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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.
June 2021
- Joint Statement from DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos, Essex County Board of Supervisors Chair Shaun Gillilland, and Keene Town Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson - 06/18/21 - Region 5
- New York State Announces First-Ever Loyalty/Reward Program at State Campgrounds - 06/18/21 - Statewide
- DEC Encourages New Yorkers to Help Avoid Conflicts with Black Bears - 06/18/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Hold a Virtual Public Meeting on July 6 to Solicit Input on New Study of Sand Mining and Long Island Groundwater - 06/18/21 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Opening of Saratoga Sand Plains Archery Range - 06/17/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Host Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Baxtertown Woods Wildlife Management Area - 06/17/21 - Region 3
- Media Advisory for Thursday, June 17 - 06/16/21 - Region 5
- Media Advisory for Wednesday June 23 - 06/16/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, June 16 - 06/15/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/15/21 - Statewide
- AMR Responds to Hiker Feedback with a Series of Updates to New Parking Reservation System - 06/11/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Availability of $225,000 for Hudson River Estuary Community Improvement Projects - 06/11/21 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Issues Final Unit Management Plan for Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area - 06/11/21 - Region 6
- DEC Announces 2022 Training Academies Planned for New Classes of Environmental Conservation Police Officer and Forest Ranger Recruits - 06/10/21 - Statewide
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 06/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Final Deer Management Plan - 06/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/08/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, June 15 - 06/08/21 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Long Island and New York City Metro - 06/05/21 - Statewide
- DEC Takes Enforcement Action Against Cascades Containerboard Packaging, Inc., After Facility Generates Persistent, Noxious Odor - 06/04/21 - Region 9
- New York's Eighth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week Begins Sunday, June 6 - 06/04/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Host 'Outdoors Day' Celebration at Lowville Forestry Demonstration Area - 06/03/21 - Region 6
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 06/02/21 - Statewide
May 2021
- DEC Announces Six New Certified Climate Smart Communities - 05/28/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Annual 'Outdoors Day' Celebrations - 05/27/21 - Statewide
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/26/21 - Statewide
- DEC Reminds Water Recreationists to Clean, Drain, and Dry Watercraft and Equipment to Protect New York's Waters from Invasive Species - 05/26/21 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for New York City Metro and Lower Hudson Valley - 05/26/21 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Draft 2021-2025 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda - 05/26/21 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/25/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Suite of Actions to Improve Safety, Visitor Experience at Zoar Valley - 05/25/21 - Region 9
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 26 - 05/25/21 - Region 7
- DEC and Finger Lakes Land Trust Announce New 126-Acre Conservation Easement to Protect Water Quality in Tompkins County - 05/25/21 - Region 7
- DEC Announces Opening of 2021 Muskellunge Fishing Seasons - 05/24/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Hinckley Reservoir Day Use Area Currently Closed to Swimming - 05/24/21 - Region 6
- DEC to Limit Vehicle Access to Black Pond Wildlife Management Area - 05/24/21 - Region 6
- DEC and Great Lakes Research Consortium Award $121,741 in Research Grants - 05/24/21 - Great Lakes
- DEC Releases Draft Five Streams Unit Management Plan for State Lands in Chenango County for Public Comment - 05/21/21 - Region 7
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York, Eastern Lake Ontario, and Central New York - 05/21/21 - Statewide
- DEC Prepares for 2021 Catskill Hiking Season with Actions to Protect Public Safety and Natural Resources - 05/20/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of 2021 Camping Season - 05/20/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Sea Lamprey Treatment to Start on Seneca Lake Tributaries - 05/20/21 - Region 8
- DEC Announces 2021 'I BIRD NY' Challenges - 05/19/21 - Statewide
- Air Quality Health Advisory Issued for Western New York and Eastern Lake Ontario - 05/19/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/18/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Lake Placid Boat Launch on May 19 and 20 for Routine Maintenance - 05/18/21 - Region 5
- DEC Launches Campaign to Encourage Visitors to 'Love Our NY Lands,' Practice Sustainable Recreation - 05/18/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Tuesday, May 18 - 05/17/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Monday, May 24 - 05/17/21 - Statewide
