Department of Environmental Conservation Archives

04.22.2022 Health & Environment

Farmers ramp up protection for flocks after cases of avian influenza confirmed in owls on North Fork

An adult great horned owl and two owlets found dead in Peconic earlier this month have tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, New York State Department of Environmental...

02.09.2020 Environment

Parasite linked to scallops die-off in Peconic Bay, DEC says

Researchers have discovered what they believe is a contributing cause of the “near-unprecedented” Peconic Bay scallop die-off of 2019: a parasite found in a sample of adult bay scallops....

02.26.2019 Business

Plans for West Main Street 7-Eleven move forward

The applicants for a 7-Eleven proposed on the south side of West Main Street across from Osborn Avenue will once again seek site plan approval from the Department of...

02.25.2019 Government

Cost rises to upgrade Calverton sewer plant

The cost of the Calverton Sewer District upgrade is now about $3 million more than it was estimated three years ago, but officials say they have received several grants...

11.22.2018 Health & Environment

Navy says it can’t expand focus of EPCAL water tests

Officials at the Naval Facilities Engineering Command said they have no plans at this point to expand groundwater testing of homes near Enterprise Park at Calverton. Specifically, they referred...

09.07.2017 Police

Long Island Aquarium treating sharks rescued from basement

Two staff members from Long Island Aquarium in Riverhead rescued seven sandbar sharks Aug. 23 from a basement in Lagrangeville, N.Y.

06.07.2016 Environment

Fishermen fighting back against black sea bass regulations

Black sea bass fishing in New York was suspended for a month beginning June 1, prompting a backlash from fishermen who say the regulations are unnecessary right now and...

05.19.2016 Environment

Fishermen remove 200,000 pounds of bunker to prevent fish kill

Riverhead Town and the state Department of Environmental Conservation are each contributing two cents per pound to subsidize fishermen hired to haul bunker fish out of the Peconic Bay...

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