NY DEC reports increased litter in Adirondacks

Published: Jul. 20, 2020 at 8:50 AM EDT|Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 1:47 PM EDT
ESSEX COUNTY, N.Y. (WCAX) - Crews with New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation are responding to increased reports of litter.
According to a spokesperson, visitors are heading out to trails and state land and leaving behind trash.
Crews are reminding people to clean up after themselves and are using the social media #leavenotrace.
The reports are apparently coming in particularly from the Adirondack Park and the Catskills.

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