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Forest Ranger Reports

Forest Rangers Recover Body, Rescue Hiker With Chest Pain, Another Having Panic Attack

November 15, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

ATV abandoned on Titusville State Forest in November 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Recover Body, Rescue Hiker With Chest Pain, Another Having Panic Attack

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Mohawk Valley, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Bellmont, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Franklin County, Fulton, Hamilton County, High Peaks, Keene, Long Lake, Mental Health, Schoharie County, Titusville State Forest

Forest Rangers Respond to Search, Rescue, Wildfire

November 7, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Respond to Search, Rescue, Wildfire

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Cedarlands Conservation Easement, Erwin, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, Long Lake, Oneida County, Search and Rescue, Steuben County, Vienna, wildfires

SUV Recovered From Crane Pond Rd; 70-Yr-Old & Dog Spend Night in Woods; Hikers, Hunters Rescued

October 31, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

SUV recovered near Crane Pond in October 2023 (DEC Photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 SUV Recovered From Crane Pond Rd; 70-Yr-Old & Dog Spend Night in Woods; Hikers, Hunters Rescued

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Allegany County, Bolivar, Crane Pond, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, Indian Lake, Neversink River Unique Area, Oswego County, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Piercefield, Sandy Creek, St Lawrence County, Sullivan County, Thompson, Ticonderoga

Rangers Rescue Hunters Lost Overnight; Injured Adirondack Hikers

October 24, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ranger Streczywilk at rope rescue training in 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Rescue Hunters Lost Overnight; Injured Adirondack Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Chapel Pond, Elizabethtown, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Herkimer COunty, High Peaks, hiking, hunting, Hurricane Mountain, Hurricane Mountain Wilderness, Keene, Pepperbox Wilderness Area, Stony Creek, Town of Webb, Warren County

Forest Rangers Recover Body; Make Rescues at Crane Mt; Adirondacks; Catskills; More

October 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ghent search in October 2023 (DEC photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Recover Body; Make Rescues at Crane Mt; Adirondacks; Catskills; More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: ATVs, Cattaraugus County, Cattaraugus State Forest, Chenango County, Columbia County, Cranberry Lake, Cranberry Lake 50, Crane Mountain, Forest Ranger Reports, Ghent, Johnsburg, Kirkland, Lesser Wilderness State Forest, Lewis County, Mamakating, New Albion, New Berlin, Oneida County, Roosa Gap State Forest, St Lawrence University, Sullivan County, Warren County, West Turin

Rangers Respond: 12 Unprepared Hikers Lost; Indian Falls, Great Sacandaga Lake Rescues, Plus More

October 12, 2023 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Indian Falls rescue in October 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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: 12 Unprepared Hikers Lost; Indian Falls, Great Sacandaga Lake Rescues, Plus More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Austerlitz, Beebe Hill State Forest, boating, Catskills, Columbia County, Constantia, Edinburg, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Great Sacandaga Lake, Greene County, Hamilton County, High Peaks, hiking, Hunter, Indian Falls, Keene, Long Lake, Mountain Top Arboretum, North Elba, Oswego County, Owls Head Mountain, Saratoga County, Search and Rescue

Forest Rangers Recover Body; Find Hiker Lost Overnight; Rescue Injured Hikers

October 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Ranger O'Connor with hoist subjectNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Recover Body; Find Hiker Lost Overnight; Rescue Injured Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Algonquin Peak, ATVs, Blue Mountain, Catskills, Denning, Esopus, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, High Peaks, hiking, Hoosick, Indian Lake, Keene, Minerva, Moxham Mountain, Peekamoose Mountain, Rensselaer County, Search and Rescue, Ulster County, Wright Peak

Forest Rangers Respond to Several Adirondack Search & Rescue Missions

September 27, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Mount Marcy helicopter hoist rescue in September 2023 (DEC Photo)New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Respond to Several Adirondack Search & Rescue Missions

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Cascade Lake, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Hamilton County, High Peaks, Inlet, Keene, Macomb Mountain, Mount Jo, Mount Marcy, North Elba, North Hudson, Search and Rescue

Rangers Recover Body, Rescue Injured, Lost Hikers

September 20, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Snowy Mountain rescue in September 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Recover Body, Rescue Injured, Lost Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Arietta, Catskills, Chesterfield, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Hamilton County, Hunter, Hunter-West Kill Wilderness, Indian Lake, Northville-Placid Trail, Search and Rescue, Snowy Mountain, Wilmington

Rangers Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

September 12, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Forest Rangers Sprague and Streczywilk with marijuana plants on Hill Higher State Forest in the summer of 2023New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents throughout 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 Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Bangor, Boquet River, Catskills, Chautauqua County, Elizabethtown, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Fort Ann, Franklin County, Harmony, Harrietstown, Hill Higher State Forest, Lake Colby, Lake George Wild Forest, Shandaken, Sleeping Beauty, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Split Rock Falls, Ulster County, Washington County

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