- DEC Directs PVS Chemical Solutions, Inc., to Temporarily Cease Operations - 05/15/21 - Region 9
- DEC and U.S. EPA Announce Construction Underway in Niagara River Habitat Improvement Project - 05/14/21 - Region 9
- DEC Issues Updated Regulations for Visitors to Peekamoose Blue Hole and Rondout Creek Area in Sundown Wild Forest - 05/14/21 - Region 3
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 05/12/21 - Statewide
- DEC Urges New York Drivers to 'Give Turtles a Brake' - 05/12/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/11/21 - Statewide
- DEC and Partners Continue Efforts to Control Invasive Hemlock Woolly Adelgid in Lake George - 05/11/21 - Region 5
- DEC to Conduct Controlled Burns at Louise E. Keir Wildlife Management Area - 05/11/21 - Region 4
- Climate Action Council Marks Critical Milestone to Advance New York's Nation-Leading Climate Law - 05/10/21 - Statewide
- DEC and State Parks Encourage Campers to Use Local Firewood While Enjoying the Outdoors - 05/10/21 - Statewide
- DEC Seeks Public Input to Develop Draft Recreation Management Plan for Western Lassiter Tracts, St. Lawrence County - 05/07/21 - Region 6
- Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 05/07/21 - Statewide
- DEC Urges New Yorkers: If You Care, Leave It There - 05/07/21 - Statewide
- Statement from NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos - 05/05/21 - Region 4
- DEC Announces May 18 Virtual Public Meeting to Discuss Proposed Site-Wide Cleanup Plans at Former Lackawanna Bethlehem Steel Site - 05/05/21 - Region 9
- DEC Announces 'Regenerate NY' Forestry Cost Share Grants - 05/05/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 12 - 05/05/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 05/04/21 - Statewide
- DEC Orders Waterford-Based Momentive Performance Materials to Pay $2.3 Million in Penalties and Community Compensation - 05/04/21 - Region 5
- DEC Announces May 20 Virtual Angler Outreach Event - 05/04/21 - Region 9
- DEC and DOH Announce New Initiative to Protect Drinking Water Sources - 05/03/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces May 2 - 8 New York State Compost Awareness Week - 05/02/21 - Statewide
April 2021
- Media Advisory for Saturday, May 1 - 04/30/21 - Region 5
- New York State Celebrates Arbor Day and Awards Additional $1.18 Million Urban and Community Forestry Grants - 04/30/21 - Statewide
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/28/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/27/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2020-21 Deer Harvest Estimates - 04/23/21 - Statewide
- New York State and Westhampton Beach Announces Start of Construction for Village Sewer Initiative - 04/23/21 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Additional $500,000 for Statewide Effort to Improve Food Scrap Recycling and Prevent Food Waste - 04/23/21 - Statewide
- New York State Agencies Issue 2019-20 'Greening New York State Report' on Sustainable Practices in State Operations - 04/22/21 - Statewide
- The New York State Center for Sustainable Materials Management Launches Recycling Website on Earth Day - 04/22/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Proposed Regulations to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil and Natural Gas Sector - 04/21/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Proposed Changes to Whelk Harvesting Requirements - 04/21/21 - Statewide
- DEC Releases Proposed Plan for New Drinking Water Source for Hoosick Falls - 04/21/21 - Region 4
- DEC Announces $500,000 Environmental Benefit Project to Support Trees New York's 'Greening the South Bronx' - 04/21/21 - Region 2
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/20/21 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos and Attorney General James Secure $4 Million to Resolve Hazardous Waste, Oil Spill Contamination in Tonawanda - 04/20/21 - Region 9
- DEC Announces Acquisition of Five-Acre Parcel in Pine Barrens Core - 04/20/21 - Region 1
- DEC Announces Winners of Inaugural Stewardship Appreciation Awards - 04/19/21 - Statewide
- Statement from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation on Greenidge Generation - 04/17/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons - 04/16/21 - Statewide
- DEC Lowers Water Level at Lower Bog River Dam - 04/15/21 - Region 6
- DEC & SCA Seeking Candidates for Paid Summer Internship - 04/15/21 - Region 6
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 04/14/21 - Statewide
- DEC Extends Gate Closure Season at Mossy Point and Roger's Rock Boat Launches - 04/14/21 - Region 5
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, April 21 - 04/14/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Host Virtual Public Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Willard Wildlife Management Area - 04/14/21 - Region 8
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/13/21 - Statewide
- DEC Releases New York State Hunting Safety Statistics for 2020 - 04/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Winner of Annual Arbor Day Artwork Contest - 04/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC and Winnakee Land Trust Announce Acquisition of Critical Lands to Protect Water Quality in Dutchess county - 04/08/21 - Region 3
