Reporter Brian Mann reports that the APA is delaying consideration of a proposal to relax some clear-cutting rules following opposition from environmental advocacy groups. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the Ernst family has donated a conservation easement to their 12,000-acre preserve in North Hudson to the Nature Conservancy. 

Reporter Chris Knight reports that the state has taken possession of the Essex Chain of Lakes tract in the Adirondacks, closing on the property on Dec. 21 at a cost of $12 million.

Reporter Brian Mann reports that state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is looking into how snowmobile clubs are using public funds meant to pay for trail grooming and maintenance.