The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released the latest episode of “DEC Does What?!”, the bi-weekly podcast that features conversations with DEC experts about the agency’s wide-ranging efforts to protect New Yorkers and the environment. Episode 35— “And the Survey Says…”— spotlights the work of DEC’s forestry staff who manage the boundaries of State land and how DEC protects all of it. 

In this episode, hosts DEC Chief of Staff and Deputy Commissioner for Equity and Justice Adriana Espinoza and Region 4 Director Sean Mahar talk with Kaleb Winters, Land Surveyor in DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests. They discuss the history of land surveying and the man who started the process back in the 1800s, Verplanck Colvin.  

All episodes of “DEC Does What?!” are available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and all major podcast platforms.