- DEC Announces New Opportunity for Youth Hunters - 04/07/21 - Statewide
- DEC Proposes New Phosphorus Limits to Protect Cayuga Lake Water Quality - 04/07/21 - Region 7
- DEC to Deploy New Technology to Study Algal Blooms at Lake Agawam - 04/07/21 - Region 1
- New York State Departments of Environmental Conservation and Agriculture and Markets Announce Eighth Annual Invasive Species Awareness Week June 6-12 - 04/07/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 04/06/21 - Statewide
- DEC Hosts 13th Annual National Archery in the Schools Tournament - 04/06/21 - Statewide
- DEC Launches Annual 'Look for the Zero' Campaign Urging Homeowners to Purchase Phosphorus-Free Lawn Fertilizer - 04/06/21 - Statewide
- DEC Celebrates 14th Year of Juvenile Eel Monitoring - 04/06/21 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Announces Net Pen-Rearing Projects for Atlantic Salmon in Lake Champlain and Lake Ontario - 04/05/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Winners of 17th Annual Environmental Excellence Awards - 04/02/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces $650,000 in Grant Funding Now Available to Support Eligible Dam Repairs - 04/01/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Start of 2021 Striped Bass Season - 04/01/21 - Statewide
- DEC Commissioner Seggos and Erie County Legislator Baskin Announce 'Community Working Group' to Support Cleanup of Former American Axle Site - 04/01/21 - Region 9
- DEC Announces New Online Reservations for 2021 Camping Season at Stoney Pond State Forest, Madison County - 04/01/21 - Region 7
March 2021
- Statement from NYS DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos on Ongoing Norlite Enforcement - 03/31/21 - Region 4
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/31/21 - Statewide
- DEC Issues Early Season Muddy Trails Advisory for Adirondacks - 03/31/21 - Adirondacks
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/30/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Groundbreaking of New York State 'REDI' Project in Village of Cape Vincent, Jefferson County - 03/30/21 - Region 6
- DEC and Adirondack Mountain Reserve to Pilot New Reservation System in 2021 - 03/29/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces April Construction Start to Improve Chittning Pond Dam, Oneida County - 03/29/21 - Region 6
- DEC Announces First Prescribed Fire of Demonstration Forest at Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest - 03/29/21 - Region 1
- DEC Releases Proposed Updates for Regulations Governing Use of State Wildlife Management Areas - 03/25/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Climate-Adaptive Design Opportunity for Hudson Waterfront Communities - 03/24/21 - Hudson River Valley
- DEC Announces Finalization of Trout Stream Regulations - 03/24/21 - Statewide
- DEC Region 6 Closes Seasonal Access Roads and Associated Gates - 03/24/21 - Region 6
- DEC Releases Draft Recreation Management Plan for Flatrock Mountain Conservation Easement - 03/24/21 - Region 6
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/23/21 - Statewide
- Reinstein Woods Offering Virtual Lunchtime Talks on Sustainability - 03/23/21 - Region 9
- DEC and NY Sea Grant Announce $200,000 in Grants Now Available to Support Projects that Engage Youth in Implementing Great Lakes Action Agenda Priorities - 03/22/21 - Region 9
- DEC and City of Middletown Announce Protection of Two Parcels in Orange County - 03/22/21 - Region 3
- DEC Issues Guidance to Reduce Conflicts with Bears - 03/22/21 - Statewide
- DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officer Highlights - 03/17/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Wednesday, March 24 - 03/17/21 - Statewide
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/16/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces 2020 Bear Harvest Totals - 03/15/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Host Information Session on Habitat Management Plan for Three Mile Bay Wildlife Management Area - 03/15/21 - Region 7
- DEC and Volunteers Prepare for Annual Salamander and Frog Migration - 03/15/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Online Falconry, Wildlife Rehabilitator, and Leashed Tracking Dog Exams - 03/12/21 - Statewide
- DEC to Resume In-Person Hunter Education Classes April 1 - 03/10/21 - Statewide
- DEC Warns Aquarium Owners About Invasive Zebra Mussels Found in "Moss Balls" - 03/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC's Comprehensive Study of PFAS and Metals Finds No Clear Link to Norlite's Operations, No Indication of Human Health Risk - 03/09/21 - Region 4
- DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights - 03/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Residential Brush Burning Prohibited in New York State March 16 Through May 14 - 03/09/21 - Statewide
- DEC: No Rainbow Trout Sampling Events this Year for Finger Lakes Tributaries - 03/08/21 - Region 8
- High Peaks Strategic Planning Advisory Group Submits Final Report to DEC Commissioner Seggos - 03/05/21 - Statewide
- Media Advisory for Friday, March 12 - 03/05/21 - Statewide
- DEC Announces Three New Certified Climate Smart Communities: Towns of New Lebanon and Philipstown, Village of Irvington - 03/04/21 - Statewide
- 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.
