From the Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Actions for 6/10/19 - 6/16/19 City of Albany Albany County Prescribed Fire: On June 12, Forest Rangers Joe Bink and David Nally, along with Albany Pine Bush staff and volunteers from … [Read more...] about Rangers rescue hikers in Tupper, Newcomb and Caroga
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Rangers rescue hikers in Adirondack wilderness
From the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. Forest ranger actions for 4/29 - 5/5/19 Towns of Hornby and Orange Steuben and Schuyler Counties Prescribed Fire: On April 29, Region 8 DEC staff conducted two prescribed fires to … [Read more...] about Rangers rescue hikers in Adirondack wilderness
Unprepared hikers rescued on Colden
By MIKE LYNCH Forest rangers and state police rescued four unprepared 17-year-old hikers atop Mount Colden this week. Conditions in the Adirondack lower elevations have been spring-like recently, but there is still a significant amount of snow … [Read more...] about Unprepared hikers rescued on Colden
Tickets for violations decline as rangers focus on rescuing, educating backcountry users
By MICHAEL VIRTANEN Even as thousands more hikers and campers poured into the Adirondack backcountry patrolled by forest rangers over the past decade, state data show ticket writing has dropped by the hundreds. Visitors are still littering and … [Read more...] about Tickets for violations decline as rangers focus on rescuing, educating backcountry users
DEC and hiking groups plan outreach effort this weekend
By MIKE LYNCH Hikers visiting popular trails in the High Peaks region this weekend should expect to see an increased presence of forest rangers and outdoor educators at trailheads. Forest rangers, Adirondack Mountain Club stewards and … [Read more...] about DEC and hiking groups plan outreach effort this weekend
Forest rangers rescue solo hiker who lost trail on Marcy
DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights The following are missions carried out by forest rangers between January 7-13. Town of North Elba Essex County Wilderness Search: On Jan. 8, a 26-year-old Rochester woman called DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch to … [Read more...] about Forest rangers rescue solo hiker who lost trail on Marcy