NY DEC, Friends of Five Rivers Break Ground for New Education Building

Donation Paves Way for “Guided School Program” Facility

10/26/2009 – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced that the agency is partnering with the non-profit group Friends of Five Rivers to construct a new education building at the Five Rivers Environmental Education Center in Delmar (Albany County).
Friends of Five Rivers, [...]

Public Invited to 14th Annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House in New York

Tours, Fishing Seminars, Kids Games, Just Some of the Activities

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation will hold its 14th annual Salmon River Hatchery Open House and Family Days on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2009. Open house hours will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., held in conjunction with the celebration of “National [...]

DEC Plans Action to Protect Catlin Creek and Adjacent Wetlands from Northern Snakehead

Continuing an aggressive approach toward invasive species, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will apply an aquatic pesticide to portions of Catlin Creek and adjacent wetlands to eradicate an invasive fish called the Northern Snakehead, Regional Director Willie Janeway announced today. The treatment, slated for October, will reclaim the Orange County waterway [...]

NY DEC Offering a “Becoming an Outdoorswoman” Workshop

Popular Workshops Give Women the Chance to Learn Outdoor Skills Such as Shooting, Archery, Fly Fishing, Hunting, Canoeing, Kayaking, and Outdoor Photography
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is now offering one of its very popular “Becoming an Outdoorswoman” workshops on September 18 – 20, 2009, at the Silver Bay YMCA on Lake [...]

DEC Announces Temporary Shellfishing Closure of Three Mile Harbor for Fireworks Weekend

Temporary Closure Begins July 18
Three Mile Harbor in the Town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, will be temporarily closed to the harvesting of shellfish for the 2009 Three Mile Harbor Fireworks event weekend, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced today. Commissioner Pete Grannis said the closure is put in place annually [...]

NY DEC Announces Completion of the Freshwater Angler Survey

Information Will Be Used To Help Make Fisheries Management Decisions
The 2007 New York State Freshwater Angler Survey, which provides valuable insight on fishing trends and resource management, is now available, state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today. The survey is conducted periodically in order to learn more about the current fishing [...]

NY DEC Releases 2009 “State of the Hudson” Report

Action Agenda to Help Set Five-Year Course For Hudson River Estuary
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis today announced the release of the “State of the Hudson 2009 Report” and the “Draft 2010-2014 Hudson River Estuary Action Agenda” during the Hudson River Estuary Program Summit at the Hotel Thayer, West Point, [...]

DEC Announces Free Fishing Events Throughout the State

Regional Activities Offer Opportunities to Try Fishing
New York State is among the nation’s premier, year-round fishing destinations, and to help newcomers or those interested in learning how to fish, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has scheduled free fishing events in communities across the state. These events, which are listed below, are [...]

NY DEC REPORTS: JR. Hunters Top 15,000 in First Year

Deer Harvest Matches 2007; Bear Harvest Likely to Set Records in Catskill, Allegany Regions
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today released preliminary results that show more than 15,000 junior hunters took advantage of a new law signed by Governor David A. Paterson to create a “junior big-game” hunting license and expand outdoor opportunities.
DEC [...]

NY DEC Begins Fourth And Final Season of Wild Turkey Study

Banding and Winter Flock Surveys to Begin in January, Landowners Invited to Participate
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Pete Grannis announced today that DEC is preparing for the final field season of a large-scale wild turkey research project and is implementing a statewide winter flock survey.
The first project is a turkey banding [...]