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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 12 at 10:50 a.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call reporting an injured hiker on Upper Wolfjaw in the Eastern High Peaks. The caller stated he saw a 25-year-old man from Queensbury hiking solo with a knee injury from a fall on wet…
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DEC forest rangers issue an average of 10 tickets annually for people hiking with their dogs off-leash in the Eastern High Peaks Wilderness.
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Hudson RiverIndian LakeHamilton CountyOn Sunday, July 5, two Forest Rangers from Region 5 Zone D, Hamilton County, conducted outreach and education for New York State-licensed rafting guides on the Indian/Hudson River. On this day, 182 customers hired licensed guides to raft them down the Indian and Hudson River Gorge.…
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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of WebbHerkimer CountyWildland Fire: On June 24 at 1:40 p.m., Herkimer County 911 contacted DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch requesting assistance with a backcountry wildfire on Panther Mountain. Four Forest Rangers responded to assist the Old Forge Fire Department with a one-acre smoldering wildfire in the cliffs and rocks at the…
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Dick Beamish and Rachel Rice in front of the Explorer office. PHOTO BY SUE BIBEAU Editor’s Note: This story ran in the 10th Anniversary issue of the Adirondack Explorer in 2008. By Dick Beamish The seed was planted back in 1972. That was when I signed on as the first communications director for the Adirondack…
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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of KeeneEssex CountyPet Distress Reminder: On June 21 at 2:45 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker advising that they were coming down Giant Mountain when their 75-pound Golden Retriever collapsed about one mile from Chapel Pond parking lot. The hiking party had started their trip…
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For many families the shortage of providers or the prohibitive cost of enrolling in a child care center means looking elsewhere for support.
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Recent DEC Forest Ranger actions Town of Indian LakeHamilton CountyWilderness Rescue: On June 12 at 7:20 p.m., Hamilton County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting stranded boaters camping on Indian Lake Islands. The campers were shuttling others from the boat launch to the island when the boat broke free of shore and…
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Recent forest ranger actions Town of Fort AnnWashington CountyWilderness Rescue: On June 1 at 1:50 p.m., Washington County 911 transferred a call to DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch reporting a 45-year-old male hiker from Glens Falls was unconscious after suffering a seizure on the Shelving Rock Bay Trail. When Forest Rangers Callee Baker and Mark St. Claire…
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By Francesca Krempa Warren County’s efforts to become more climate friendly are paying off. After pledging to reduce the area’s greenhouse emissions and create a climate-action plan, the county was recently named an official “Certified Bronze Climate Smart Community” by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. “This title serves as representation of the…