New York State Department of Environmental Conservation - Press Release

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Press Releases

July 2009

• DEC to Rehabilitate "The Crusher" Boat Launch on Raquette River this Fall - 07/30/09
• DEC Announces Leashed Tracking Dog Handler Exam - 07/29/09
• State Implements Quarantine to Prevent Spread of Emerald Ash Borer - 07/24/09
• DEC Investigation to Begin at Friedrichsohn Cooperage - 07/24/09
• DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas in Two East End Towns on Long Island - 07/24/09
• Cooperative Releases Strategic Plan for Lake Champlain Fisheries - 07/22/09
• DEC Finalizes Greenhouse Gas Review Policy - 07/16/09
• DEC Announces Temporary Shellfishing Closure of Three Mile Harbor for Fireworks Weekend - 07/14/09
• DEC Offering a "Becoming an Outdoorswoman" Workshop - 07/14/09
• DEC Announces Completion of the Freshwater Angler Survey - 07/09/09
• DEC Crown Point Pier and Champlain Lighthouse Reopened - 07/08/09
• Meetings and Public Comment Opportunity Announced for Draft Report on Great Lakes Water Resources - 07/07/09
• DEC Hosts Public Workshop on Composting and Waste Reduction - 07/07/09
• DEC's Warrensburg Office Earns "Green" Certification - 07/06/09
• DEC Reports: Natural Gas Production Dips Slightly in 2008 - 07/06/09
• New Web Page Guides Users to "Watchable Wildlife" - 07/02/09
• State Advisory Issued in Advance of July 4th Fireworks Displays - 07/02/09
• DEC & APA Advise Shore Owners to Consult with State Agencies before Working on Any Shoreline Projects - 07/01/09
• DEC: Utica Resident Catches New Record Brook Trout - 07/01/09
• DEC Announces Temporary Closure of Three Shellfishing Areas - 07/01/09

June 2009

• Watch It Now: DEC TV Goes Live - 06/30/09
• Utica Harbor Point Cleanup Moves Forward - 06/26/09
• DEC'S Free Fishing Weekend Is this Saturday and Sunday - 06/25/09
• Summer Slots Still Available at Dec Education Camps - 06/25/09
• Public Invited to Meeting on Remediation of Island Trees H.S. - 06/22/09
• Latest Greenhouse Gas Allowance Auction Nets $39.9 Million for NY - 06/19/09
• DEC Reopens Shellfishing Areas in Huntington, Suffolk County - 06/18/09
• Emerald Ash Borer Found in New York State - 06/17/09
• NYS Environmental Board Approves Diesel Retrofits for All Heavy-duty State-owned and Contractor Vehicles - 06/17/09
• New State Open Space Plan Continues Conservation Legacy, Focuses Goals - 06/17/09
• DEC Honors William F. Fox, "Father" of the Forest Rangers - 06/16/09
• DEC Offers Help for Auto Body Shops - 06/11/09
• DEC Considers New Fishing Regulations to Protect Delaware River American Shad - 06/11/09
• DEC Announces Tentative 2009-10 Waterfowl Hunting Seasons - 06/10/09
• DEC Biologists Band Peregrine Falcon Chicks Recently Hatched at UB's South Campus - 06/08/09
• DEC Releases 2009 "State of the Hudson" Report - 06/08/09
• DEC Announce Adirondack Stewardship Award - 06/06/09
• DEC and Partners to Track Possible Spread of Invasive Beetle - 06/05/09
• DEC Expands Closure of Shellfishing Areas in Town of Huntington, Suffolk County - 06/02/09
• DEC Commissioner Applauds 2009 Delaware River Basin Reservoir Release Program - 06/02/09

