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DEC and State Parks Encourage Campers to Use Local Firewood While Enjoying the Outdoors State's Firewood Regulations Limit Firewood Movement to Protect New York Forests With the start of the 2021 camping season underway, Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos and Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Commissioner Erik Kulleseid today encouraged campers to use local firewood and follow New York State firewood regulations to help prevent the spread of invasive species. Untreated firewood - firewood that has not met the state's heat treatment sta...

Media Advisory for Wednesday, May 12 DEC Climate Justice Working Group to Meet What: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation's (DEC) 13-member Climate Justice Working Group, established under the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA), will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, May 12. The Climate Justice Working Group is tasked with establishing criteria for identifying disadvantaged communities for the purposes of co-pollutant reductions, greenhouse gas emissions reductions, regulatory impact statements, and the allocation of investments pursuant to the CL...

Media Advisory for Saturday, May 1 DEC and AMR to Hold Media Availability on Opening Day of Pilot Parking Reservation Program What: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Ausable Club/Adirondack Mountain Reserve (AMR) will be available to answer questions about the first day of the Pilot Parking Reservation program at AMR. Announced on March 29, the pilot program will operate from May 1 through Oct. 31, and will help facilitate safer public access to trailheads through the AMR gate and for Noonmark and Round mountains, improving visitors' trip planning and prepa...

New York State Celebrates Arbor Day and Awards Additional $1.18 Million Urban and Community Forestry Grants Funding Supports Community Tree Projects to Protect Natural Resources, Air and Water Quality 26 Additional Projects Awarded Grants; Total of $2.6 million for 64 Projects Statewide In celebration of Arbor Day, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul and New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that grants totaling $1.18 million have been awarded to communities across the state to inventory, plant, and maintain public trees. The gran...

DEC Announces Spring Turkey Hunting Seasons Youth Turkey Hunting Weekend is April 24-25, Followed by Regular Season Opener May 1 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos today announced that spring turkey season opens May 1, in all parts of Upstate New York, north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DEC's annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place April 24 to 25. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters aged 12 to 15 is open in all parts of Upstate New York and Suffolk County. "Turkey hunting has long been a sign that ...