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Forest Rangers

Adks Conservation News: 5 Things You Need to Know

March 10, 2022 by Justin Levine 1 Comment

St Regis Canoe AreaLarge-Scale Lakes Survey Tops Scientists’ Wish List

The Adirondack Council and other environmental groups are pushing the state legislature to include $6 million in funding over three years to conduct a large-scale study of Adirondack water-bodies. The study of 400 or so lakes and ponds would create baseline data on the impact of climate change, algal blooms, and changes to water oxygen levels. The study is needed to assess the impacts to native fish and plant populations of changing carbon cycles, and the remote locations of many of the water-bodies allow researchers to differentiate the effects of climate change from those of agriculture or land development. [Read more…] about Adks Conservation News: 5 Things You Need to Know

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature Tagged With: 5 Adirondack Things, Adirondack Council, Adirondack Park, Adirondacks, Climate Change, DEC, Forest Rangers, Invasive Species, nature, Wildlife

Forest Rangers Make Long Lake, Cattaraugus County Rescues

March 10, 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 Make Long Lake, Cattaraugus County Rescues

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Cattaraugus County, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Hamilton County, Long Lake, SAR, Search and Rescue, snowmobiling

Snowy Mtn Skier Rescued; ATV, Snowmobile Accidents; Flood Response

March 3, 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 Snowy Mtn Skier Rescued; ATV, Snowmobile Accidents; Flood Response

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: ATVs, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, Lake George, SAR, Search and Rescue, skiing, snowmobiling, Snowy Mountain

Rangers Make Another Rescue at Kaaterskill Falls

February 25, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Ranger Fox helps with rescue at Kaaterskill FallsAccording to a press release issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conervation (DEC), on February 20th at 12:10 pm, Forest Ranger Fox responded to a report of a subject on the ice approximately seven feet from the edge of Kaaterskill Falls. Environmental Conservation Police Officer (ECO) Lt. Glorioso and ECO Palmateer also responded.

Kaaterskill Falls is a two-stage waterfall on Spruce Creek in the eastern Catskills, between the hamlets of Haines Falls and Palenville in Greene County, NY. [Read more…] about Rangers Make Another Rescue at Kaaterskill Falls

Filed Under: Hudson Valley - Catskills, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Catskills, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, Greene County, Kaaterskill Falls, SAR, Search and Rescue

Rangers Respond to Snowmobile Water Rescue, Accidents, Death

February 15, 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 Rangers Respond to Snowmobile Water Rescue, Accidents, Death

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

No Major Changes for Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks

February 9, 2022 by Peter Bauer 1 Comment

DEC Forest Rangers at work educating hikers and conducting search and rescue operationsThe current New York State budget being negotiated by Governor Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature contains significant new spending on a number of things, like $29 million for a new headquarters for the Adirondack Park Agency, and a new $30 million building for the Olympic Regional Development Authority at the North Creek Ski Bowl, yet funding for Forest Rangers in the Adirondack Park and across the state is flat. [Read more…] about No Major Changes for Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga Tagged With: Basil Seggos, Crime and Justice, Dan Stec, DEC, Environmental History, Forest Rangers, Kathy Hochul, politics

Forest Rangers Report: Fulton Co Rescue, Snowmobile Accident, Wildfire

February 4, 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 Report: Fulton Co Rescue, Snowmobile Accident, Wildfire

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

Forest Rangers Recover Body From Shelving Rock Falls; Make Rescues

January 25, 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 Recover Body From Shelving Rock Falls; Make Rescues

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

Forest Rangers Make Rescue at Kaaterskill Falls, Recover Body in the Adirondacks

January 20, 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 Make Rescue at Kaaterskill Falls, Recover Body in the Adirondacks

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

Forest Rangers Recover Body, Make Rescue at Crane Mtn

January 11, 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 Recover Body, Make Rescue at Crane Mtn

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Crane Mountain, DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, SAR, Search and Rescue

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