May 2009

• DEC & Partners Celebrate Opening of Multi-use Flume Trail System - 05/30/09
• DEC Offers Tips to Help Prevent Encounters with Black Bears - 06/01/09
• DEC Advises Anglers That Possession of Lake Sturgeon in New York is Prohibited - 05/29/09
• Study Finds Crumb Rubber Turf Poses No Significant Threat To Air/Water Quality - 05/29/09
• DEC Temporarily Closes Shellfishing Areas In Town of Huntington, Suffolk County - 05/27/09
• DEC Announces Free Fishing Events Throughout the State - 05/27/09
• Tupper Lake Man Arrested for Alleged Killing of a Black Bear - 05/26/09
• DEC'S Family Fishing Clinic Set for June 6 at Carpenter Brook Fish Hatchery - 05/22/09
• New York's 400th - River Day 2009 - 05/22/09
• If You Care, Leave It There - 05/21/09
• DEC Funding Available for Grassland Protection Program - 05/21/09
• DEC Unveils "Green" Building, Announces Mileage Reduction, Green Purchasing and Other Highlights - 05/20/09
• DEC to Unveil Proposed Cleanup Solutions for Geddes Brook/Nine Mile Creek Sites - 05/20/09
• DEC Plan Upgrades Oversight of More than 5,000 Dams In New York State - 05/19/09
• DEC, Suffolk County Monitoring Fish Kill in Meetinghouse and Reeves Creeks - 05/14/09
• Free Sport Fishing Clinics Designated for May 16 - 05/13/09
• More Campers, Longer Stays at New York Campgrounds - 05/13/09
• State Police Recognize DEC Forest Ranger For Bravery - 05/12/09
• Following Federal Reversal, DEC to Allow Certain Party Boats to Catch Summer Flounder During Mid-Season Closure - 05/12/09
• DEC Revises Campground Closure Plan - 05/07/09
• Environmental Justice Workshop Focuses on Use of "Green" Techniques To Deal With Runoff, Overflows - 05/06/09
• Free Clinics, Tours, Prize Giveaways Highlight Family Fishing Day at South Otselic Fish Hatchery - 05/05/09
• DEC'S "Green" Computer Program Is Honored by EPA - 05/01/09
• New York Announces Initiative to Keep Canal Waters Clean - 05/01/09

April 2009

• Fishing Season to Open for Several Prized Freshwater Species - 04/30/09
• DEC Announces Opening of Limited Public Access to Adirondack Easement Lands - 04/30/09
• New York Applauds Obama Administration for Revoking Rule That Would Further Threaten Endangered Species Protections - 04/30/09
• DEC Accepting Applications for Volunteer Fire Assistance Grants - 04/29/09
• Sable Highlands Recreation Proposals Include Improving Camping, Hiking, Fishing and Mountain Biking - 04/29/09
• DEC'S Hudson River Research Reserve to Host National Broadcast - 04/27/09
• DEC Confirms Presence Of Didymo In Esopus Creek - 04/27/09
• Dairy Plant No Longer Allowed to Discharge into Black River - 04/24/09
• Fire Danger Advisory for DEC Region 5 (Northeast N.Y.) - 04/24/09
• Citizen Science on Hudson River Eels - 04/23/09
• New York Seeks End to Sewage Discharges by Boats In Long Island's South Shore Estuary - 04/23/09
• DEC's Earth Day Crackdown Targets Dirty Diesels from Buffalo to Plattsburgh to Long Island - 04/22/09
• Celebrate National Volunteer Week and Arbor Day by Volunteering to Plant Trees - 04/16/09
• Spring Turkey Season Opens May 1 - 04/16/09
• Utica Marsh Cleanup Scheduled for Saturday, April 25 - 04/16/09
• Teacher Education and Public Fishing Fun at Norrie Point - 04/15/09
• DEC Invites Public Input on Upper Salmon River Management Plan - 04/15/09
• With the Arrival of Prime Wildfire Season, DEC Advises Public to Avoid Brush Burning - 04/15/09
• DEC to Host Youth Fishing Program in City of Albany - 04/13/09
• DEC Launches New "Help for Businesses" Web Gateway - 04/13/09
• DEC Invites Public Input on Hill and Hollow Unit Management Plan - 04/09/09
• DEC Accepting Applications for Environmental Excellence Awards - 04/09/09
• Buffalo Youth Help to Stock Fish at Oppenheim Park - 04/07/09
• DEC Reminder: ATVS Not Allowed on State Forest Access Roads - 04/02/09

