New York State DEC Archives - The Suffolk Times

08.06.2022 Government

State officials propose DEC to establish deer management pilot program in Southold Town

A deer management pilot program proposed by state officials would grant the Department of Environmental Conservation greater ability to monitor the growing problem in Southold Town and adjust responses...

04.14.2022 Environment

DEC: Owls found dead in Peconic tested positive for avian influenza

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...

07.30.2021 Government

Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site is officially open in Southold

The Hashamomuck Marine Waterway Access Site in Southold is officially open to the public, according to a Thursday announcement from the state Department of Environmental Conservation. The 3.2-acre...

12.22.2017 Environment

DEC: Construction on boat launch ramps at Old Barge site to begin in 2018

Construction on a waterway access site to the Peconic Bay on Old Main Road in Southold is anticipated to begin by late summer 2018, according to a New York...

10.30.2017 Environment

DEC: Heavy rain leads to shellfish harvesting closure

Shellfish harvesting has been temporarily prohibited in areas across Long Island, including in Riverhead and Southold towns, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Monday.

05.04.2017 Environment

DEC closes local waterways in Mattituck to harvesting gastropods

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has temporarily banned harvesting marine gastropods, including whelk, conch and moonsnails, in Deep Hole Creek in Mattituck effective Thursday, May 4,...

12.03.2014 Environment

Mattituck Airbase removed from state DEC Superfund list

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has removed Mattituck Airbase from New York’s Superfund site program. The department notified the public of its intent to remove the New Suffolk...

11.01.2013 Health & Environment

DEC closes three acres of Gull Pond to shellfishing

The state Department of Environmental Conservation has closed several acres of Southold Town waters from shellfishing. Due to increased levels of fecal coliform bacteria, about three acres of Gull...

09.30.2013 Government

Cuomo: State should be involved on Plum Island

Governor Andrew Cuomo is calling on the federal government to require a comprehensive environmental cleanup plan for Plum Island and to give the state final review of the Island’s...

06.24.2013 Government

DEC moves forward with Southold waterway access

Plans to open a new public waterway access on Peconic Bay in Southold are moving forward, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday. The announcement came six months...

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