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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.
May 2019
- DEC Urges New Yorkers: If You Care, Leave It There - 05/20/19
- DEC Announces 58 Environmental Conservation Police Officer and Forest Ranger Recruits Begin Basic Training - 05/20/19
- New York State Agencies Celebrate 'Green Your Commute Day' by Launching Summer-Long 'Green Your Commute Challenge' - 05/17/19
- DEC Temporarily Closes Northport Harbor in Suffolk County for the Harvest of Carnivorous Gastropods - 05/16/19
- DEC Encourages Visitors to The Adirondack High Peaks to Prepare for Holiday Hikes - 05/16/19
- DEC Statement on Water Quality Certification for Proposed Northeast Supply Enhancement Pipeline Project - 05/15/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/15/19
- DEC Announces "Outdoors Day" Celebrations for Saturday, June 8 - 05/15/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/14/19
- DEC Announces 2019 "I Bird NY" Challenges - 05/10/19
- DEC Announces Climate-Adaptive Design Opportunity for Hudson Waterfront Communities - 05/09/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/08/19
- DEC Announces Nuisance Wildlife Control Operator Exam - 05/08/19
- DEC Announces Construction to Improve Nicks Lake Campground and Day Use Area to Continue Through May - 05/08/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/07/19
- DEC Declare May 5-11 Compost Awareness Week in New York - 05/03/19
- DEC Issues Muddy Trail Advisory for Adirondack High Peaks - 05/02/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/01/19
- DEC Announces $350,000 in Grants Available to Protect Hudson River Estuary - 05/01/19
April 2019
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/30/19
- DEC Announces Fishing Season Opens May 4 for Many Popular Coolwater Fish Species - 04/29/19
- DEC Announces Arbor Day Tree Planting Celebration in Capital Region - 04/26/19
- DEC Announces Emergency Regulations for Scup - 04/26/19
- DEC and NYSERDA Recognize Village of Nyack as a Model for Actions to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Build Climate Resiliency - 04/25/19
- Media Advisory for Friday, April 26 - 04/25/19
- DEC and State Parks Announce 2019's First-Time Camper Program Registration - 04/25/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/24/19
- Media Advisory for Thursday, April 25 - 04/24/19
- Lieutenant Governor Hochul and DEC Celebrate Groundbreaking for Kenneth P. Lynch Boat Launch at Onondaga Lake - 04/24/19
- Lieutenant Governor Hochul and DEC Announce Canandaigua as New York's Newest Certified Climate Smart Community - 04/23/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/23/19
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 24 - 04/23/19
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 23, 2019 - 04/22/19
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 23 - 04/22/19
- DEC Announces Acquisition of Two Columbia County Parcels Totaling 1,114 Acres - 04/22/19
- Media Advisory for Monday, April 22 - 04/18/19
- DEC Announces 2019 Earth Week Activities - 04/18/19
- DEC Announces Annual Trout Stocking and Family Fishing Festival at Six Mile Waterworks - 04/18/19
- DEC Announces Brighton as New York's Newest Certified Climate Smart Community - 04/18/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/17/19
- Media Advisory for Thursday, April 18 - 04/17/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/16/19
- DEC Announces $1.45 Million Available for Smart Growth Grants for Adirondack and Catskill Park Communities - 04/16/19
- DEC Announces $185,000 in Awards to Improve Resiliency of Hudson River Access Sites and Manage Scenic Vistas - 04/15/19
- DEC Announces May 1 Opening of Spring Turkey Season - 04/15/19
- DEC Announces Hudson River Estuary "Trees for Tribs" Potting Up Event on April 26 - 04/12/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/10/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/09/19
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Devil's Tombstone Campground & Day Use Area - 04/08/19
- DEC Announces 2018-19 Deer Harvest Estimates - 04/08/19
- DEC Enables Campers to Make Last-Minute Reservations for 2019 Camping Season - 04/05/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/03/19
- DEC: Wildfire Conditions Intensify Across New York - 04/03/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/02/19
- DEC Announces State Hunter Education Courses Available Before Start of Spring Turkey Season - 04/02/19
- DEC and Agriculture and Markets Announce Sixth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week July 7-13 - 04/01/19
March 2019
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/27/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/26/19
- DEC Celebrates 12th Year of Juvenile Eel Monitoring - 03/26/19
- DEC Advises New Yorkers to Remove Bird Feeders to Prevent Attracting Bears - 03/25/19
- DEC Announces State of Salmon River Fishery Meeting - 03/25/19
- DEC Advises Backcountry Hikers of Winter Conditions in the Catskills and Adirondacks - 03/22/19
- DEC Releases 2016-2018 Great Lakes Program Progress Report - 03/22/19
- DEC Announces 50-Acre Addition to Catskill Forest Preserve - 03/22/19
