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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.
November 2018
- DEC and DAM Find No Chronic Wasting Disease in New York - 11/15/18
- DEC Announces Nov. 15 is "New York Recycles Day" - 11/15/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 11/14/18
- DEC Announces Winners of 15th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 11/14/18
- Regular Firearms Season for Deer and Bear Hunting in the Southern Zone Begins Nov. 17 - 11/14/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/13/18
- DEC Penalizes Tennessee Nursery for Violating New York State's Invasive Species Regulation - 11/13/18
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, Nov. 14 - 11/13/18
- DEC Announces Appointment of Bernard "Bernie" Rivers as Director of the Division of Law Enforcement - 11/07/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 11/07/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 11/05/18
- DEC and State Parks Remind Outdoor Enthusiasts that Hunting and Trapping Seasons are Open - 11/05/18
October 2018
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/31/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/29/18
- DEC Announces Latest Deployment of Materials to Fire Island Reef - 10/26/18
- DEC Announces Oct. 25 Start of Furbearer Trapping and Hunting Seasons - 10/25/18
- DEC Reminds Public to Avoid Caves and Mines to Protect New York's Bat Populations - 10/25/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/24/18
- Shutdown Operations at Tonawanda Coke Facility Complete - 10/23/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/22/18
- DEC Announces Deer Management Permits Still Available for Hunters - 10/22/18
- DEC and New York Sea Grant Announce $100,000 Grants Available for Marine and Coastal Projects - 10/22/18
- DEC and DAM Announce Live Adult Spotted Lanternfly Confirmed in Suffolk County - 10/19/18
- DEC Announces Completion of Three New Replacement Bridges in Essex Chain Lakes Complex - 10/19/18
- DEC Announces $300,000 for Municipalities for Zero-Emission Vehicles Purchase or Lease - 10/17/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/17/18
- DEC Announces Complete Shutdown of Coke Oven Production at Tonawanda Coke Facility - 10/16/18
- DEC Hosts Student Scientists at 16th Annual "Day in the Life of the Hudson and Harbor" - 10/16/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/15/18
- DEC Commissioner Seggos Applauds Return of Conservation Officers from Anti-Poaching Trip to South Africa - 10/15/18
- DEC Announces New Materials Deployed to Enhance Artificial Reefs on Fire Island, Moriches and Hempstead as Part of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in New York State History - 10/15/18
- DEC Announces $135,000 to Establish and Maintain Hudson River's Scenic Vistas - 10/15/18
- State to Oversee Safe Shutdown of Tonawanda Coke Facility and Assist Workers - 10/12/18
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Suffolk County Shellfishing Areas, Effective Immediately - 10/12/18
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 - 10/11/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/10/18
- DEC Announces Final Materials Deployed to Complete Rockaway Reef as Part of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in New York State History - 10/09/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/09/18
- DEC Reminds Hunters to Put Safety First This Hunting Season - 10/09/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 10/03/18
- DEC Advises Homeowners to Check Fuel Oil Tanks to Prevent Leaks & Spills - 10/03/18
- Media Advisory for Thursday, October 4 - 10/03/18
- DEC Releases Proposed Plan to Expand and Expedite Clean Up of Dzus Fastener State Superfund Site - 10/01/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 10/01/18
- Effective Immediately, DEC Re-Opens Vernooy Kill State Forest to Visitors - 10/01/18
September 2018
- DEC Reminds Hunters: Deer Management Permit Application Deadline Draws Near - 09/28/18
- DEC Announces Lake Ontario Fisheries Meetings - 09/27/18
- DEC Encourages All Outdoor Enthusiasts to Purchase New Red Trail Supporter Patch and Habitat and Access Stamps - 09/27/18
- Media Advisory for Friday, September 28, 2018 - 09/27/18
- DEC Announces $636,015 in Penalty and Restoration Funding for 2017 Con Edison Discharge to East River From Farragut Substation - 09/26/18
- DEC Announces Two New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 09/26/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/26/18
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, September 26, 2018 - 09/25/18
- DEC 'On The Front Lines' Video Features Environmental Engineer Sarah Saucier on Cleanup of Saranac Lake Superfund Site - 09/25/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/24/18
- New York State Announces Arbor Day Poster and Artwork Contests - 09/21/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/19/18
- DEC Announces Start of Small Game Hunting Seasons - 09/19/18
- DEC Announces Bowhunting Seasons for Deer and Bear - 09/19/18
- DEC & ORDA Announce Plans to Manage Use, Limit Parking Over Columbus Day Weekend - 09/19/18
- DEC Announces Fourth Round of E-Waste Recycling Grants Totaling $900,000 - 09/19/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/17/18
- DEC Announces Early Success of Unique Freshwater Mussel Relocation Project - 09/17/18
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Commercial Summer Flounder Fishery as of Sept. 15 - 09/14/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/12/18
- DEC Announces Law Enforcement Awards for Distinguished Service - 09/12/18
