department of environmental conservation

New York state has finished work on three replacement bridges in a scenic area of the Adirondack Mountains.

Deer biologists across northern New England are dusting off their plans for dealing with a fatal disease that has been spreading across North America for a half-century and was recently discovered again on a Canadian game farm.

Moose are on the move in the Adirondacks and state officials are advising drivers to watch out for them on roadways.

New York officials are banning roadside parking in an area highly popular with Adirondack hikers.

State officials say recent warm weather has fueled the expansion of toxic algal blooms in New York waterways, bringing the number to 90 this week.

A man fishing for channel catfish on Lake Champlain has hooked a New York record for longnose gar, a needle-nosed fish considered a living dinosaur.

Toxic algal blooms have been reported in more than 80 lakes and ponds across New York state.

It's open season for Canada geese in New York, and state regulators have set liberal bag limits and extended shooting hours to maximize the number of geese killed.

A new fishing survey shows catch rates at record levels in New York waters on Lake Ontario.

A shortage of wild foods after the dry summer has led hungry bears to seek easy meals around campsites in the Adirondacks.