New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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environmental protection agency state government agency

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is the state agency responsible for conserving, improving, and protecting New York’s natural resources and environment, including its forests, wildlife, and public lands.

Aliases (7)

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	environmental protection agency → state government agency →
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York →
coordinatesWith	New York State Department of Health → United States Environmental Protection Agency →
country	United States of America →
employs	environmental conservation officers → forest rangers →
foundedBy	New York State Legislature →
hasMotto	To conserve, improve and protect New York's natural resources and environment →
hasPart	Division of Air Resources → Division of Environmental Remediation → Division of Fish and Wildlife → Division of Lands and Forests → Division of Law Enforcement → Division of Marine Resources → Division of Materials Management → Division of Water → Office of Climate Change →
headquartersLocation	Albany, New York →
inception	1970 →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
legalForm	state agency →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York →
parentOrganization	Executive Department of New York State → Government of the State of New York →
replaced	New York Conservation Department →
responsibleFor	Brownfield Cleanup Program in New York State → State Superfund Program in New York State → air quality regulation in New York State → enforcement of state environmental laws in New York → environmental conservation in New York State → environmental education and outreach in New York State → environmental remediation of contaminated sites in New York → hazardous waste management regulation in New York State → hunting and fishing licensing in New York State → implementation of New York State Environmental Quality Review Act → implementation of state-level climate and emissions policies in New York → invasive species management in New York State → management of freshwater fisheries in New York → management of marine fisheries in New York → management of state forests in New York → management of state-owned public lands in New York → management of the Adirondack Forest Preserve → management of the Catskill Forest Preserve → management of wildlife resources in New York → operation of state campgrounds and day-use areas → protection of New York’s environment → protection of New York’s natural resources → regulation of mining activities in New York State → regulation of oil and gas drilling in New York State → solid waste management regulation in New York State → water quality regulation in New York State → wetlands protection in New York State → wildlife law enforcement in New York State →
shortName	DEC → NYSDEC →
website	https://www.dec.ny.gov/ →

Referenced by (77)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Division of Air Resources → Division of Environmental Permits → Division of Environmental Remediation → Division of Fish and Wildlife → Division of Lands and Forests → Division of Law Enforcement → Division of Marine Resources → Division of Materials Management → Division of Mineral Resources → Division of Operations (NYSDEC) → Division of Water (New York State) → Office of Climate Change → Office of Communication Services ("New York State environmental agency") → Office of Environmental Justice → Office of Environmental Quality (New York State) ("New York State environmental agency") → Office of Public Protection ("New York State environmental agency") →	partOf
Adirondack Mountains → Esopus Creek → Great Camp Santanoni → Ha-De-Ron-Dah Wilderness Area → Kaaterskill Falls → Moose River Plains Wild Forest → New York State Reforestation Areas → Opalescent River → Slide Mountain → Slide Mountain Wilderness Area →	managedBy
Adirondack Park → BCP → Brownfield Cleanup Program (New York State) → Environmental Restoration Program (New York State) → High Peaks Wilderness Area → New York State Conservation Easement lands → New York State Multiple Use Areas → New York State Unique Areas → New York State Wildlife Management Areas →	administeredBy
Feldspar Brook → Flushing Bay → Gravesend Bay → New York State territorial waters → New York State territorial waters ("New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Fish and Wildlife") → New York State territorial waters ("New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Water") → Raquette Lake →	governedBy
Division of Fish and Wildlife → Division of Lands and Forests → Division of Mineral Resources → Division of Operations (NYSDEC) → Office of Public Protection →	parentOrganization
Catskill Park → Division of Operations (NYSDEC) → Pigeon Lake Wilderness Area → Slide Mountain Wilderness Area →	governingBody
Division of Air Resources → Division of Environmental Permits → Division of Materials Management → Division of Water (New York State) →	parentAgency
Division of Lands and Forests ("New York State public lands") → Division of Operations (NYSDEC) →	jurisdiction
Office of Climate Change → Office of Environmental Justice →	operatedBy
Main Camp → Santanoni Preserve →	operator
New York State Conservation Easement lands → Schoharie Reservoir →	regulatedBy
Division of Lands and Forests ("New York State Forest Preserve lands") →	appliesToJurisdiction
BCP →	certificateIssuedBy
New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation →	collaboratesWith
New York State Conservation Easement lands →	enforcedBy
Government of the State of New York →	hasAgency
Office of Environmental Justice →	hasParentAgency
New York State executive agencies →	hasPart
Hurricane Mountain Wilderness Area →	managingAgency
Dix Mountain Wilderness Area →	managingAuthority
Bronx River →	monitoredBy
New York State Wildlife Management Areas →	regulationAuthority
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("New York Conservation Department") →	replaced
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ("NYSDEC") →	shortName
West Branch Reservoir →	subjectToRegulationBy