The New York Department of Environmental Conservation had announced yesterday, August 3rd that hunting and trapping licenses and deer management permits for the 2022-2023 seasons are now on sale. “Half-a-million[Read More…]
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DEC Issues Drought Watch for 21 Counties in State
The sunny and warm summer and lack of significant rain has led the New York Department of Environmental Conservation to issue a drought watch for 21 counties in the state.[Read More…]
DEC to “Blitz” Aquatic Invasive Species Through July 10th
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has announced they’ve teamed up with seven Great Lake states, six states in the Northeast, and 6 Canadian provinces. The campaign launched will[Read More…]
2022 Black Bass Fishing Season Begins Wednesday
The opening of the 2022 season for largemouth and smallmouth bass (also known as black bass) will begin this Wednesday throughout New York State according to the DEC. Previously, the[Read More…]
DEC Announces Start of 2022 “NYHABS” Online and Report System
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers to learn about the harmful algal blooms, or “HABs”. The DEC is providing a notification system people can[Read More…]
NY DEC Police On Patrol Through Weekend
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers that their officers will be on patrol through the holiday weekend as many people will be out doing recreational[Read More…]
DEC Reminds New Yorkers to Clean. Drain. Dry. Everytime for their Boats
With the weather finally warming up and the days getting longer and nicer, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation is reminding New Yorkers that they can help protect their[Read More…]
CCSWCD’s Amanda Barber on Free Septic Workshops for County Residents
X101’s Matt Brooks had a chance to speak with Amanda Barber, District Manager of the Cortland County Soil and Water Conservation District about the ongoing Free Septic System Maintenance Workshops[Read More…]
Sunday is Opening Day for Spring Turkey Hunting
Sunday is the opening day of spring turkey hunting season upstate. The spring turkey harvest in New York averages approximately 19,000 birds and the DEC expects hunters to take more[Read More…]
DEC Asking for Reports of Suspicious Bird Deaths
We’ve been telling you that the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus has been found in multiple wild bird species in several areas of New York State, including nearby Cayuga[Read More…]
Land Trust Funding Announced
State DEC announced $3.3 million in Conservation Partnership program grants, for 51 land trusts across our state. Finger Lakes Land Trust of Ithaca will receive $98-thousand to create public access[Read More…]
DEC Accepting Applications for Day-Old Pheasant Chick Program
For more than 100 years, the DEC has worked with hunters, conservation groups, 4-H clubs to raise and release ring-necked pheasants. The goal is to improve public pheasant hunting in[Read More…]
The last you’ll see of styrofoam in New York state
The ban of polystyrene (styrofoam) is now in effect in New York state. The movement is part of the Expanded Polystyrene Foam Container and Polystyrene Loose Fill Packaging Ban. No[Read More…]
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