DEC

This white caterpillar can cause rashes and hives in humans, just from a touch, and they've been found in the Utica-Rome area.

Remember pre-COVID, when our biggest debate was the plastic bag ban? Well, it's finally going to be enforced, starting in October in Utica and Rome.

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation's Become an Outdoors Woman program is still a-go for women who want to develop their outdoor skills.

Um, here kitty, kitty? Maybe not, judging by the size of the cat spotted by a trail camera near Richfield Springs last week, just 30 minutes from Utica.

This is NOT a pretty moth; it's a spotted lanternfly (SLF), an invasive pest that could devastate our crops and agricultural production in CNY. Unfortunately, it's made its way into New York.

Forest Rangers, emergency response organizations, and search and rescue groups are asked to put their own lives in danger at all times of the day and night.

A black bear was spotted earlier this week in Herkimer, we have video of a huge bear at a house in Remsen, and there's a Bear Advisory in effect for some Adirondack campgrounds due to a mother bear and her two cubs.

The NYSDEC Bureau of Wildlife is asking for your photographs.

Officials with New York's Department of Environmental Conservation have confirmed the first case of an emerald ash borer in Warren County.

A humpback whale that had been entangled in nets has been saved after several days of teamwork.

With above normal temps and COVID-19 limiting capacity, many New York Parks are closing early in the day.

Officers from New York's DEC recently oversaw a bald eagle release in Schoharie County and the pictures are nothing short of beautiful.