildlife Management Areas from Aug. 16 to 31 - 08/08/22 - Region 6
- New York State Announces $15,000 Pay Increase to Attract and Retain DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers and Forest Rangers in Lower Hudson Valley and Downstate Locations - 08/05/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/05/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Completion of New York's First-Ever Pollinator Distribution Survey - 08/04/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 08/03/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 08/03/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce Opening of New Parking Area on Potato Hill State Forest in Tompkins County - 08/03/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Hunting and Trapping Licenses are Now on Sale - 08/03/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 08/02/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 08/02/22 - Statewide
July 2022
- DEC and Essex County Launch New Adirondack Shuttle Route to Expand Safe, Sustainable Access to High Peaks - 07/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Nearly $1 Million in First Round of Community Forest Conservation Grants - 07/29/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Host 11th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count on Saturday, Aug. 6 - 07/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Groundbreaking of Flood Resiliency Project in Monroe County - 07/26/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Grand Opening of Access Improvements at Carpenter Falls Unique Area - 07/26/22 - Region 7
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 07/26/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces $255,240 in Funding to Improve Water Quality and Habitat, and Bolster Flood Resiliency in Ulster and Rensselaer Counties - 07/26/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, July 26 - 07/25/22 - Region 7
- Media Advisory - DEC Shark Week Event - 07/25/22 - Region 1
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 07/22/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 07/22/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 07/21/22 - Region 1
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 07/20/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 07/19/22 - Region 1
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 07/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Citizen Scientists to Help Monitor Turkey Productivity - 07/18/22 - Statewide
- DEC Encourages Visitors to the Catskills to 'Love Our New York Lands' and Practice Safe, Sustainable Recreation - 07/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Tracking New Threat to Beech Trees - 07/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Issues Fire Danger Reminder - 07/14/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 07/14/22 - Region 1
- DEC Proposes Improvements to State's Forest Tax Law Program - 07/13/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Shellfish Harvest in Three Mile Harbor for Annual Fireworks Show - 07/13/22 - Region 1
- DEC and New York Sea Grant to Offer Hands-On Environmental Education to Middle Schoolers in Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Watersheds - 07/13/22 - Region 6
- DEC to Hold July 26 Public Information Session on Former Sperry Remington Environmental Cleanup Sites - 07/12/22 - Region 8
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 07/12/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 07/12/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Six New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 07/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Completes Improvements at Boutwell Hill State Forest Parking Areas - 07/08/22 - Region 9
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 07/06/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Neversink River Unit Management Plan - 07/06/22 - Region 3
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 07/05/22 - Statewide
- DEC Issues Final Management Plans for State Lands in Chenango, Madison, and Oswego Counties - 07/05/22 - Region 7
- DEC, Essex County, Town of Keene, and ROOST Announce Adirondack Route 73 Shuttle Season Starts July 9 - 07/05/22 - Region 5
- New York State Extends Deadline for Public to Comment on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria to Aug. 5 - 07/01/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Release of Draft Lake Ontario Atlantic Salmon Fisheries Management Plan - 07/01/22 - Great Lakes
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York and New York City Metro - 07/01/22 - Statewide
June 2022
- Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Denial of the Title V Permit Renewal for Greenidge Generation, LLC - 06/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Joins Great Lakes and Northeast States and Canadian Provinces to Announce Annual Aquatic Invasive Species Landing Blitz July 1 Through July 10 - 06/30/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Western New York Virtual Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 30 - 06/30/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Annual Temporary Closure of Three North Shore Shellfishing Areas - 06/30/22 - Region 1
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 06/29/22 - Region 1
- New York State Record for Smallmouth Bass Broken by 8-Pound 6-Ounce Catch on Cayuga Lake - 06/29/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Hudson Valley Virtual Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 29 - 06/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces New Visitor Use Management Planning Underway for Certain Previously Trailless Catskill Peaks - 06/28/22 - Region 3
