New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC)
About
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the department of the New York state government responsible for the conservation, improvement, and protection of natural resources, manages the Adirondack and Catskill Forest Preserve lands, state forest lands, wildlife management areas and various other state owned public lands of New York, is responsible for regulating sport fishing, hunting and trapping, and enforces the state's environmental laws and regulations.
Our mission is to conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment and to prevent, abate and control water, land and air pollution, in order to enhance the health, safety and welfare of the people of the state and their overall economic and social well-being.
We thrive to achieve this mission through the simultaneous pursuit of environmental quality, public health, economic prosperity and social well-being, including environmental justice and the empowerment of individuals to participate in environmental decisions that affect their lives.
Information
- Email: contact@dec.ny.gov
- Website: http://www.dec.ny.gov/
- Phone: 518-402-8013
- Location: Albany, United States
Taxonomy
- Environment
- Public Health
- Natural Resources Conservation