LAKE PLACID — The state Olympic Regional Development Authority is exploring the possibility of constructing a new river walk trail at the ski jump complex. The preliminary plans follow a series of planned upgrades at local Olympic facilities, in collaboration with the state Department ...

This month, forest rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation assisted several groups of disoriented or injured hikers, a man with a rope-swing-related foot injury, and a father and daughter who were caught in a storm while paddling. --- Town of Fort Ann ---- On ...

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos on Monday announced the start of the 2020 “I BIRD NY” challenges for beginner and experienced birders. The I BIRD NY program was launched by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2017, to build on the state’s efforts to ...

BILLINGS, Mont. — The Trump administration moved forward Friday with plans to scale back a century-old law protecting most American wild bird species despite warnings that billions of birds could die as a result. Officials said in a draft study of the proposal that it could result in ...