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What effect have dams had on two of the parks' important rivers, the Boquet and the Saranac? As beautiful as these rivers are and as wild as they seem, dams have changed them, blocking the natural movement of fish for decades.
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BIRDWATCH By John Thaxton On the way down to Elizabethtown for a Christmas Bird Count, I suddenly found myself slamming on my brakes really hard in order to avoid running over 15 or so wild turkeys wandering around aimlessly on Route 9N—they looked like a group of overly serious philosophers contemplating a profound existential enigma,…
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Recent NY DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of OhioHerkimer CountyWilderness Enforcement: On Nov. 13, Forest Rangers Hanno and McCartney discovered an illegal camp near a remote pond in the West Canada Lake Wilderness Area. Upon further investigation, the Forest Rangers observed multiple state land violations. On the evening of Nov. 19, the Rangers apprehended two hunters…
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Packing the proper—and right amount—of food for your backcountry winter excursions can be overwhelming when you're first starting out.
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Nov. 10 at 4:36 p.m., Essex County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an 84-year-old male hiker from Rochester with chest pains on Mt. Jo. Forest Ranger Lt. Burns and Forest Ranger van Laer responded, along with the Lake…
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of MinervaEssex CountyWilderness Search: On Nov. 7 at 12:30 p.m., Forest Ranger Quinn contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch advising he was commencing a search for a lost hunter on Northwoods Club Road. Forest Rangers Kabrehl and Sabo were also contacted and responded to assist. At 3:34 p.m., Forest Rangers…
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of JohnsburgWarren CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 26 at 9:37 a.m., Warren County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting an injured hunter on a ski trail near Gore Mountain in North Creek. Further information indicated the injury was a broken leg due to entrapment under a…
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WatsonLewis CountyWilderness Search: On Oct. 22 at 7:08 p.m., Lewis County 911 transferred a call reporting a lost hunter to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch. The hunter’s friend contacted 911 reporting that his friend was disoriented and could not be reached by radio. Forest Rangers Evans, Thomes, and Lee…
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This one-hour discussion about renewable energy projects in the Adirondacks was led by Adirondack Explorer Policy Reporter Gwendolyn Craig with the following panelists: Noah Shaw, partner and co-chair, Renewable Energy Practice, Hodgson Russ LLP; Conrad Karsten, project developer for Sunvestment Energy Group (Saranac Lake Community Solar); Emmett Smith, founder of Northern Power & Light. All…
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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Village of Saranac Lake – HarrietstownFranklin CountyWilderness Rescue: On Oct. 15 at 1:12 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a report of an overturned canoe in the Second Pond boat area on Lower Saranac Lake. One person was on shore and uncertain if her companion was still in the water or…