The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is calling on community groups, municipalities, schools and ...

The DEC advises New Yorkers to avoid feeding or approaching bears, which is dangerous and illegal. Habituated bears can ...

New York environmental agents snapped the last photo of P’Nut, who can be seen perched on his hind legs inside a cage – ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is kicking off the spring planting season by encouraging ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton announced nine communities, ...

The initiative aims to protect traveling birds and prevent fatal light attraction-related collisions by reducing outdoor ...

Fresh snow made a rescue operation in the Adirondacks nearly impossible... until a quick-thinking ranger was able to find a ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is rallying support for an ambitious tree planting campaign aimed at planting 25 million trees by the year 2033.

Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton today reminded New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black ...

New York has added the Atlantic Coast leopard frog, eastern fence lizard and eastern tiger salamander to its protected threatened and endangered species lists. The state’s Department of Environmental ...

New York State invests over $175 million in local water infrastructure, as announced by Governor Kathy Hochul, to support ...

"There is going to be a little pain during the remediation, but the outcome will be very exciting," said City Councilmember Alison Hunt.