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Forest Ranger Reports

Forest Rangers Spend Time Policing; Rescue Man From Newburgh

January 24, 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 Spend Time Policing; Rescue Man From Newburgh

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, New York City Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Forest Ranger Reports, Otis Pike Preserve, Rocky Point State Forest, Search and Rescue

68, 70 & 71-Year-Old Recreationists Rescued In Ulster County

January 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoIn 2022, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 359 search and rescue missions, extinguished 162 wildfires covering more than 1,300 acres, participated in 53 prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate nearly 900 acres of land, and worked on cases that resulted in hundreds of tickets and arrests. [Read more…] about 68, 70 & 71-Year-Old Recreationists Rescued In Ulster County

Filed Under: History, Recreation Tagged With: Bluestone Wild Forest, Forest Ranger Reports, Kingston, Search and Rescue, Shandaken, Slide Mountain Wilderness Area, Ulster County

Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

January 4, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Photo of hiker being rescued on Johns Brook Trail on January 2, 2023 provided by DEC.On Monday, January 2, 2023 at 2:15 p.m., NYS Department of Environmental Conservation’s dispatch office in Ray Brook, Essex County, NY, requested NYS Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker who collapsed in the snow on Johns Brook Trail. The trail, located in Keene Valley in Essex County is one of the most popular accesses to the Adirondack High Peaks. [Read more…] about Hiker Rescued From Johns Brook Trail in Adirondack High Peaks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Johns Brook, Keene, Keene Valley, Search and Rescue

Two Dramatic Adirondack High Peaks Rescues From Same Area

December 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff 3 Comments

Rangers rescue hiker with hip injuryNew York State Forest Rangers led the efforts in difficult and dramatic rescues from nearly the same spot in the Adirondack High Peaks this week.

On Tuesday, December 13 at 2:25 pm, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook Dispatch office requested Forest Ranger assistance with a hiker who may have broken their ankle near the junction of the trails to Wright and Algonquin Peaks in the High Peaks Wilderness in the town of Keene, Essex County. [Read more…] about Two Dramatic Adirondack High Peaks Rescues From Same Area

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Algonquin Peak, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Wright Peak

Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry

December 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Recovery Mission in Niles (DEC photo)New York State Forest Rangers were called on twice this past weekend to recover deceased bodies from Upstate New York’s backcountry. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Western NY Tagged With: Carpenter Falls, Cayuga County, Finger Lakes, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Lexington, Niles, Search and Rescue, Shandaken, Shandaken Wild Forest, Skaneateles Lake, Ulster County

Forest Rangers Respond To Searches, Recover Body

December 14, 2022 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 Searches, Recover Body

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

Man’s Body Located After His ATV Found Rolled Over Into Stream

December 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Michael IngersollOn Friday, December 9 at 3:19 pm, New York State Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) Tabor notified the Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook Dispatch office that Oneida County requested Forest Ranger assistance with the search for 55-year-old Michael R. Ingersoll, who had left home on an ATV (all terrain vehicle) at about 7:30 pm on Thursday, December 8th. [Read more…] about Man’s Body Located After His ATV Found Rolled Over Into Stream

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Mohawk Valley, Western NY Tagged With: ATVs, ECOs, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Forestport, Oneida County, Search and Rescue

ATV Drivers Caught Riding on Forest Preserve Land

December 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

forest ranger logoAccording to a press release issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, on December 1, 2022 Forest Ranger Praczkajlo said he followed ATV (all terrain vehicle) tracks in the town of Franklin in Franklin County and determined the operators were riding their ATVs illegally on Forest Preserve land in the Adirondack Park. [Read more…] about ATV Drivers Caught Riding on Forest Preserve Land

Filed Under: Nature, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: ATVs, Crime and Justice, DEC, Forest Preserve, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Franklin, Franklin County, Santa Clara

Man Spends Night Lost, Cold; 19-Year-Old Found Near Death in High Peaks; Body Recovered Near Lake George

December 1, 2022 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 Man Spends Night Lost, Cold; 19-Year-Old Found Near Death in High Peaks; Body Recovered Near Lake George

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Search and Rescue

Man Caught Cutting Christmas Tree on State Land

December 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

Illegal tree cutting in WebbNew York State Forest Ranger McCartney reported that on Saturday, November 26 at about 1:00 pm, he was checking the trail register at Moss Lake in the town of Webb, Herkimer County, in the Adirondack Park when he heard someone approaching him on the trail. [Read more…] about Man Caught Cutting Christmas Tree on State Land

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History Tagged With: Crime and Justice, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Herkimer COunty, Town of Webb

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