New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Archives

01.15.2026 Health & Environment

Sewage leak near Peconic River prompts health warning in Riverhead

Suffolk County health officials warned residents to stay out of the Peconic River this weekend after up to 10,000 gallons of raw sewage leaked during construction at a Riverhead...

12.29.2025 Outdoors

State Parks: Start 2026 offline with a ‘First Day Hike’

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation, the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Canal Corporation are once again inviting New Yorkers to kick off...

08.12.2024 Environment

I Bird NY Challenge still open; rewards available

Birding participation boomed during COVID era social distancing, and it shows no sign of slowing down. According to the 2022 National Survey of Hunting, Fishing, and Wildlife-Associated Recreation, 1 in...

07.13.2023 News

Battery fire waste sent to Riverhead

When a fire broke out in a lithium Ion bike repair shop in Manhattan last month — killing four people who lived above the store — the charred remains...