Prescribed burns will be conducted at certain state forests and preserves throughout New York. Prescribed burns are controlled fires used to improve a land’s habitat ...

Several state parks, trails, and historic sites across New York State will receive a collective $1.7 million in grants to ...

New York state's burn ban went into effect Sunday and prohibits brush burning and other open fires within the state borders ...

(WBNG) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, or DEC, announced that $1.35 million is now available through the fourth round of the Forest Conservation Easements for Land ...

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation police officer arrived first at the scene, followed by a DEC forest ranger and ... to always travel with a map and a compass.

If you’re thinking about torching your old Christmas tree in the backyard any time soon, think again. A state-wide ...

The New York State Police Aviation unit reportedly received the distress call at 9:20 a.m. Wednesday, prompting a swift response from a team of Forest Rangers and NYSP personnel, including NYSP ...

Oklahoma's Department of Emergency Management (OEM) has reported more than 130 wildfires across more than three dozen ...