- DEC Announces Survey to Monitor Striped Bass Health in New York - 06/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 06/28/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 06/24/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 06/22/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Buffalo Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 23 - 06/22/22 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Implementation of New Federal Requirements for Recreational Fishing of Black Sea Bass and Scup - 06/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 06/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 06/21/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Capital Region/North Country Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 21 - 06/21/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Completion of New Shellfish Microbiology Laboratory - 06/17/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces 2022 'I BIRD NY' Challenges - 06/17/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Host Disadvantaged Communities Criteria Educational Session on June 21 in Buffalo - 06/16/22 - Region 9
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Celebrates Completion of Improvements to Chittning Pond in Sangerfield, Oneida County - 06/16/22 - Statewide
- New York State Announces 2022 Outdoor Photo Contest - 06/16/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, June 16 - 06/15/22 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Completion of Resiliency Projects in Monroe and Wayne Counties - 06/15/22 - Region 8
- New York State to Hold Central NY/Mohawk Valley Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 15 - 06/15/22 - Statewide
- New York State Encourages Participation in Public Hearings, Education Session on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria - 06/14/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 06/14/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold New York City Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 14 - 06/13/22 - Region 2
- DEC Announces Completion of Flood Resiliency Projects in Village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County - 06/10/22 - Region 6
- DEC to Host 'Get Outdoors & Get Together Day' Celebration on June 11 at Scaroon Manor Campground and Day Use Area - 06/10/22 - Region 5
- DEC Announces Opening of 2022 Black Bass Season - 06/10/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 06/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Proposes New Rules Prohibiting Glyphosate Use on State Properties - 06/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 'CleanSweepNY' Chemical Collections Planned for Long Island and Queens - 06/08/22 - Region 1
- New York State to Hold Lower Hudson Valley Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 10 - 06/08/22 - Region 3
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 06/07/22 - Statewide
- DEC Launches New Aquatic Invasive Species Requirements for Motorized Boats in Adirondack Waters - 06/06/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Host 'Get Outdoors & Get Together Day' Celebration at Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area - 06/06/22 - Region 6
- DEC Announces New York's Ninth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week Begins Monday, June 6 - 06/06/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Conservation Assistance Awarded to Hudson Valley Towns of Olive and New Paltz - 06/03/22 - Region 3
- Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on the Death of Forest Ranger Captain Christopher Kostoss - 06/02/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Finger Lakes/Southern Tier Virtual Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on June 2 - 06/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Draft Fish Creek Unit Management Plan for Public Comment - 06/01/22 - Region 7
- Climate Action Council Extends Deadline for Public to Comment on Draft Scoping Plan to July 1 - 06/01/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recreation Management Plan for Three Lakes Tract Conservation Easement in Herkimer County - 06/01/22 - Region 6
May 2022
- DEC Announces 16th Annual Free Fishing Clinic at Carpenter's Brook - 05/31/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Start of 2022 'NYHABS' Online Notification and Reporting System for Harmful Algal Blooms - 05/27/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds Visitors to Focus on Safety as Summer Hiking Season Begins - 05/27/22 - Statewide
- New York State Reports on Progress of Bay Park Conveyance Project - 05/27/22 - Region 1
- New York State to Hold Public Hearings on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria - 05/27/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds Water Recreationists to 'Clean, Drain, and Dry' Watercraft and Equipment to Protect New York's Waters from Invasive Species - 05/26/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, May 26 - 05/26/22 - Region 3
- DEC and Partners Announce Grand Opening of New Visitor Interpretive Center in Lake George Battlefield Park - 05/25/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 05/25/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Limit Vehicle Access to Black Pond Wildlife Management Area in Town of Henderson, Jefferson County - 05/25/22 - Region 6
