The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will host a fish stocking event at the Six Mile Waterworks ...

State Department of Environmental Conservation Acting Commissioner Amanda Lefton on Friday reminded New Yorkers to remove or secure outdoor food sources that may attract black bears. Throughout the ...

Mark Longo, owner of Peanut the Squirrel, was in Albany this week to support a new law that would protect the welfare of wildlife in human custody.

Today is opening day for the inland trout fishing season in New York state, and coincidentally, it is April Fool’s Day. The streams are stocked, and according to Amanda Lefton, newly appointed ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A seal was spotted lounging on a South Shore beach on Saturday, startling residents by its sudden ...

Severely affected by overfishing and habitat destruction in the 1800s, the lake trout in the lake have benefitted from a restoration program that cooperating fish and wildlife agencies have run since ...

Today is opening day for the inland trout fishing season in New York state, and coincidentally, it is April Fool’s Day. The ...

Judging solely from what we know about Amanda Lefton thus far, she’s not a member of the hook-and-bullet crowd.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation held a flag-raising ceremony Wednesday morning to recognize Trans Day ...

Trump executive order targets NY's Climate Change Superfund Act saying it is 'irreconcilable with my administration’s ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul recently nominated Amanda Lefton, 39, to be the next commissioner of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Lefton’s professional background spans a wide ...