Press Releases
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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 2018
- DEC Shares Tips to Avoid Starting Wildfires - 05/25/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 05/25/18
- DEC Temporarily Closes Huntington Harbor in Suffolk County for the Harvest of Carnivorous Gastropods - 05/24/18
- New York State Agencies Encourage Boaters to Help Prevent Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species at Start of Boating Season - 05/24/18
- DEC Reminds Campers to Use Local Firewood While Enjoying the Outdoors - 05/24/18
- DEC Issues Muddy Trail Advisory for Adirondack High Peaks - 05/23/18
- DEC and Partners Celebrate World Turtle Day® - 05/23/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/23/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/22/18
- DEC Advises Motorists to Be Alert for Turtles Crossing Roadways - 05/22/18
- DEC Announces New State Records for Black Crappie and Walleye - 05/21/18
- DEC Announces 2018 I Bird NY Challenges - 05/21/18
- New York State Agencies Celebrate 'Green Your Commute Day' By Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - 05/18/18
- DEC and State Parks Announce "Outdoors Day" Celebrations Set for June 9 - 05/18/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/16/18
- DEC Urges Hikers to Walk Through - Not Around - Mud and Water on Adirondack Trails - 05/16/18
- New York State Releases Final Plan to Minimize Risk of Chronic Wasting Disease for Deer and Moose Herds - 05/16/18
- DEC Urges New Yorkers: If You Care, Leave It There - 05/15/18
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 16, 2018 - 05/15/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/14/18
- State Agencies Encourage New Yorkers to Green Their Commutes - 05/14/18
- DEC Announces $350,000 Hudson River Estuary Grants - 05/11/18
- DEC and DOH Update on Ongoing Environmental Cleanup at the Elmira High School - 05/10/18
- DEC Releases Draft Ump Amendments to High Peaks Wilderness and Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest - 05/10/18
- DEC and DAM Announce Statewide Spotted Lanternfly Outreach Campaign - 05/10/18
- DEC Temporarily Closes Areas in Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, for Harvest of Shellfish and Carnivorous Gastropods - 05/09/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/09/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/07/18
- DEC Declares May 6-12 Compost Awareness Week - 05/06/18
- DEC, Cornell University and SUNY ESF Announce New Tool to Track Forest Health - 05/04/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 05/03/18
- DEC Reclassifies Shellfish Harvesting Areas in Several Nassau and Suffolk County Embayments - 05/02/18
- Updated Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 05/02/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/02/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York State - 05/01/18
April 2018
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/30/18
- DEC Seeks Volunteers for Annual Stream and River Monitoring - 04/30/18
- DEC Announces May 5 Opening of Fishing Season for Warmwater Fish - 04/30/18
- DEC 'On the Frontlines' Video Features Southern Adirondacks Forest Ranger Michael Thompson - 04/27/18
- DEC Expands Opportunities for New York Lobstering - 04/26/18
- Media Advisory for Friday, April 27, 2018 - 04/25/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/25/18
- DEC and Land Trust Alliance Announce $2.3 Million Land Trust Grants to Safeguard Water Quality, Protect Farms, and Boost Tourism, Climate Resilience, and Public Access - 04/24/18
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 24, 2018 - 04/23/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/23/18
- DEC and OGS Announce NYS Agencies Save $28 Million With Sustainable Practices - 04/20/18
- DEC Statement on Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Project - 04/20/18
- DEC Announces Launch of New Online Portal for Climate Smart Communities Certification - 04/20/18
- DEC Launches Annual "Look for The Zero" Campaign Urging Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer - 04/19/18
- DEC Announces Release of Draft Invasive Species Comprehensive Management Plan - 04/18/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/18/18
- DEC and State Parks Announce Expanded 2018 First-Time Camper Program for 2018 - 04/17/18
- DEC Charges Bolton Man for Tampering with Water Sampling Tests - 04/17/18
- DEC Announces World Fish Migration Day Events in Hudson Valley - 04/16/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/16/18
- DEC Announces 2018 Earth Day Activities - 04/13/18
- DEC Releases Final Lake Sturgeon Recovery Plan - 04/13/18
- DEC Announces City of Geneva is New York's 18th Certified Climate Smart Community - 04/13/18
- DEC Announces Opening of Spring Turkey Season on May 1 - 04/11/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/11/18
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 04/10/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/09/18
- DEC Issues Guidance to Homeowners to Avoid Problems with Bears - 04/06/18
- Employment Opportunities Available in Summer Recreation - 04/05/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/04/18
- DEC Announces 2017 Deer Harvest Results - 04/03/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/02/18
- DEC Releases 'On The Front Lines' Video Featuring Environmental Program Specialist and Food Waste Reduction Expert Gary Feinland - 04/02/18
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, April 2, 2018 - 04/02/18
March 2018
- DEC Announces Start of Annual Salamander and Frog Migration - 03/30/18
- DEC Announces Fish Stocking and Free Fishing Program Scheduled April 3 - 03/29/18
- DEC Proposes New, Day Use Permitting System for Visitors to the Blue Hole - 03/29/18
- DEC Announces Opening of New York's 2018 Trout Fishing Season - 03/29/18
- DEC Announces Forest Ranger Awards for Distinguished Service - 03/29/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/28/18
- DEC Offers Free Waterfront Lifeguard Course - 03/28/18
- DEC Confirms Southern Pine Beetle in Albany Pine Bush - 03/27/18
