News and Announcements
DEC seeks stakeholder input on potential updates to freshwater wetlands protection and classification regulations. This Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making (ANPRM) is a feedback-gathering exercise, not a…
This nation-leading legislation protects New Yorkers from potentially harmful toxins by prohibiting the use of certain neonicotinoid pesticide (neonics) treated corn, soybean, or wheat seeds and neonicotinoid…
Grant awards totaling $978,820 for urban forest assessment and planning in New York State included projects in the cities of Newburgh and Peekskill and other locations in the Hudson Valley.
NYSDEC awarded $1,035,340 in Community Forest Conservation grants to four Capital Region, Hudson Valley, and Long Island towns. The grant program provides funding to communities to protect forest resources of local…
This issue of RiverNet, a weekly enewsletter from the DEC's Hudson River Estuary Program, features 2023 highilghts of the Conservation and Land Use Team's work with municipalities, land trusts, and volunteers in the…
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that applications are now being accepted for a total of $12.9 million for urban and community forestry projects through the Inflation Reduction Act funding opportunity.
In observance of the internationally recognized Bat Week, DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos encouraged outdoor enthusiasts to refrain from visiting caves and mines during the fall and winter months. Bats' health is…
This November Chatham voters will decide whether to create the first Community Preservation Fund in the county. The fund would be dedicated to helping to preserve land from development in order to protect the rural…
DEC and DOH announced the availability of free technical assistance for municipalities to protect public drinking water supplies through the Drinking Water Source Protection Program (DWSP2). The multi-…
The Land Trust Alliance, with support from the DEC, is pleased to announce a twentieth round of competitive land trust grants through the New York State Conservation Partnership Program. This successful public-…
The Philipstown Town Board last week unanimously enacted a law allowing the town to protect land of natural or historical value by buying it or helping property owners save it through conservation easements or…
DEC Commissioner Basil Seggos and State Parks Commissioner Erik Kulleseid announced the start of the New York State Open Space Conservation Plan update process. As required by law, the Plan is updated periodically,…