Press Releases
June 2011
- DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 06/29/11
- DEC Announces Revised Baitfish Regulations - 06/29/11
- DEC Announces Signing of Jamaica Bay Water Quality Agreements - 06/27/11
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas In Suffolk County - 06/24/11
- DEC and Nassau County Reach Agreement on Bay Park Facility - 06/21/11
- DEC Reminds New Yorkers of Upcoming Free Fishing Weekend - 06/21/11
- DEC Launches Grant Initiative to Improve Air Quality and Help Reduce Open Burning - 06/21/11
- DEC Announces Tentative 2011-12 Migratory Game Bird Hunting Seasons - 06/16/11
- Emerald Ash Borer Detected In Buffalo - 06/16/11
- Suffolk County Environmental Conservation Officer Named "Officer of the Year" by the New York State Rifle and Pistol Association - 06/15/11
- DEC Announces Saltwater Fishing Registry - 06/14/11
- DEC Releases Draft Deer Management Plan - 06/13/11
- DEC Reopens Shellfishing Areas in Two Suffolk County Towns - 06/09/11
- DEC Launches $1 Million Environmental Justice Grant Initiative for Community Projects - 06/09/11
- Spots Still Available At DEC Summer Camps for 2011 Season - 06/08/11
- I FISH NY Free Fishing Clinics Summer 2011 - 06/06/11
- DEC Proposes Regulations Allowing the use of Crossbows for Big Game Hunting - 06/02/11
- New York State, New York City Sign Multi-State Water Management Agreement - 06/01/11
- DEC Promotes Green Chemistry in New York Schools - 06/01/11
May 2011
- DEC Announces Special Campground Rules for Memorial Day Weekend - 05/26/11
- DEC to Reopen 2,500 Acres of Shellfishing Areas - 05/26/11
- DEC Announces Program to Protect Backcountry Hikers and Campers - 05/25/11
- DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants - 05/25/11
- New York Announces Initiative to Keep Lake Ontario Waters Clean - 05/24/11
- DEC Announces Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week - 05/23/11
- If You Care, Leave it There - 05/23/11
- DEC Announces Freshwater Sportfishing Regulation Changes Being Considered for 2012-2014 - 05/23/11
- DEC Warns Consumers to Avoid Eating Carnivorous Snails and Hepatopancreas of Lobsters and Blue Claw Crabs - 05/20/11
- New Black Sea Bass Recreational Limits For 2011 - 05/19/11
- DEC Expands Temporary Closure of Shellfishing Areas in Town Of Huntington, Suffolk County - 05/19/11
- DEC Proposes to Open New Areas for Bear Hunting in Eastern New York - 05/18/11
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Town Of Huntington, Suffolk County - 05/12/11
- DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in the Town Of Southampton, Suffolk County - 05/06/11
- DEC Holding Public Meeting to Discuss Reclassifying the Baxtertown Property to a Wildlife Management Area - 05/06/11
- DEC Advises Anglers to be on the Lookout for Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and Oneida Lake - 05/05/11
- Freshwater Fishing Kicks into High Gear on May 7 with the Opening of the Fishing Season for Many Popular Warmwater Sportfish - 05/03/11
- DEC Announces Winners of the Green Schools Challenge - 05/03/11
- DEC Provides More Advice and Information for People Dealing with Flooding and Its Aftermath - 05/02/11
- DEC Announces Changes to Recreational Fishing Regulations for Summer Flounder (Fluke) for 2011 - 05/02/11
April 2011
- DEC Region 7 Announces 'Finding of Emergency' For Flooding In Central New York Counties - 04/29/11
- Arbor Day Celebrated in New York State - 04/28/11
- Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 - 04/18/11
- DEC Issues Emergency Rule for Outdoor Wood Boilers - 04/15/11
- Environmental Conservation Officers Arrest Men for Stolen State Property - 04/08/11
- DEC Suspends Sales of Marine Saltwater Fishing License - 04/08/11
- DEC Announces Revised Baitfish Regulations - 04/06/11
March 2011
- DEC Announces New Program for Electronic Waste Recycling - 03/31/11
- DEC Forest Rangers Locate Body of Missing Woman - 03/30/11
- Searchers Seek Missing Woman in Moose River Plains - 03/30/11
- 2010 Deer Harvest Up Slightly From Last Year - 03/28/11
- DEC Announces 2010 Bear Harvest Results - 03/28/11
- DEC Announces Agreement on Americade 2011 - 03/25/11
- DEC Invites Hunter Input on Fall 2011 Waterfowl Seasons - 03/24/11
- New York Waterfowl Hunters Get High Marks - 03/21/11
- Freshwater Fishing Season Kicks off with April 1 Trout and Salmon Opener - 03/21/11
- DEC Issues Draft Unit Management Plan for Hoffman Notch Wilderness - 03/17/11
- DEC Advises Public on the Potential for "Winterkills" on Area Waters - 03/16/11
- Commissioner Martens Reminds Small Communities of High Fire Risk Season and State Ban on Brush Burning - 03/16/11
- DEC Accepting Registration for The Annual 'Becoming An Outdoors-Woman' Workshop - 03/14/11
- DEC to Reopen 3,200 Acres of Shellfishing Areas - 03/09/11
- DEC Reminds Adirondack Park Municipalities of Deadline For Smart Growth Grant Applications - 03/07/11
- DEC Announces Wildlife Rehabilitator Exam - 03/02/11
- DEC Announces Exam for Falconry Apprentice - 03/02/11
February 2011
- DEC Announces Plans to Modify Baitfish Transport Regulations - 02/28/11
- DEC Accepting Applications for Environmental Excellence Awards - 02/24/11
- DEC Reaches Settlement with Revere Smelting and Refining Corporation and Eco-Bat New York LLC - 02/23/11
- DEC Announces "State Of Lake Ontario" Meetings - 02/16/11
- New State Law Allows for Lifetime License Transfers - 02/08/11
- DEC Warns Of Avalanche Danger in the Adirondacks - 02/03/11
- DEC Accepting Applications for Pheasant Release Program - 02/02/11
