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The first of a series of free fishing days are scheduled this weekend across New York state.

A land preservation group has acquired 612 acres of forest in the Zoar Valley, an area of deep gorges in southwestern New York.

State officials say 13 people were injured last year in hunting accidents involving guns. Three of them died.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is holding a free ice-fishing clinic in Rensselaer County.

New York state's environment is being threatened by Donald Trump's policies, with the president's efforts to rollback longstanding regulations constituting "an unprecedented assault on the environment," a top Cuomo administration testified Wednesday at a state budget hearing.

The Department of Environmental Conservation is taking applications from people interested in raising and releasing pheasants in New York state.

State officials are alerting backcountry downhill skiers, snowboarders and others who venture into northern New York's mountainous areas to be aware of the risk of avalanches.

New York parks and environmental conservation staff are leading hikes on public lands to kick off the new year.

New York State Police say a 41-year-old Maryland man has died from a fall while rock climbing on the Shawangunk Ridge.

For white-tailed deer hunters in New York state, 2018 was the third year in a row of increased harvest.