Forest Rangers

ATV Goes Through Lake Ice; Man Dies In Snowmobile Crash

December 28, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On December 20th, Retired Forest Ranger Lieutenant Morse reported an ATV broke through the ice on Waneta Lake in Willowemoc Wild Forest in the Catskills town of Rockland, Sullivan County. Ranger Stratton responded and issued tickets to the two subjects from Pennsylvania for unauthorized motor vehicle use on state land. A tow company removed the ATV from the lake.

Two days later, on December 22, 2022, at around 3:12 am, State Police responded to a report of a snowmobile crash with injuries on a snowmobile trail off the Wallace Road in the town of Louisville. Louisville is located along the St. Lawrence River, on the northern border of St. Lawrence County west of Massena. [Read more…] about ATV Goes Through Lake Ice; Man Dies In Snowmobile Crash

Forest Rangers Respond To Searches, Recover Body

December 14, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

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 Searches, Recover Body

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

December 13, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On 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

ATV Drivers Caught Riding on Forest Preserve Land

December 6, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

According 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

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

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

Man Caught Cutting Christmas Tree on State Land

December 1, 2022 by Editorial Staff 4 Comments

New 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

Forest Rangers Battle More Wildfires In Eight Counties

November 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In addition to battling at least nine wildland fires in nine different counties from last Friday, November 4th through Monday, November 7th, New York State Forest Rangers responded to an additional eight fires from Tuesday, November 8th through Sunday, November 13th. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Battle More Wildfires In Eight Counties

79-Year-Old Hunter Rescued From Swamp in Franklin County

November 18, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

On November 8th at 7:50 pm, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers Booth, Bronson, Praczkajlo, and Russell responded to a report of an overdue hunter in the town of Dickinson, in Franklin County, NY.

The reporting party found the 79-year-old’s vehicle near Mosier Hill, but could not find the subject. [Read more…] about 79-Year-Old Hunter Rescued From Swamp in Franklin County

Forest Rangers Recover Bodies, Make Several Backcountry Rescues

November 17, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

What follows is a report, prepared by DEC, of recent missions carried out by Forest Rangers. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Recover Bodies, Make Several Backcountry Rescues

Rangers Take Part in Gondola Rescue Training

November 11, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On November 3rd, seven Forest Rangers participated in gondola training at Gore Mountain Ski Area in Johnsburg, Warren County.

Each year, Rangers and Gore Mountain staff train for gondola rescues in preparation for the ski season. [Read more…] about Rangers Take Part in Gondola Rescue Training