department of environmental conservation

The apple snail, which can destroy ecosystems and infect people with lungworm, is spreading deeper into the United States.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation would like you to think twice before feeding the birds bread, here's why

Are you a member of a volunteer fire department in New York State? There is grant money available to get help with wildfire training, who's eligible and how much money is being handed out?

Want to quit your day job and fish the days away? Is your plan to support yourself by selling the fish? Which fish does New York State say that it is illegal to sell?

What should you do when you run into a Moose in New York State? That is after you run

A game farm in Ithaca is New York's sole supplier of pheasants and the Cornell Wildlife Health Lab has confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at the farm.

As rifle season starts make sure you don't get a ticket while hunting this year in the Hudson Valley.

It's international Bat Week, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation wants to teach you how to save bats that remain here in the winter.

To many people, bees are an insect designed solely to make grown men shriek. But they serve an important function and their numbers in New York are declining.

Not a bad way to kick off the opening day of bass season. With a record-breaking fish.

Your town or village could get a big chunk of change from the state just by going green this year.

This doesn't seem like something you'd see every day in the forest. But apparently it's more common than you'd think!