Press Releases
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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.
March 2021
- 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
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.