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 25 - 05/25/22 - Region 2
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 05/24/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2021-22 Deer Harvest Estimates - 05/24/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Road Closure to Allow for Bridge Replacement in St. Lawrence County - 05/23/22 - Region 6
- DEC Announces 'Monster' Channel Catfish Breaks State Record - 05/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Aerial Treatment for Spongy Moth in Six High Priority Forest Areas - 05/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2022 Actions to Protect Public Safety and Promote Sustainable Use of State Lands - 05/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Urges New York Drivers to 'Give Turtles a Brake' - 05/22/22 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 05/20/22 - Region 1
- 'Lights Out' Initiative Launched in New York to Protect Migrating Birds - 05/20/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Friday, May 20 - 05/19/22 - Region 4
- DEC Announces Muskellunge Fishing Seasons Opening Soon - 05/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Draft Regulations to Reduce Waste Sent to Landfills, Improve Waste Management, and Reduce Solid Waste's Climate Change Impacts - 05/18/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory - NYS to Hold Long Island Virtual Public Hearing on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria on May 18 - 05/18/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Road at Sugar Hill State Forest - 05/17/22 - Region 8
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 05/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC and State Parks Launch New Domestic and Sexual Violence Prevention Training to Help Make Recreational Areas Safer - 05/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC's Reinstein Woods Receives $76,000 Watershed Education Grant - 05/16/22 - Region 9
- DEC Urges New Yorkers to Leave Fawns and Other Young Wildlife in the Wild - 05/14/22 - Statewide
- DEC Celebrates Student Arbor Day Poster Contest Winner with Tree Planting in North Tonawanda - 05/13/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds Visitors to Practice Safe, Sustainable Recreation at Zoar Valley Multiple Use and Unique Areas this Season - 05/13/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds New Yorkers to Use Caution When Outdoor Burning Once State's Residential Brush Burning Prohibition Ends - 05/12/22 - Statewide
- New York State to Hold Public Hearings on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria - 05/11/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, May 12 - 05/12/22 - Region 3
- Media Advisory for Thursday, May 12 - 05/11/22 - Region 3
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 05/11/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public Comment on Draft Recreation Management Plan for Edinburgh and Corinth Tracts, Saratoga County - 05/11/22 - Region 5
- DEC Reminds Anglers - Until June 15, Black Bass Season is Closed for Lake Ontario's Eastern Basin, St. Lawrence River, and Tributaries - 05/10/22 - Region 6
- DEC Commissioner Announces New Leadership Appointments - 05/10/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 05/10/22 - Statewide
- DEC Launches New Paint Recycling Program to Help Consumers and Businesses Safely Dispose of Leftover Paint - 05/10/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 11 - 05/10/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 10 - 05/10/22 - Region 5
- New York Sea Grant and DEC Announce $400,000 Available in Grants for Great Lakes Basin Projects - 05/09/22 - Statewide
- DEC Region 5 to Celebrate 'I Love My Park Day' Saturday, May 7, with 11 Volunteer Events - 05/05/22 - Region 5
- DEC Issues Guidance on Spring Recreation in the Adirondacks - 05/05/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Saturday, May 7 - 05/05/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 10; Wednesday, May 11; and Thursday, May 12 - 05/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 05/03/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public's Assistance with Jefferson County Deer Poaching Incident - 05/02/22 - Region 6
- DEC Releases Draft Access and Public Use Plan for Ashland Flats Wildlife Management Area for Public Comment - 05/02/22 - Region 6
- New York State Announces Public Hearings on Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria - 05/02/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 3 - 05/02/22 - Region 2
- DEC Announces $2 Million in Grants Now Available to Bolster Food Scraps Recycling Statewide - 05/02/22 - Statewide
- Yates County Youth Harvest More Than A Dozen Turkeys Over Two Days - 05/02/22 - Region 8
- DEC Announces Opening of Central-Finger Lakes Segment of Statewide Birding Trail - 05/02/22 - Statewide
April 2022
- DEC Reminds Anglers of Special Fishing Regulations In Effect for Upcoming Fishing Seasons - 04/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces New Recreational Fishing Regulations for Summer Flounder - 04/29/22 - Statewide
- DEC Dedicates Plaque and Tree to Former Owners of Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site - 04/29/22 - Region 1
- In Celebration of Arbor Day, DEC Announces $750,000 in Second Round of 'Regenerate NY' Forestry Grants - 04/29/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 04/27/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Hudson Estuary Trees for Tribs 'Potting Up' April 29 - 04/27/22 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Region 6 Marks 'I Love My Parks Day' with Four Local Volunteer Opportunities - 04/27/22 - Region 6
