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1. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 04/10/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incid ...
2. DEC ANNOUNCES WINNER OF TIMBROOK SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIP Published 04/09/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that Grover Bennett Villari from Genoa, C ...
3. DEC SPRING TURKEY SEASON OPENS MAY 1 IN SUFFOLK COUNTY Published 04/09/2026 Annual Suffolk County Youth Wild Turkey Hunt Returns  span style="font- ...
4. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK STATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION MEETS IN ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Published 04/09/2026 Commission Continues Statewide Listening Tour with Fifth Stop in Rockland County to Get Input Directly from New York Residents  Th ...
5. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY VISITS THE MOHAWK VALLEY Published 04/07/2026 Secretary Mosley Highlights Governor Hochul’s FY 2027 New York State Executive ...
6. DEC ANNOUNCES ACCESS RESTRICTION AT STONY CREEK FISHING ACCESS SITE Published 04/08/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of the Stony Creek Fishing Access Site (FA ...
7. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY VISITS THE MOHAWK VALLEY Published 04/07/2026 Announces Mohawk Valley’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, NY Forward ...
8. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY VISITS THE MOHAWK VALLEY Published 04/07/2026 Announces Mohawk Valley’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative, NY Forward ...
9. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SEVERNE POINT BOAT LAUNCH ACCESS SITE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Published 04/07/2026 The New York State Department o ...
10. NYS DIVISION OF CEMETERIES THIRD ANNUAL ‘CARING FOR YOUR CEMETERY DAY’ CONNECTS LOCAL CEMETERIES WITH LOCAL VOLUNTEERS TO CONTRIBUTE TO A CLEAN COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT Published 04/07/2026 Cemeteries Seeking Members of Public to Help with Spring Clean Up Activities  Volunteer for “Caring ...
11. DEC ANNOUNCES 19th YEAR OF JUVENILE EEL MONITORING Published 04/07/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced that all along the Hudson River estuary, teachers, students, and ...
12. *** MEDIA ADVISORY*** NEW YORK STATE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER COMMISSION MEETS IN ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE Published 04/06/2026   Commission Continues Statewide Listening Tour with Fifth Stop in ...
13. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD Published 04/06/2026 A meeting of the NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF STATE HUDSON VALLEY REGIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW will be held at 9:30 a.m. on T ...
14. DEC ANNOUNCES THE ARBOR DAY TREE EXPO AT CAZENOVIA PARK Published 04/03/2026 Event Supports Governor Kathy Hochul's “25 Million Trees” and a hr ...
15. DEC ANNOUNCES $1.35 MILLION AVAILABLE TO LAND TRUSTS TO CONSERVE PRIVATE FORESTS IN NEW YORK STATE Published 04/03/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that $1.35 million is now avai ...
16. NEW YORKERS ENCOURAGED TO SIGN UP FOR THE 15TH ANNUAL ‘I LOVE MY PARK’ DAY Published 04/03/2026 Participants Will Celebrate New York’s Public Lands by Volunteering in Cleanup and Stewardship Events Throughout the State p style= ...
17. DEC RELEASES VISITOR USE MANAGEMENT REPORTS FOR HIGH PEAKS WILDERNESS AND KAATERSKILL CLOVE Published 04/03/2026 Feedback Accepted through June 1, 2026; Virtual Public Meetings on April 22 and April 29, 2026/stron ...
18. “DEC DOES WHAT?!” PODCAST EPISODE 32 NOW AVAILABLE: MOOSE ON THE LOOSE Published 04/03/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of “DEC Does What?!”, the bi-weekl ...
19. New Yorkers Encouraged to Sign Up for the 15th Annual 'I Love My Park' Day Published 04/03/2026 Participants Will Celebrate New York’s Public Lands by Volunteering in Cleanup and Stewardship Events Throughout the S ...
20. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE CELEBRATES GROUNDBREAKING FOR $5.26 MILLION STREETSCAPE AND RIVERWALK DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION INITIATIVE PROJECTS IN POTSDAM Published 04/02/2026 Projects Will Reconnect Downtown with the Waterfront with Accessible, Walkable Paths for Residents and Visitors/s ...
21. DEC AND ONONDAGA COUNTY PARKS ANNOUNCE FAMILY FRIENDLY LEARN-TO-FISH EVENTS AT ONONDAGA LAKE Published 04/02/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Onondaga County Parks today announced a series of all-ages, all-level, all-a ...
22. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 04/02/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide ...
23. DEC AND THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ANNOUNCE NEARLY 700 ACRES ADDED TO EAST OTTO STATE FOREST Published 04/02/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and The Nature Conservancy today announced the acq ...
24. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY Published 04/02/2026   span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ...
25. NYS TAX DEPARTMENT SHARES FILING TIPS AS APRIL 15 DEADLINE APPROACHES Published 04/01/2026 The New York State Department of Taxation and Finance reminds taxpayers that the deadline to file returns and pay any tax owed is midnight on April 15, 2026. Taxpayers who are unable to file a complet ...
26. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE NORTH COUNTRY Published 04/01/2026   span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: ...
27. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CROWN POINT CAMPGROUND FISHING PIER ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN Published 04/01/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced an immediate, span style="co ...
28. ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Published 04/01/2026 span style="margi ...
29. DEC AND NEW YORK SEA GRANT ANNOUNCE $85,000 NOW AVAILABLE FOR MARINE AND COASTAL PROJECTS Published 03/31/2026 Program Funded through a Marine and Coastal District of New York Environmental Custom License Plate Initia ...
30. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION POLICE ON PATROL Published 03/31/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Division of Law Enforcement enforces the 71 chapter ...
31. ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Published 03/30/2026 span style="margi ...
