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Fires

Prescribed Burn At Shawangunk Grasslands

March 26, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Prescribed burn in Ulster CountyOn March 15th, NYS State Department of Conservation Forest Rangers in Region 3 assisted the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) with a prescribed burn at the Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge.

The Refuge is located in Ulster County, NY, at the site of the former Galeville Military Airport. The airport was decommissioned in 1994 and turned over to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1999.

[Read more…] about Prescribed Burn At Shawangunk Grasslands

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature Tagged With: Fires, Forest Rangers, nature, Shawangunk Grasslands

Rangers Respond: Brush Fire, Buck Mt, High Tor, Hudson Highlands & More

March 25, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond: Brush Fire, Buck Mt, High Tor, Hudson Highlands & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

Rangers Respond To Brush Fire, Hiker Rescues On Marcy, Hunter Mt

March 16, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the Adirondacks. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond To Brush Fire, Hiker Rescues On Marcy, Hunter Mt

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

Residential Brush Burning Now Prohibited in NYS

March 16, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

wildfire provided by DECThe annual statewide ban prohibiting residential brush burning will begin March 16th, and run through May 14th. With spring approaching, DEC is reminding residents that conditions for wildfires are heightened in springtime when most wildfires occur. [Read more…] about Residential Brush Burning Now Prohibited in NYS

Filed Under: Nature Tagged With: burn ban, DEC, Fires, wildfires

A Tannery Fire Transformed Kaydeross Valley Communities

December 20, 2020 by Guest Contributor Leave a Comment

Bulls Head Tannery Employees in Ballston SpaToday the crossing of Middle Line Road and Geyser Road in Saratoga County contains a few houses and a small parking lot to access the Kayaderosseras Creek. But in the mid-1800s, it was the site of a thriving hamlet of several hundred inhabitants called Milton Center.

Locally renowned Revolutionary War Lt. Colonel James Gordon became an early entrepreneur after the war. He built one of Milton’s earliest gristmills on the creek by 1800 as well as other small mills to the south in the Town of Ballston. [Read more…] about A Tannery Fire Transformed Kaydeross Valley Communities

Filed Under: Capital-Saratoga, History Tagged With: Ballston Spa, Fires, Industrial History, Milton, Saratoga, Saratoga County, Saratoga Springs

Remembering The Big Blowdown of 1950

November 30, 2020 by John Warren 3 Comments

1995 Blowdown in the Adirondacks Courtesy Wildlife Conservation SocietyThe Adirondacks are prone to powerful windstorms, isolated tornadoes, and occasional hurricanes, derechos, and microbursts. Perhaps the second most destructive of these in modern Adirondack history (next to the 1998 Ice Storm) occurred in November, 1950. [Read more…] about Remembering The Big Blowdown of 1950

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Beaver River, Cold River, Environmental History, Fires, Forest Preserve, High Peaks, I-87, Logging, Political History, weather, wildfires

DEC Wildland Firefighters Return From Colorado

November 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Wildland firefighting techniques used in ColoradoOn November 3rd, DEC welcomed back the State’s fourth team of volunteer wildland firefighters from the Divisions of Forest Protection, Lands and Forests, and Fish and Wildlife that were deployed to help battle and contain wildfires raging in western states. [Read more…] about DEC Wildland Firefighters Return From Colorado

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Fires, wildfires

Science of Burning Fresh Firewood vs Dry

November 4, 2020 by Paul Hetzler 1 Comment

I’m told there is a Zen Buddhist saying that goes “Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water.” The idea, I think, is to be mindful of the ordinary tasks which constitute one’s daily life, regardless of our spiritual state.

Unfortunately, many of us who heat with wood are not enlightened as to how much extra wood we carry because we’re needlessly boiling water inside our woodstoves all winter. In fact, if your firewood is not adequately dry, it could cost you $200 to $600 annually just to send steam up the chimney. [Read more…] about Science of Burning Fresh Firewood vs Dry

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Western NY Tagged With: Fires, Science, trees, winter

Rangers Respond to Marcy, Azure Mtn, Katterskill, Indian Head, Wildfire

September 10, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Rangers Respond to Marcy, Azure Mtn, Katterskill, Indian Head, Wildfire

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

Forest Rangers Aid Paddlers, Hikers, Equestrian; Fight Fire

September 1, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents in the around New York State. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured or distressed people.

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Aid Paddlers, Hikers, Equestrian; Fight Fire

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: DEC, Fires, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, Horses, paddling, SAR, Search and Rescue, wildfires

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