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A New Spring Turkey Hunting Season on Long Island

April 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Turkey by Gordon EllmersThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the dates for the first-ever spring Long Island wild turkey hunting season. The opening of this new season is the result of wild turkey reintroduction efforts DEC initiated in the mid-1990s. [Read more…] about A New Spring Turkey Hunting Season on Long Island

Filed Under: Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, hunting, Long Island, Turkeys

Recovery Plan for Hudson River American Shad Released

April 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

american shad courtesy DECDEC has announced the release of the Recovery Plan for Hudson River American Shad. American shad is an economically and ecologically important migratory fish species that once supported a robust fishery in the Hudson River.

Decades of intense fishing pressure coupled with years of low reproduction and non-fishing-related mortality events have further impacted the stock’s resilience and exacerbated declines. [Read more…] about Recovery Plan for Hudson River American Shad Released

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, New York City, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Hudson River, nature, Wildlife

Avian Influenza Outbreak Confirmed at DEC’s Ithaca Game Farm

March 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Adult pheasants at the Richard E Reynolds Game Farm in Ithaca (photo courtesy DEC)The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratory confirmed an outbreak of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus affecting the DEC-run Reynolds Game Farm pheasant population. Pheasants are raised there for release in New York State for hunting purposes. [Read more…] about Avian Influenza Outbreak Confirmed at DEC’s Ithaca Game Farm

Filed Under: Nature, Western NY Tagged With: avian influenza, birds, DEC, hunting, Ithaca, Thompkins County, Wildlife

Conservationist for Kids in Spanish

March 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Conservationist for KidsStarting with the Winter 2023 “Rocks Rock!” issue of Conservationist for Kids, a Spanish version is available as a PDF download on DEC’s website. Since 2008, Conservationist for Kids has been mailed free of charge in classroom packets to all 4th grade classes in New York State, reaching more than 275,000 students each issue. [Read more…] about Conservationist for Kids in Spanish

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: conservation, DEC, Education, Publishing, Wildlife

Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence

March 29, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ausable Chasm evidence search 2On Monday, March 20 at about 9:45 am New York State Police (NYSP) requested Forest Ranger assistance in an evidence search connected to a homicide investigation at Ausable Chasm in the town of Chesterfield, Essex County. When Rangers arrived, they were asked to recover the body of a homicide victim thrown more than 100 feet down the chasm. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Recover Body From Ausable Chasm, Search for Homicide Evidence

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY Tagged With: Ausable Chasm, Ausable River, Chesterfield, Crime and Justice, DEC, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Search and Rescue, State Police

NYS Solid Waste Management Plan Comments Sought

March 26, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced the release of the draft New York State Solid Waste Management Plan for a 60-day public comment period.

The “New York State Solid Waste Management Plan: Building the Circular Economy Through Sustainable Materials Management” recommends actions to reduce the climate impact of solid waste and provides direction for New York’s waste reduction, reuse, recycling, collection, transportation, and disposal investments, policies, and practices over the next decade. [Read more…] about NYS Solid Waste Management Plan Comments Sought

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: conservation, DEC, Recycling, solid waste

2022 Bear Hunting Statistics

March 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decNew York black bear hunters killed an estimated 1,318 black bears during the 2022 hunting seasons. Overall kills declined slightly compared to the 2021 hunting season, with the greatest density occurring in areas of the Catskills.

An estimated 458 bears were killed in the Northern Zone and an estimated 860 bears in the Southern Zone. [Read more…] about 2022 Bear Hunting Statistics

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, DEC, hunting, Wildlife

State Campground Reservation Changes

March 25, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Frontier Town Campground, Equestrian and Day Use Area courtesy DECThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced changes to reservations at DEC campgrounds for the upcoming season, including new same-day reservations to help add flexibility and ease to last-minute bookings. [Read more…] about State Campground Reservation Changes

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation Tagged With: camping, DEC, State Parks

South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

March 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

South Colton Tract Conservation EasementThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced they are seeking public input on the development of a draft Recreation Management Plan (RMP) for the South Colton Tract Conservation Easement, a privately owned tract subject to a conservation easement encompassing approximately 1,725 acres in the town of Colton, St. Lawrence County. Comments are being sought on the development of the draft RMP until April 21st, 2023. [Read more…] about South Colton Tract Easement Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: camping, Colton, Cross-Country Skiing, DEC, Easements, fishing, High Flats State Forest, hiking, hunting, nature, paddling, Parishville, South Colton, South Colton Tract, St Lawrence County, trapping

As Lake Champlain Lake Trout Rebound, Stocking Reduced

March 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Lake Champlain Lake Trout courtesy DECThe Lake Champlain Fish and Wildlife Management Cooperative – a working group of fisheries professionals from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – have announced the decision to further reduce the number of stocked lake trout released annually into Lake Champlain waters. They said this decision was prompted by the continued increase in natural reproduction and the documentation of multiple age classes of wild fish. [Read more…] about As Lake Champlain Lake Trout Rebound, Stocking Reduced

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, fish, Fisheries, fishing, Lake Champlain, nature, Trout, Wildlife

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