32. DEC ANNOUNCES MORE THAN $5.1 MILLION AWARDED TO CONTROL INVASIVE SPECIES AND RESTORE DAMAGED HABITATS ACROSS THE STATE Published 03/30/2026 Supports Governor Hochul’s Initiative to Plant 25 Million Trees by 2033 ...
33. DEC ANNOUNCES START OF TROUT FISHING SEASON ON APRIL 1 Published 03/27/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DE ...
34. NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF STATE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF $3.85M INNOVATION HUB AT COLLEGE OF STATEN ISLAND Published 03/27/2026 Part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative, Hub Expands CSI’s Tech Trainin ...
35. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON STATEN ISLAND Published 03/27/2026 Cuts Ribbon on Major Staten Island Downtown Revitalization Project, Lau ...
36. ANNOUNCES 2026 WINNERS OF NEW YORK’S ‘NATIONAL ARCHERY IN THE SCHOOLS PROGRAM’ TOURNAMENT Published 03/26/2026 560 Studen ...
37. DEC ANNOUNCES START OF PRESCRIBED FIRE SEASON Published 03/26/2026 Prescribed Fires Improve Habitats New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announ ...
38. DEC LIFTS DROUGHT WATCH FOR UPSTATE DROUGHT REGIONS Published 03/26/2026 Nassau and Suffolk Counties Remain in Drought Watch   The New York State Department of En ...
39. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT ON STATEN ISLAND Published 03/26/2026 Cuts Ribbon on Major Staten Island Downtown Revitalization Project, Lau ...
40. DEC FOREST RANGERS – WEEK IN REVIEW Published 03/26/2026 Recent Statewide Forest Ranger Actionsspan style="f ...
41. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CAPITAL REGION Published 03/26/2026 spa ...
42. PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL Published 03/25/2026 A meeting of the STATE FIRE PREVENTION AND BUILDING CODE COUNCIL will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 via videoconference call (We ...
43. *** MEDIA ADVISORY *** NEW YORK SECRETARY OF STATE WALTER T. MOSLEY MAKES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN THE CAPITAL REGION Published 03/25/2026 spa ...
44. DEC AND ORANGE COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY ANNOUNCE LAND ACQUISITION TO PROTECT NEWBURGH WATER SUPPLY Published 03/25/2026 State's Water Quality Improvement Project Funding Helps Protect Drinking Water Supply for 29,000 People Drin ...
45. DEC RELEASES 2025 HUNTING SAFETY STATISTICS Published 03/23/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced another year of safe hunting. Hunting rem ...
46. DEC AND PARTNERS ANNOUNCE START OF WETLAND ENHANCEMENT WORK AT LAKEVIEW WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA Published 03/23/2026 Temporary Restricted Access to Portions of the Wildlife Management Area span ...
47. DEC ANNOUNCES RECORD-BREAKING 2025 BEAR HARVEST ESTIMATES Published 03/23/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced that hunters harvested an estimated 1,759 ...
48. DEC ADVISES SECURING DOCK PERMITS BEFORE STARTING REPAIR WORK Published 03/20/2026 In anticipation of a busier than usual construction season due to winter’s damaging ice events, the New York State Department of Environment ...
49. DEC ANNOUNCES HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM ROADMAP TO GUIDE MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH IN NEW YORK STATE Published 03/20/2026 In celebration of World Water Day on March 22, 2026, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Com ...
50. DEC ANNOUNCES ‘STATE OF THE LAKE FISHERIES’ PUBLIC MEETING WITH LAKE CHAMPLAIN MANAGEMENT COOPERATIVE Published 03/20/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will join its partners in the Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Man ...
51. DEC CLOSES SEASONAL ACCESS ROADS AND ASSOCIATED GATES DUE TO 'MUD SEASON' Published 03/20/2026 Recreational Use Advisory for Backcountry Regions Remains in Effect/em ...
52. DEC ANNOUNCES NEARLY $1 MILLION IN GRANT AWARDS FOR 14 WATER QUALITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROJECTS IN HUDSON RIVER COMMUNITIES Published 03/20/2026 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced grants totaling $964,468 for 14 projects ...
53. DEC ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF HARWOOD LAKE DAM REHABILITATION PROJECT Published 03/19/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the completion of the Harwood Dam ...
54. DEC PREPARING TO RELEASE MORE THAN $46 MILLION TO BOOST TREE PRODUCTION AND FOREST PRODUCTS SECTOR Published 03/19/2026 Applications Open in Late Spring; Applicants Encouraged to Enroll with USDA N ...
55. DEC ANNOUNCES PROPOSED CHANGES TO HUNTING REGULATIONS TO INCREASE HARVEST OF ANTLERLESS DEER Published 03/18/2026 The New Yor ...
56. DEC ANNOUNCES TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF GORDON POND AT HICKOK BROOK MULTIPLE USE AREA IN SULLIVAN COUNTY Published 03/18/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the temporary closure of Gordon Pond and its surrounding campsit ...
57. DEC ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR 2026 TROUT STOCKING AND FUTURE HABITAT ENHANCEMENTS FOR ISCHUA CREEK Published 03/18/2026 New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Amanda Lefton today announced trout stocking plans for Ischua Creek following ...
58. DEC ANNOUNCES ACCESS RESTRICTION AT BUTTERFIELD LAKE BOAT LAUNCH FOR RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT Published 03/18/2026 The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the upcoming temporary closure of th ...
59. MEDIA ADVISORY FOR TODAY, MARCH 18 Published 03/18/2026 WHAT: New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation Pre ...
60. NYS Workers' Compensation Board Joins Governor Hochul in Fighting for Historic Change to Increase Injured Workers' Access to Medical Treatment Published 03/17/2026 Legislation Would Mean Any Eligible Health Care Provider May Treat Injured Workers, Wi ...