March 2009

• Beverage Container Bin Grant Opportunity - 03/30/09
• DEC Issues Tips and Reminders for Opening Day of Trout And Salmon Seasons - 03/27/09
• Tree City U.S.A Recognizes More than 100 New York Community Tree Programs - 03/26/09
• S'Mores and More at DEC Environmental Education Camps - 03/26/09
• DEC Invites Hunter Input on Fall 2009 Waterfowl Seasons - 03/25/09
• Federal Restrictions Force Changes in N.Y. Fluke Season - 03/25/09
• Commissioner Grannis Applauds Recommendations of Conservation Fund Advisory Board - 03/24/09
• State to Collect Thousands of Pounds of Pesticides and Chemicals in Capital Region Counties - 03/24/09
• New Poster Unveiled for DEC's "Don't Flush Your Drugs" Campaign - 03/24/09
• Commissioner Grannis: Why Not a Truly 'Green' Lawn? - 03/20/09
• Black Market Animal Trade Busted - 03/19/09
• Annual Spring Family Fishing Festival Set for Belmont Lake - 03/17/09
• DEC Engages Public with Onondaga Lake Bottom Cleanup - 03/17/09
• New Guide Available to Help Hudson River Valley Communities Conserve Natural Areas - 03/17/09
• DEC Issues Greenhouse Gas Policy - 03/11/09
• DEC Reports: NY's Vapor Program Called the Most "Proactive" - 03/09/09
• DEC Invites Public Comments on Hounsfield Wind Farm D.E.I.S. - 03/05/09
• Beaver Trapping Season Extended In Eastern New York - 03/04/09
• DEC Announces 2008 Bear Harvest Results - 03/04/09
• DEC Issues Groton Wastewater Treatment Plant Permit - 03/03/09
• Deer Harvest Climbs Slightly In 2008 Season - 03/03/09
• DEC Warns of Hazardous Ice Conditions at Sacandaga - 03/02/09

February 2009

• Grannis: Expanding "Bottle Bill" Is Albany's Easiest Choice - 02/26/09
• DEC Announces Exam for Falconry Apprentice - 02/25/09
• DEC Announces Wildlife Rehabilitator Exam - 02/24/09
• DEC, Albany Agree to Measures to Address Sewage Backups, Aid Property Owners - 02/24/09
• Public Invited to Session on Cuyler Hill Unit Management Plan - 02/23/09
• DEC Announces Closure of Six Campgrounds for 2009 - 02/20/09
• DEC Seeks Public Input on the Future of Lake Ontario Fisheries - 02/20/09
• DEC Enforcement Reaps Local Benefits - 02/17/09
• Grannis: Updating "Bottle Bill" Is A No-Brainer - 02/18/09
• Commissioner Grannis Calls On N.Y. Communities To Go "Climate Smart" - 02/16/09
• Public Invited to Meetings on Lows Lake Proposals - 02/12/09
• DEC Releases 2008 Peregrine Falcon Report - 02/12/09
• DEC Sweep Nets Nearly 500 Pounds of Illegal "Blood Clams" - 02/12/09
• State Takes Action To Curb Smoking Trucks And Buses - 02/11/09
• DEC Marine Enforcement Unit Seize over 1,180 Pounds of Fluke and Black Sea Bass - 02/10/09
• DEC Takes New Enforcement Action Against Moriches Duck Farm - 02/09/09
• DEC Offers New Flexible Work Schedule to Employees - 02/09/09
• DEC Announces Issuance of Final Scope for Marcellus Shale Study - 02/06/09
• DEC Issues Guidelines for Conducting Bird and Bat Studies at Commercial Wind Energy Projects - 02/06/09
• DEC Announces Free Tree Seedlings Available to Schools - 02/05/09
• DEC'S Tree and Shrub Seedling Sale Underway - 02/05/09
• New York to Tighten Controls at Bronx Sewage Plant - 02/03/09
• DEC Announces Special Snow Goose Season - 02/03/09
• Trustee Council Formed to Assess Onondaga Lake Injury - 02/02/09

January 2009

• State Walleye Record Broken - 01/30/09
• DEC, Hoosier Magnetics Sign Order to Stem Air Contaminants - 01/28/09
• Snowy Owls Spottings Rise in New York - 01/27/09
• Felony Charges Follow DEC Investigation - 01/26/09
• Grannis: Updating "Bottle Bill" Is a No-brainer - 01/21/09
• Revised Proposal for Limited Floatplane Access to Lows Lake Released - 01/21/09
• U.S. and New York to Pursue Claim for Natural Resource Damages to the Buffalo River - 01/15/09
• DEC Offers Low Cost Firewood to Homeowners Through Lottery - 01/14/09
• Public Invited to Meetings on Sea Level Rise - 01/12/09
• DEC Reminds of Upcoming Public Hearing for CWM Draft Permit Modification Proposal - 01/07/09
• DEC Announces $270,000 Enforcement Action - 01/07/09
• Updated Draft Open Space Plan Available - 01/07/09
• New York Adopts Clean Air Rules To Limit Pollution - 01/06/09
• New York Joins 11-State Effort to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fuels - 01/06/09