The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation, improvement, and protection of New York'
DEC Headquarters in Albany
DEC's Headquarters in Albany
DEC sign marking state-land boundary.
NYS DEC Spill Response vehicle at South Beach, Staten Island after Hurricane Sandy
Catskill Park
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The Catskill Park is the designation for a large area of eastern New York centered on the Catskill Mountains. Like Adirondack Park to the north, the area is unusual in the United States because, while
View to central Catskills from Twin Mountain
Sign at entry to Catskill Park near southern end, along NY 55 near Napanoch.
The Ashokan Reservoir as seen from Wittenberg Mountain.
North-South Lake in the Catskill Forest Preserve