- Media Advisory for Thursday, May 12 - 04/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces $4.5 Million for New Center at University at Buffalo to Focus on Plastics Recycling - 04/27/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 27 - 04/27/22 - Region 9
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 04/26/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of Construction on Series of Flood Resiliency Projects in Town of Webster, Monroe County - 04/26/22 - Region 8
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 3 and Saturday, May 7 - 04/26/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 26 - 04/26/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Northern Pike, Pickerel, Tiger Muskellunge, and Walleye Season Opens May 1 - 04/23/22 - Statewide
- On Earth Day, DEC Commissioner Seggos and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce More Than 150 Acres Protected in Chemung and Tompkins Counties - 04/22/22 - Statewide
- On Earth Day, DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces New Climate Smart Communities Initiative to Coordinate Local Climate Action - 04/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces May 1 Opening of Turkey Hunting Seasons - 04/21/22 - Statewide
- During Earth Week, DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces Opening of Hudson Valley Segment of Statewide Birding Trail - 04/21/22 - Statewide
- DEC Postpones April 26 Lake Erie Angler Outreach Event - 04/21/22 - Region 9
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces Statewide Diesel Truck Emission Enforcement Blitz During Earth Week - 04/21/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, April 21 - 04/21/22 - Region 4
- DEC Advises Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in New York's Wild Birds - 04/20/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 26 and Wednesday, April 27 - 04/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 04/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces $3.375 Million in Conservation Partnership Program Grants - 04/18/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Adirondack Mountain Reserve Announce Opening of Pilot Reservation System for 2022 Season - 04/16/22 - Statewide
- New York State Issues 10th 'Greening New York State Report' on Green, Sustainable Practices - 04/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Launches Second Year of Open-Water Fishing Creel Survey on Lake Champlain - 04/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Northern Expansion of Southern Pine Beetle - 04/15/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 04/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC, State Parks, and Adirondack Park Agency Announce Virtual Public Forums on Inclusivity, Accessibility, and Sustainability in the Outdoors - 04/14/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, April 14 - 04/14/22 - Region 4
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces $322,400 in Penalties and Enforcement Actions Against SHPP US, LLC, 'SABIC' - 04/13/22 - Region 4
- DEC Announces More Than $1 Million in Grants Now Available for Hudson River Estuary Communities - 04/13/22 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Announces 2022 Net Pen-Rearing Projects for Atlantic Salmon in Lake Champlain - 04/13/22 - Region 5
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 04/13/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 12 - 04/12/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces $130,000 in Funding Now Available to Improve Water Quality and Habitat, Bolster Flood Resiliency in Hudson River Estuary Watershed - 04/12/22 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Announces Construction at Hashamomuck Marine Public Access Site - 04/12/22 - Region 1
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 20 - 04/11/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of 15th Year of Juvenile Eel Monitoring - 04/11/22 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Now Hiring for 2022 Camping and Summer Recreation Season - 04/09/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces April 26 Angler Outreach Meeting - 04/08/22 - Region 9
- Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Passage of the 2023 Enacted Budget - 04/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Issues Annual Muddy Trail Advisory for Adirondacks - 04/07/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Wild Turkey Hunting Regulations - 04/06/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 12 and Thursday, April 14 - 04/06/22 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces Completion of Transformational Cleanup at Dzus Fastener Superfund Site in West Islip - 04/06/22 - Region 1
- DEC Releases Draft Newfield Unit Management Plan for Public Comment - 04/06/22 - Region 7
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 6 - 04/06/22 - Region 1
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 6 - 04/06/22 - Region 1
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 04/05/22 - Statewide
- DEC Issues Guidance to Reduce Conflicts with Bears - 04/05/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 5 - 04/05/22 - Region 2
- New York State to Host Disadvantaged Communities Criteria Educational Sessions - 04/01/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Availability of In-Person Hunter Education Course Opportunities - 04/01/22 - Statewide
March 2022