- DEC and DAM Announce Confirmed Finding of Spotted Lanternfly in Albany and Yates Counties - 09/11/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/11/18
- Rensselaer County Angler Catches State Record Fish - 09/10/18
- DEC Announces $2 Million in Grants for Local Food Rescue Organizations and Municipalities to Increase Food Donation and Food Scraps Recycling - 09/06/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 09/05/18
- DEC Announces Early Bear Hunting Seasons Open Soon - 09/05/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 09/04/18
August 2018
- DEC Announces New Marine Habitat Created at Fire Island Reef as Part of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in New York State History - 08/30/18
- DEC Announces Record-Breaking Fishing in Lake Ontario - 08/30/18
- DEC Announces Draft Amendment to Final Campground & Day-Use Area Generic Unit Management Plan for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - 08/30/18
- DEC's Five Rivers Environmental Education Center Gains 35 Acres - 08/30/18
- DEC Announces Actions Against Dunn Facility - 08/29/18
- DEC Announces Canada Goose Season Opens September 1 - 08/29/18
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 08/29/18
- Media Advisory for Thursday, August 30, 2018 - 08/29/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/29/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued For New York City Metro and Long Island - 08/28/18
- DEC 'On The Front Lines' Video Features Fish & Wildlife Biologist Kristen Dieterle on Importance of Fish Collection - 08/28/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/28/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 08/27/18
- DEC Announces New Marine Habitat Created at Moriches Reef as Part of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in New York State History - 08/25/18
- DEC Announces Final UMP Amendments to High Peaks Wilderness Complex and Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest are Final - 08/24/18
- Media Advisory for Thursday, August 23, 2018 - 08/22/18
- DEC Announces New York Ocean Acidification Task Force to Evaluate Impacts on State's Coastal Waters - 08/22/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/22/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/20/18
- Sullivan County DEC Officer Honored as New York's Top Wildlife Police Officer - 08/20/18
- DEC Announces Reopening of Commercial Black Sea Bass Fishery on Monday, August 27 - 08/16/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 08/16/18
- DEC Adopts New Regulations to Improve Safety and Visitor Experience at Kaaterskill Falls and Surrounding Areas - 08/15/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/15/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/13/18
- DEC Encourages New Hunters and Trappers to Register for Hunting and Trapping Education Courses - 08/10/18
- Media Advisory: Great Hudson River Estuary Fish Count August 11 - 08/10/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island - 08/10/18
- New York State Announces Listening Sessions on Clean Transportation - 08/09/18
- DEC and Niagara County District Attorney Announce Arrests of Duo Who Injured Officer - 08/08/18
- DEC Warns Long Island and Hudson Valley Residents to Be Wary of Offers of Free 'Clean Fill' - 08/08/18
- DEC Awards $375,000 Grants to Improve Water Quality, Increase Flood Resiliency and Conserve Natural Resources in Coastal Communities - 08/08/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/08/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York Metro Area and Lower Hudson Valley - 08/07/18
- DEC to Host 7th Annual Great Hudson River Fish Count on August 11 - 08/06/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 08/06/18
- DEC Announces 2018-19 Hunting and Trapping Licenses Now On Sale - 08/06/18
- Updated Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York City Metro Area and Western New York - 08/06/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro Area - 08/05/18
- DEC Seeks Pool Owners for Citizen Science Survey of Invasive Beetle - 08/03/18
- DEC Statement on EPA's Failure to Require Ozone Reductions from Upwind States - 08/01/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 08/01/18
- DEC and State Parks Encourage New Yorkers to Discover Their Own Outdoor Adventures Before Summer's End - 08/01/18
- DEC Announces New Strategy to Address Environmental Impacts of Composting and Mulching Operations at Waste Management Facilities - 08/01/18
July 2018
- DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants - 07/31/18
- DEC Accepting Applications for Sponsored Pheasant Hunt Program - 07/31/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/30/18
- DEC Adds 180 Acres to Washington County Grasslands WMA - 07/30/18
- DEC Seeks Participants for 2018 Summer Wild Turkey Survey - 07/26/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/25/18
- DEC Announces Completion of $35,000 in Improvements at Jamestown Falls River Access Site - 07/25/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/23/18
- DEC Announces Kelly Stang Promoted to Administrator of Hunter Education Program - 07/23/18
- DEC Announces New Marine Habitat Created at Rockaway Reef as Part of Largest Artificial Reef Expansion in New York State History - 07/21/18
- Statement from Basil Seggos, Commissioner of the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation - 07/20/18
- DEC Announces Public Information Sessions to Modernize and Reform State's Commercial Fishing Licensing System - 07/20/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 07/20/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/18/18
- Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos to Deploy New Materials to Enhance Smithtown Reef - 07/18/18
- Media Advisory for Today, July 18, 2018 - 07/18/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/16/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York Metro Area and Lower Hudson Valley - 07/16/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York - 07/15/18
- DEC Announces Temporary Shellfishing Closure of Three Mile Harbor for Fireworks Weekend - 07/12/18
- DEC Issues Decision Denying Applications for Finger Lakes LPG Storage Proposal - 07/12/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/11/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/10/18
- DEC Announces Completion of Wakely Mountain Fire Tower Repairs - 07/10/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro Area - 07/09/18
- DEC and Agriculture & Markets Announce State's Fifth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week - 07/09/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York Metro Area, Lower Hudson Valley, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Western New York - 07/09/18
- Media Advisory for Monday, June 9, 2018 - 07/06/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 07/05/18
- DEC Announces $525,000 in Grant Funding Available to Improve Water Quality Through Tree Planting Projects - 07/03/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 07/03/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York Metro Area and Lower Hudson Valley - 07/02/18
- DEC Encourages Public to Help Reduce Bear Conflicts - 07/02/18
- DEC Announces New and Expanded Efforts to Promote Sustainable Tourism in Adirondack Park - 07/02/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York Metro Area, Lower Hudson Valley, Upper Hudson Valley, and Western New York - 07/02/18
June 2018
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York City Metro Area, Lower Hudson Valley, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Western New York - 06/29/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island, New York City Metro Area, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Western New York - 06/29/18
- DEC Extends Application Period for Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants - 06/28/18
- DEC Adopts First Major Update to State's Environmental Quality Review Regulations in 20 Years - 06/28/18
- DEC Extends Lake Ontario Flood Recovery General Permit - 06/28/18
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 06/28/18
- DEC Releases Technical Briefs on New York State Fisheries - 06/27/18
- DEC Awards $19.5 Million Five-Year Pollution Prevention Contract to Rochester Institute of Technology - 06/27/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/27/18
- DEC Introduces New Day Use Permit System for Blue Hole Visitors - 06/27/18
- DEC and Columbia County DA Charge Four Hudson Antique Dealers With Illegal Ivory Sales - 06/26/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/26/18
- DEC Announces $1.1 Million in Grants for Hudson River Estuary Communities - 06/22/18
- DEC Announces Free Fishing Weekend June 23-24 - 06/22/18
- New York State Announces New Actions to Protect Pollinator Populations - 06/20/18
- DEC Announces Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator and Leashed Tracking Dog Examinations - 06/20/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/20/18
- DEC Releases Draft Flood Risk Management Guidance - 06/20/18
- DEC Awards $1.6 Million In Grants for Long Island Shellfish Hatcheries - 06/20/18
- DEC Hosts 28th Annual "Field Day" at Hale Creek Field Station - 06/19/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/18/18
- Media Advisory/Photo Opportunity for Tuesday, June 19 - 06/18/18
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro Area, Lower Hudson Valley, and Long Island - 06/17/18
- DEC and DOH Announce Expedited Cleanup at Elmira High School Property - 06/14/18
- DEC Announces Grand Opening of New Outdoor Pavilion at Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center - 06/14/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/13/18
- New York State Announces $4 Million in Grants to Expand Food Waste Recycling - 06/12/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/11/18
- New York State Gears Up to Host Fifth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week - 06/08/18
- DEC Announces New Hudson Valley Natural Resource Mapper - 06/08/18
- DEC Announces 2018-2019 Waterfowl Season Dates - 06/07/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/06/18
- DEC Launches New Disclosure Program to Protect Consumers from Chemicals in Household Cleaning Products - 06/06/18
- DEC 'On The Front Lines' Video Features Ship Captains Alan Fairbanks and Doug Zeller - 06/05/18
- DEC Announces Completion Of $100,000 Accessibility Improvements at Basswood Pond State Forest - 06/05/18
- DEC and DOH Announce Public Availability Session at Elmira High School on June 14, 2018 - 06/04/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/04/18
- DEC Releases Report on Pharmaceutical Stewardship - 06/01/18
- DEC Awards $317,000 Grants to Reduce Flooding and Restore Aquatic Habitats in Hudson River Estuary - 06/01/18
May 2018
- HVAC Company Owner Charged with Attempted Assault in Mercury Poisoning of Queens Family - 05/31/18
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/30/18
- NYS DEC, NYC DEP, the Catskill Center and Rondout Neversink Stream Program Announce Peekamoose Blue Hole Stewardship Program - 05/29/18
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/29/18
- 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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