- DEC Announces Delaware Tailwaters Trout Fishery Meeting - 03/21/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/20/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/19/19
- DEC Orders $1.3 Million Penalty for Illegal Mining, One of Largest Penalties in State History - 03/14/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/13/19
- DEC and State Parks to Prepare Management Plan for Crown Point State Historic Site and Crown Point Campground and Day Use Area - 03/13/19
- DEC Announces Brush Burning Prohibited in New York State March 16 through May 14 - 03/12/19
- DEC to Host State Youth Archery Tournament on March 15 - 03/12/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/11/19
- DEC Announces 2018 Bear Harvest Results - 03/11/19
- DEC Issues Annual Guidance to Avoid Conflicts with Coyotes - 03/11/19
- Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on the Passing of Wayne Brewer - 03/08/19
- DEC Announces 'WomenHuntFishNY' Photo Contest Winners - 03/08/19
- DEC and Volunteers Prepare for Annual Salamander and Frog Migration - 03/08/19
- DEC Announces $125,000 Available to Reduce Flood and Stormwater Risks in Catskill, Hudson, Kingston, and Piermont - 03/08/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/06/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/05/19
- Statement From New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on the Passing of Ogden Reid - 03/04/19
- DEC Accepting Applications for 16th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 03/04/19
- State Parks, DEC, and State Police Remind Snowmobilers to Refrain from Alcohol Use While on the Trails - 03/02/19
February 2019
- DEC Announces Deployment of Additional Mill Basin Drawbridge Materials to Enrich Hempstead's Artificial Reef - 02/28/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/27/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/26/19
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 02/25/19
- DEC Seeking Landowner Input on New York's Forest Tax Law Program - 02/23/19
- DEC Announces 2019-2020 Duck Season Dates - 02/22/19
- DEC Announces Timbrook Award Winner - 02/21/19
- DEC Announces "State of Lake Ontario" Meetings - 02/20/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/20/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/19/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/13/19
- DEC Announces 2019 Free Fishing Days in New York - 02/13/19
- DEC Announces New Trees for Tribs 'Buffer in a Bag' Initiative - 02/13/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/11/19
- New York State Calls on U.S. EPA to Regulate Interstate Smog Pollution - 02/08/19
- DEC Announces Completion of Annual Aerial Survey of Adirondack Moose - 02/08/19
- DEC, ADK, and 46ers Announce Initiative to Reduce Number of Search and Rescue Incidents - 02/08/19
- DEC Offers Free Waterfront Lifeguard Course - 02/07/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/06/19
- DEC Releases Draft Management Plan for Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve - 02/05/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/05/19
- DEC Invites Public Comments on Proposed 2020 Regulations for Great Lakes Fishing - 02/01/19
- DEC Marks 11 Years of Forest Certification on State-Owned Forests - 02/01/19
January 2019
- DEC and New York Sea Grant Announce Nearly $570,000 in New York Ocean Research Grants - 01/31/19
- DEC Releases New York State Hunting Safety Statistics for 2018 - 01/31/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/30/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/28/19
- DEC and Peconic Land Trust Announce Preservation of Pine Barrens Land Critical to Protect Long Island's Sole Source Aquifer - 01/28/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/23/19
- DEC Announces More Than $1.1 Million Awarded to Six Projects to Improve Water Quality and Bolster Flood Resiliency in Hudson River Estuary Watershed - 01/23/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/22/19
- DEC Camp Santanoni Winter Events Limited to Saturday This Weekend - 01/18/19
- DEC Announces Deployment of Mill Basin Drawbridge Materials to Enhance Hempstead's Artificial Reef - 01/17/19
- DEC Advises Backcountry Downhill Skiers, Snowboarders, and Others of Avalanche Risk in Adirondack High Peaks Region - 01/17/19
- DEC Reminds Anglers to Put Safety First When Ice Fishing - 01/17/19
- DEC Announces $750,000 Is Available for Hudson River Access Improvements in Sleepy Hollow and Tarrytown - 01/16/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/16/19
- DEC Now Accepting Applications for 100th Annual Pheasant Release - 01/16/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/14/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/09/19
- DEC Announces $3 Million in Grants Available for Invasive Species Projects - 01/09/19
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/07/19
- DEC Announces Availability of $50,000 to Develop Guidance for Improving Storm Resiliency of Hudson River Access Sites - 01/04/19
- DEC and Friends of Camp Santanoni to Host Three Weekends of Winter Open Houses - 01/03/19
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/02/19
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