- DEC Commissioner Seggos and Attorney General James Announce Indictment of Kentucky Corporation and its Principal for Illegal Disposal of Hazardous Railroad Ties - 03/31/22 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Adoption of Regulations to Significantly Reduce Electronic and Foam Packaging Waste - 03/31/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 03/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Encourages Public Comment on Draft Unit Management Plan for St. Lawrence Rock Ridge - 03/30/22 - Region 6
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 6 - 03/30/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 03/29/22 - Statewide
- DEC Prepares to Kick Off Unofficial Start of Spring with Trout Fishing Opportunities - 03/28/22 - Statewide
- PLAN DU DEC ET DE L'AMR (ADIRONDACK MOUNTAIN RESERVE) POUR LA SAISON 2022 APRÈS UNE PREMIÈRE ANNÉE RÉUSSIE AVEC LE SYSTÈME DE RÉSERVATION PILOTE - 03/25/22 - Region 5
- DEC Announces Addition of 219 Acres to Middle Grove State Forest - 03/25/22 - Region 5
- DEC and Canal Corporation Announce Comprehensive Effort to Protect New York's Waters from Aquatic Invasive Species Round Goby - 03/24/22 - Region 5
- DEC Announces New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 03/24/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Seasonal Closure of Access Roads and Associated Gates in Lewis, Jefferson, and Northern Herkimer Counties - 03/24/22 - Region 6
- DEC Advises of Avalanche Risk in Adirondacks Due to Warmer Weather - 03/24/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Thursday, March 24 - 03/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Offers Free Waterfront Lifeguard Course - 03/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 03/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Adirondack Mountain Reserve Plan for 2022 Season After Successful First Year for Pilot Reservation System - 03/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Hosts 14th Annual National Archery in the Schools Tournament - 03/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC and State Parks to Sponsor Spring Family Fishing Festival at Belmont Lake on April 2 - 03/18/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Seasonal Closure of Access Roads and Associated Gates in St. Lawrence County - 03/17/22 - Region 6
- DEC Announces Adoption of New Freshwater Fishing Regulations - 03/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces New Flood Mapping Tool to Benefit Lake Ontario Region - 03/17/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces New Forest Conservation Easements for Land Trusts Grant Program - 03/17/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Friday, March 18 - 03/17/22 - Region 7
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 03/16/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 03/15/22 - Statewide
- New York State DEC and Nassau County Announce Key Milestones to Advance Bay Park Conveyance Project - 03/15/22 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Climate-Adaptive Design Studio Opportunity for Hudson Waterfront Communities - 03/15/22 - Hudson River Valley
- New York State Climate Action Council Announces Public Hearing Schedule - 03/15/22 - Statewide
- Statement by New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on U.S. EPA's "Good Neighbor" Proposal - 03/11/22 - Statewide
- New York State Announces Milestone in Advancement of Adirondack Rail Trail - 03/11/22 - Statewide
- Statement for attribution to NYSDEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on U.S. EPA's Announcement of Rebates Totaling $17 Million to Fund Clean School Buses that Reduce Diesel Emissions and Protect Children's Health - 03/10/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Opening of Long Island Segment of Statewide Birding Trail - 03/10/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 16 - 03/10/22 - Statewide
- New York State Releases Draft Disadvantaged Communities Criteria to Advance Climate Justice - 03/09/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 9 - 03/09/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 03/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds New Yorkers the Annual Residential Brush Burning Prohibition Starts March 16 - 03/08/22 - Statewide
- Joint Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and DOT Commissioner Marie Therese Dominguez - 03/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Volunteers Prepare for Annual Salamander and Frog Migration in the Hudson Valley - 03/07/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Summer Camp Registration to Open April 10 - 03/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Availability of $1 Million in Grants Available to Improve Water Quality, Bolster Resiliency in New York Estuaries - 03/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Mohawk River Basin Action Agenda 2021-2026 - 03/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Youth Conservation Program Dates - 03/03/22 - Region 1
- DEC Seeking Public Input on Interstate Fishery Management Plan for Striped Bass - 03/03/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police On Patrol - 03/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Draft Recovery Plan for Hudson River American Shad - 03/02/22 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 03/01/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Host 13th Annual Jefferson County Youth Turkey Hunt - 03/01/22 - Region 6
- DEC to Host St. Lawrence County Youth Turkey Hunt - 03/01/22 - Region 6
February 2022
