Do you want to help experts protect and keep track of wildlife in New York State? Researchers from Cornell University are ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced temporary closure of several public forest access roads and trails due to damage caused by recent storms in Oneida, Lewis and ...

New York City Health Department is conducting its second aerial larviciding treatment to reduce mosquito activity and the ...

Mark Longo and his wife filed a lawsuit against state Department of Environmental Conservation and other agencies for the ...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday new research that estimates the population of ...

Governor Kathy Hochul announced Friday that June 28-29 is a free fishing weekend in New York State, encouraging New Yorkers ...

TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y. (WBNG) -- In Tompkins County, Cornell University and the state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

An elderly Illinois tourist plunged to his death while hiking at a New York state park after he fell from a rock ledge onto ...

The New York state DEC is proposing digital hunting tags, a shorter reporting deadline, and new opportunities for youth ...

New York State investigators say ash and charcoal washing up this past week on South Shore ocean beaches, including surf zones at both Jones Beach and Robert Moses, may have come from the recent ...

Eligible New Yorkers with asthma can now get free air conditioners under a new state program to combat extreme summer heat.

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, reminds residents to be “BearWise” during the springtime.