Most people fishing in New York need a New York State Fishing License. There are three ways to get a fishing license in New York. You need a fishing license if you are 16 years and older.

If you've been to Sylvia Lake in May, you will remember seeing the carpets of white flowers on the forest floor. Those flowers were trilliums, and they were probably white, but if you look closer, you might find a red trillium.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation began stocking St. Lawrence County waters with trout. Sylvia Lake will be stocked with 3,150 rainbow trout.

The New York statewide burn ban takes effect on Sunday, March 16. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has enforced an annual brush burning ban since 2009.

Ice Out 2025 was called by our judges for March 20, 2025 -- no one guessed it would happen so early. Over 60 people sent guesses ranging from March 24 to April 22.