A (virtual) tour of the Champlain Valley
By Adirondack Explorer
July 16, 2021
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By Adirondack Explorer
July 16, 2021
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By Adirondack Explorer
July 14, 2021
A timber rattlesnake expert gives a description of a usually elusive creature that has long played a role in the park's ecosystem, and is protected by state law.
By Adirondack Explorer
July 13, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 5 at 2:37 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a passerby reporting a 64-year-old woman from Palisades Park, New Jersey, with a non-weight bearing ankle injury near MacIntyre Falls on the trail to Algonquin Mountain in the High Peaks…
By Adirondack Explorer
June 30, 2021
Rangers help hikers who are disoriented, dehydrated, as well as assist with ATV accident and conduct swiftwater training exercises.
By Adirondack Explorer
June 23, 2021
Including two hikers who needed help after dark
By Adirondack Explorer
June 23, 2021
“Saturdays are very busy and in the summer the tourist parking is crazy.”
By Adirondack Explorer
June 18, 2021
Lift a glass (of milk) in honor of National Dairy Month in June.
By Adirondack Explorer
June 15, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Towns of Keene and North HudsonEssex CountyTechnical Rope Technician Training: From June 6 to 11, 17 Forest Rangers from across the state attended a 40-hour technical rope technician training. Led by instructor-level Forest Rangers, the training is the Division of Forest Protection’s highest level of technical rope training. Forest Rangers…
By Adirondack Explorer
June 8, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of CliftonSt. Lawrence CountyWilderness Search: On June 3 at 6:05 p.m., Forest Ranger Morehouse received a call from staff at the Wanakena Ranger School reporting a student lost in the woods. Two Forest Rangers responded to assist Ranger School staff who were able to locate the missing 30-year-old student…
By Adirondack Explorer
June 5, 2021
Jaime Parslow works for Hamilton County Soil and Water as a conservation technician.