New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Try out fishing during the Free Fishing Days in February, September, and November.

Can you help find 2 deer poachers in New York? The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is asking the public to be on the lookout for deer poachers in Greene County. Officers need help identifying the vehicle and 2 hunters involved in a deer poaching incident in Greene County...

More smoke and haze? That could be the case for New York according to the experts.

It's not every day someone is struck by lightning. Unfortunately for these two campers, they had some really bad luck.

It's always people like this guy who give other hunters a bad name.

"Very sorry" wasn't enough to keep this group from erasing their massive mistake.

High levels of ground-level ozone in Upstate New York has triggered an Air Quality Alert which could impact the young, elderly, and those with respiratory issues.

Last summer, for about a three week period on New York's south shore beaches, ocean swimmers were on shark alert. Six victims were bitten during that time period in rather shallow water, on the white sands of Long Island. This year, New York's Governor Kathy Hochul says that the state parks are ready to take on the monsters of the deep.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is helping protect the public and the environment by reducing chemicals in everything from household cleaning and personal care products to cosmetics, food packaging, and toys.

There are a lot of different animals in New York. I use the term "animal" literally and figuratively. However, one species has been missing from the vast terrain of the upper regions since the early 1900's, the wolf. The DEC notes that there are wolves in Wisconsin and Michigan but not in New York. Populations of the species do exist north of the empire state border in Canada.