Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of SpeculatorHamilton CountyWilderness Search: On Sept. 8 at 4:37 p.m., DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch received a call reporting a 24-year-old despondent man from New Jersey heading to the Siamese Pond … [Read more...] about Air rescue from Crane Mountain
Rangers find overdue Giant Mountain hiker
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 30 at 11:52 a.m., Forest Rangers Evans and Lewis responded to a dropped 911 call reporting a 60-year-old man from Missouri had suffered a knee … [Read more...] about Rangers find overdue Giant Mountain hiker
A classical bird song
By John Thaxton When a musicologist friend of mine from Manhattan came to the Adirondacks for a long weekend, he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks and exclaimed, loudly enough for me to cringe when I heard him, “Beethoven’s Fifth!” I looked … [Read more...] about A classical bird song
Rangers assist exhausted hikers on Cascade, Marcy trail
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 24 at 12:20 p.m., Forest Ranger Black responded to a report of a 70-year-old woman from New York City suffering from exhaustion on the trail to Cascade … [Read more...] about Rangers assist exhausted hikers on Cascade, Marcy trail
Bill Amadon: Artist, trail builder, stewardship coordinator
Brief bio: Bill Amadon Age: 65. Birthplace: Gloversville (raised in Piseco). Residence: Essex. Occupation: Stewardship coordinator for Champlain Area Trails; registered outdoor guide; artist. Accomplishments: Built … [Read more...] about Bill Amadon: Artist, trail builder, stewardship coordinator
Rangers assist in Black River flooding, and help hikers
Town of WilmingtonEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Aug. 18 at 7:26 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC's Ray Brook Dispatch from a woman reporting her 58-year-old husband had fallen, striking his head on the Flume Trail in the … [Read more...] about Rangers assist in Black River flooding, and help hikers