- DEC Announces Naples Creek Rainbow Trout Sampling on March 24 - 02/25/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Release of Draft Amendment to Campground and Day-Use Area Unit Management Plan to Help Combat Aquatic Invasive Species - 02/23/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 02/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2021 Was Safest-Ever Season For New York Hunters - 02/22/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces New Leadership Appointments - 02/18/22 - Statewide
- DEC Advises of Avalanche and High Water Risk in Adirondacks Due to Warmer Weather and Rain - 02/17/22 - Adirondacks
- Environmental Conservation Police On Patrol - 02/16/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Host Free Ice Fishing Clinic on Feb. 23 at Casterline Pond, Cortland County - 02/16/22 - Region 7
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 02/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Orders Norlite Facility in City of Cohoes to Immediately Cease and Desist from Activities Resulting in Off-Site Dust - 02/15/22 - Region 4
- DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Coyote Conflicts - 02/15/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2021 Bear Harvest Totals - 02/14/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Opening of Western New York Segment of Statewide Birding Trail - 02/10/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Annual 'Buffer in a Bag' Program - 02/10/22 - Statewide
- DEC to Require Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Ashokan Reservoir Water Release Proposal - 02/09/22 - Region 3
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week In Review - 02/08/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Virtual Public Meeting on Feb. 17 for Long Island Sound Embayment Study - 02/03/22 - Region 1
- DEC Advises Backcountry Downhill Skiers, Snowboarders, and Outdoor Adventurers of Avalanche Risk in Adirondack High Peaks Region - 02/03/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police On Patrol - 02/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Updated Strategic Plan for State Forest Management - 02/02/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Draft Access and Public Use Plan for Hanging Bog and Canadaway Creek Wildlife Management Areas - 02/02/22 - Region 9
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 02/01/22 - Statewide
January 2022
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 01/31/22 - Statewide
- DEC Seeking Public Input to Assist Development of Recreation Management Plan for Big Moose Tract Conservation Easement - 01/28/22 - Region 6
- DEC Now Accepting Applications for Annual Pheasant Release Program - 01/28/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week In Review - 01/25/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Actions to Protect New York's Pollinators by Restricting Use of 'Neonic' Pesticides - 01/24/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Progress in Lake Sturgeon Recovery - 01/21/22 - Statewide
- Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 01/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Closure of All Target Shooting Activity at Tonawanda Wildlife Management Area - 01/20/22 - Region 9
- New York State's Brownfield Cleanup Program Marks Successful Year in 2021 - 01/20/22 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Names Captain Karen Przyklek Director of DEC's Division of Law Enforcement - 01/19/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police On Patrol - 01/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 01/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Partners Launch Adirondack Moose Research Project - 01/19/22 - Statewide
- DEC Awards More Than $766,000 to Support Rehabilitation of Dams in Capital Region, Southern Tier, and Mid-Hudson Valley - - Statewide
- DEC Advises Backcountry Visitors of Winter Conditions in the Adirondacks and Catskills - 01/13/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week In Review - 01/11/22 - Statewide
- DEC and Rensselaer Land Trust Announce Two Acquisitions to Protect Capital Region's Drinking Water Quality - 01/07/22 - Region 4
- DEC, Suffolk County, Town of Southampton, and Peconic Estuary Partnership Announce Start of Construction of $1 Million Fish Passage Through Woodhull Dam - 01/07/22 - Region 1
- DEC Named '2021 Agency of the Year' by National Deer Association - 01/06/22 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Interim Report from Catskill Strategic Planning Advisory Group - 01/06/22 - Statewide
- Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol - 01/05/22 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Announces New Leadership Appointments - 01/05/22 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Monday, Jan. 10 - 01/05/22 - Statewide
- DEC Forest Rangers - Week in Review - 01/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces $11 Million for Climate Smart Community Projects - 01/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Encourages Outdoor Enthusiasts to Purchase New Recreation-Themed Trail Supporter Patches - 01/04/22 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of Annual Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale - 01/03/22 - Statewide
More about Press Releases:
- Regional Press Release Archive - Archived press releases from DEC's nine regional offices issued from 01/1/2012 up until 12/31/2020.
- Governor's Office Environmental Press Releases - Press Releases on Environmental Issues; Press Releases from the Governor.
