These positions exist in the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation, NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, State University of New York, and NYS municipal agencies statewide. For Environmental Conservation Police Officer Trainee 1 titles - Exam Nos. 21-061010, 21-062010 and 21-063010:

Either 1: a bachelor's or higher-level degree;

Or 2: an associate degree; AND one of the following:

one year of experience in the areas of environmental engineering or environmental technology, freshwater or marine sciences, wildlife sciences, or forestry; OR one year of experience as a police officer in New York State with Municipal Police Training Course certification (or equivalent course approved by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council). A certified Peace Officer Training course does not meet this requirement; OR one year of experience as a certified federal law enforcement officer; OR two years of active United States military service with an honorable discharge or under conditions in the New York State Restoration of Honor Act; Or 3: three years of experience as a police officer in New York State with Municipal Police Training Course certification (or equivalent course approved by the NYS Municipal Police Training Council). A Peace Officer Training course does not meet this requirement.

Examples of experience that will not qualify as Environmental Technology experience are: Equipment operators, laboratory workers, and laborers.

Qualifying experience in Environmental Technology must be at a paraprofessional or higher level in areas such as solid and hazardous waste, remediation, or pollution prevention.

Examples of experience that will not qualify as Forestry experience are: lawn mowing; landscaping; tree and brush trimming; pesticide application; sawing firewood; farm hand; and other types of experience that are categorized as laborer or maintenance work in a garden shop, park, or forest setting.

Examples of experience that will qualify as Forestry experience are: tree physiology, silviculture, dendrology, mensuration, the planning and supervision of disease and insect control, marketing of timber products, and timber cruising.

For additional details about the positions, salaries, and additional requirements, please visit: https://www.cs.ny.gov/police/titles/environmental-conservation-police-officer-tr.cfm.