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April 29, 2024

New York DEC establishes new Office of Diversity, Inclusion and Civil Rights

Nature Page & Night Sky, New York, News /

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is establishing its first-ever Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Civil Rights.
The new office will combine DEC’s current diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), accessibility, and Civil Rights efforts under the leadership of its incoming and first-ever Chief Diversity Officer, and will focus on enhancing collaboration and effectiveness of program delivery to employees and the public.

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New York DEC pays tribute to fallen officers

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On March 14, family, friends, and colleagues remembered New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Officer Stephen Lawrence Raymond with the dedication of a shadow box displayed in the lobby of the DEC sub-office in Warrensburg.
ECO Raymond passed away on April 17, 2017, from illnesses related to his assignment at the World Trade Center following the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Raymond became an ECO in 1981 and served 26 years prior to retiring in 2007.

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New York Mixed Bag: State Parks attract 1 million visitors during April eclipse

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Governor Kathy Hochul’s office has announced record-setting tourism numbers in New York from April 6-9 as visitors arrived for the total solar eclipse.
Nearly one million people visited New York State Parks from April 6 through April 9 – an increase of 45% compared to last year. On April 8 alone, New York State Parks welcomed more than 326,500 visitors, an over 52% jump in attendance compared to last year. Twelve state parks reached full capacity on April 8.

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New fishing regulations implemented in New York to protect sharks

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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently announced changes to recreational fishing regulations in New York’s Marine and Coastal District. The new rules, which went into effect April 17, seek to improve the management of protected shark species by preventing their capture through establishing gear restrictions for recreational shore anglers.
DEC’s rulemaking includes new shark handling requirements for all marine anglers to reduce stress and injury to captured sharks, improve the condition of sharks that are released, and further protect prohibited shark species.

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New York State 4-H Shooting Sports on display at Capitol event

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4-H Adirondack Guide Clay Lord represented Warren County 4-H Natural Resources and Shooting Sports programs at the second annual Rural Resources Fair hosted by the Legislative Commission on Rural Resources in Albany.
Exhibitors from across New York state participated in the event where Lord had the opportunity to engage with legislators, staff and visitors sharing the vibrant natural resources programs at Cornell Cooperative Extension.

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New landowner meets with New York’s Adirondack hunting clubs

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The new landowner of 92,500 acres in the central and eastern Adirondacks recently held a meeting with hunting and recreational clubs which have traditionally leased the lands.
More than 100 club members attended the meeting held at the Fort William Henry resort, in Lake George, where Matt Sampson, vice president of Forest Management for Eastwood Forests, LLC, addressed the group.
Sampson said the purpose of the meeting was to “introduce ourselves to the hunt clubs, engage with them, hear their stories, help them understand our management style. That’s important to us. And then hear what they have to say.”

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Vermont Fish and Wildlife allocates 180 moose hunting permits for fall 2024 hunt, apply through June 19

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Montpelier, Vt. — The Vermont Fish and Wildlife Board voted on April 10 to have 80 either-sex moose hunting permits and 100 antlerless moose hunting permits available this year for a hunt limited to Vermont’s Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) E in the northeastern corner of the state.

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Commentary: New York gun owners need to take action, get involved and vote

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I have been a reader of New York Outdoor News for quite a while now and find the paper very informative and interesting. It is a good news media.
For the last three to four years in the letters section there has been endless comments on pro-bow and anti crossbow opinions. There are pros and cons to everything but this seems to be a never-ending saga. I do not own a crossbow only because I have no desire to use one. Personally, I do not care what a hunter uses to pursue game as long as it is legal and ethical.

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