department of environmental conservation

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation put out its annual guidance on preventing conflicts between people and coyotes as winter g...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has completed an aerial Adirondack moose survey that takes place each year as part of a co...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Outdoor enthusiasts who want to help fund projects that conserve wildlife habitat and increase access to fishing spots in New York...

(TNS) Three Otsego County residents were arrested last week in connection with an incident of illegal poaching last month, according to officials from...

On the day after Thanksgiving, a young Farmersville woman shot was looked like an unusually large doe in the neighboring town of Franklinville. It tur...

A state appellate court ruled Friday that National Fuel Gas Corp. could not use eminent domain proceedings to cross a Clarksville couple’s property fo...

BOLIVAR — According to a report from the NY Alert website, a permitted discharge of sewage occurred Monday morning. The discharge, taking place at the...

ALLEGANY — Many of the 300 exotic reptiles and endangered animals seized from an Allegany home by the state Department of Environmental Conservation o...

ALLEGANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized “a lot” of exotic reptiles from a home of East Union Street in the village of All...

ALLEGANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation seized “a lot” of exotic reptiles from a home of East Union Street in the village of All...

ALBANY (AP) — A "citizen science" survey for wild turkeys is getting underway in New York state, and the Department of Environmental Conservation is a...

New York state has given up what turned out to be a hopeless battle to defend its ash trees from an invasive beetle. The Times Union of Albany reports...

ALBANY (AP) — As a heat wave scorches the region, New York state environmental officials are asking anglers to be considerate of heat-stressed fish. T...

GREAT VALLEY — Town officials frustration with the state Department of Environmental Conservation over a variety of issues boiled over at Monday night...

At a time of year that black bears are on the move, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is urging people to be careful with fo...

One of the great outdoor recreation traditions of the Southern Tier, opening day of trout season in New York state, is on Sunday. Fishermen and women ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today highlighted Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s proposed Empire F...

Given the current state of the weather — snow covers the land in a white blanket — it doesn’t seem like the time to bring up early spring grassfire se...