An Environmental Conservation Police Officer found a large cooler, partly hidden under a rowboat, with three live snapping ...

A person was caught with live snapping turtles at a Westchester County reservoir after a police investigation revealed they ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) is reminding everyone to take care and not to feed the bears. This is a conversation NYSDEC has every year as spring and summer ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — It was the story heard around the country in October, 'Peanut the Squirrel' seized and then euthanized by the NYSDEC. Following the notable wildlife seizure in Chemung County ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has several tips to prepare you for an encounter with various wild animals. You may have once heard the bear safety saying ...

Dry weather and increased outdoor activities pose a risk to the Lower Hudson Valley and other areas with possible threats of wildfires this season.

After years of back and forth, lawns signs, town meetings, protests, moratoriums and lawsuits- all NYSDEC permits for Saratoga Biochar Solutions have been denied. According to the NYSDEC ...

According to the recent complaint, after promising to release draft regulations in 2025, NYSDEC “reversed course and made it clear that the draft regulations would not be released this year ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued an air quality advisory for Oswego County through Saturday, June 7. Residents are advised to monitor the ...

NYSDEC Forest Ranger Seamus Peterson told FOX Weather he was one of the first rescuers to reach the climber on the ground. “The ground had been frozen for weeks,” Peterson said. “We’ve had ...

Those reports indicated "deposits" of what the NYSDEC said appeared to be "small pieces of charcoal and ash" had washed up on beaches at the two state parks. George Gorman, New York State Parks ...