- DEC to Amend Management Plans for High Peaks Wilderness and Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest - 03/26/18
- DEC Invites Public to Comment on Draft Salmon River Fisheries Management Plan - 03/21/18
- DEC's 2017 Angler Achievement Awards Recognize New York's Trophy Catches - 03/21/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/21/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/19/18
- DEC Announces Results of National Archery in State Schools Tournament - 03/19/18
- DEC and New York Natural Heritage Program Announce First-Ever Statewide Riparian Opportunity Assessment Tools - 03/19/18
- DEC Celebrates Proposed 'Empire Forests for the Future Initiative' at Forestry Awareness Day - 03/19/18
- DEC to Host Upper Delaware River System Trout Fishery Meeting on March 22 - 03/15/18
- DEC: Residential Brush Burning Prohibited in New York State Through May 14 - 03/14/18
- DEC Announces Start of Second Phase in Cleanup of Properties Near Former Geneva Foundry - 03/14/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/14/18
- Notice: DEC Meeting Postponed Due to Inclement Weather - 03/13/18
- New York Petitions U.S. EPA to Protect State's Air Quality - 03/13/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/12/18
- DEC Announces New Process for Gathering Public Input on Desired Deer Populations - 03/09/18
- DEC Issues Guidance to Avoid Conflicts with Coyotes - 03/08/18
- DEC Announces Record High Chinook Salmon Fishing on Lake Ontario in 2017 - 03/08/18
- DEC Announces 2017 Bear Harvest Results - 03/07/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/07/18
- DEC Releases New York State Hunting Safety Statistics for 2017 - 03/07/18
- New York Sea Grant and DEC Announce $200,000 For Great Lakes Basin Projects - 03/06/18
- DEC to Host Upper Delaware River System Trout Fishery Meeting - 03/06/18
- New York State, PTNY Announce $450,000 in Grants to State Parks, Forests and Historic Site Partner Organizations - 03/05/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/05/18
- DEC Closes Additional Shellfishing Areas in Nassau and Suffolk Counties - 03/05/18
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas - 03/02/18
February 2018
- DEC Releases 'On The Front Lines' Video Featuring Aquatic Biologist Joelle Ernst - 02/28/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/28/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/26/18
- DEC Announces State of Lake Ontario Fisheries Meetings - 02/22/18
- DEC Accepting Applications for 15th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 02/22/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/21/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers Arrest Two Washington County Men after Investigation of Hunting Related Shooting Incident (HRSI) - 02/20/18
- State Parks, DEC Encourage Families to Enjoy Presidents Day Winter Break in New York's Open Spaces - 02/16/18
- DEC Announces 172 Pharmacies, Hospitals and Long-Term Care Facilities Participating in 2nd Round of State's Pilot Drug 'Take-Back' Program - 02/15/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/14/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/12/18
- DEC and Oneida Lake Association Remind Anglers of Fishing Regulations, Safety - 02/12/18
- DEC Launches Campground Ambassador Program for 2018 Camping Season - 02/12/18
- Search Continues for Missing Whiteface Mountain Skier Constantinos "Danny" Filippidis - 02/09/18
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 02/09/18
- DEC Announces Availability of $1.4 Million in Grants to Improve Water Quality, Bolster Resiliency in New York Estuaries - 02/02/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 02/07/18
- DEC Cautions Birders Not to Cause Harm When Observing Winter Raptors - 02/07/18
- DEC Awards $275,000 in Grants to Nassau and Suffolk County Communities Impacted By Southern Pine Beetle - 02/06/18
- DEC Announces Annual Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale at Saratoga Tree Nursery - 02/06/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 02/05/18
- DEC Cites High Acres Landfill for Failure to Reduce Odors - 02/05/18
- DEC Releases 'On The Front Lines' Video Featuring Region 5 Water Specialist Vince Spadaro - 02/05/18
- New York State Reminds Snowmobilers to Ride Safely - 02/01/18
January 2018
- DEC Announces City of Ithaca is New York's 17th Certified Climate Smart Community - 01/31/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/31/18
- DEC Releases Draft Management Plan to Protect and Restore Piermont Marsh Reserve - 01/31/18
- DEC Announces Essay Contest for Annual Hunting and Trapping Regulations Guide - 01/31/18
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, January 31, 2018 - 01/30/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/29/18
- DEC Announces Record Walleye Fishing on Lake Erie in 2017 - 01/26/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/24/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/22/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/17/18
- DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Program - 01/17/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/16/18
- New York's Plastic Bag Task Force Issues Report to Combat Bag Waste - 01/13/18
- DEC Announces $3.5 Million in Grants Awarded in 2017 to Increase Donation of Wholesome Food and Divert Food Scraps from Landfills - 01/12/18
- DEC Commissioner Seggos, OGS Commissioner Destito and County Executive Picente to Provide Update on State's Response to Flood Conditions in Whitesboro, Oneida County - 01/12/18
- DEC Announces First Year of Croton River Hydrilla Control Project Has Reduced Infestations of Invasive Pest By 80 Percent - 01/12/18
- DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos to Provide Update on State's Ongoing Actions in Hoosick Falls - 01/12/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/10/18
- DEC to Host Three Weekends of Santanoni Winter Open Houses - 01/05/18
- DEC Announces $400,000 Enforcement Action Against Beach Haven Apartments Associates, LLC., for Illicit Discharges to Coney Island Creek - 01/04/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 01/03/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 01/02/18
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