State spends millions in forest ranger overtime, lawmakers call for bigger force
September 3, 2024
Forest ranger overtime demands resulting from search and rescue missions come along with other issues confronting the DEC.
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September 3, 2024
Forest ranger overtime demands resulting from search and rescue missions come along with other issues confronting the DEC.
March 7, 2024
A rescue Friday, two rescues Saturday and a rescue Sunday: All in a weekend’s work for state forest rangers in the Adirondack mountains.
January 9, 2024
Forest Rangers rescue a "seriously injured" ice climber along Pitchoff Mountain
March 18, 2022
State officials said a Connecticut man, who went missing after hiking in the Adirondack Park's High Peaks, was found dead Friday morning.
May 12, 2021
Peter Buccinna had a near-tragic accident on Saddleback Mountain, but 14 years later is thriving in part due to Forest Ranger Julie Harjung.
By Melissa Hart
March 31, 2021
Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions Town of KeeneEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On Mar. 25 at 5:14 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a hiker reporting he was concerned that his 18-year-old friend was lost after the pair were separated on the trail for Mount Marcy in the High Peaks Wilderness Area. After…