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Recent NYS Forest Ranger Missions

January 21, 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 Recent NYS Forest Ranger Missions

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

Empire State Trail Declared Complete

January 15, 2021 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

empire state trailThe Empire State Trail, the nation’s longest multi-use state trail, is now open for use. It spans 750-miles in total, 75 percent of which is off-road, ideal for cyclists, hikers, and runners.

The trail runs from New York City through the Hudson and Champlain valleys to Canada, and from Albany to Buffalo along the Erie Canal. [Read more…] about Empire State Trail Declared Complete

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, empire state trail, hiking

Forest Rangers Make Rescue in Lake George Wild Forest

January 12, 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 Forest Rangers Make Rescue in Lake George Wild Forest

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: DEC, Forest Ranger Reports, Forest Rangers, hiking, Lake George, SAR, Search and Rescue

Man Rescued After 30-Foot Fall At Giant Mountain, Adirondack High Peaks

January 7, 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 Man Rescued After 30-Foot Fall At Giant Mountain, Adirondack High Peaks

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

Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

December 31, 2020 by Editorial Staff 2 Comments

Thirteenth Lake by Susie Runyon The Adirondack Land Trust has conserved the last unprotected shoreline on Thirteenth Lake, a headwater of the Upper Hudson River and the largest water body surrounded by the Siamese Ponds Wilderness.

The lake is located in the Adirondack Park in Johnsburg, Warren County. [Read more…] about Last Unprotected Shoreline of Thirteenth Lake Protected

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Land Trust, camping, conservation, fish, Fisheries, fishing, hiking, Johnsburg, nature, Siamese Ponds Wilderness, Thirteenth Lake, Wildlife

Rediscovering An Ancient Adirondack Survey Monument

December 29, 2020 by Noel Sherry 7 Comments

C1 Colvin's TwnShp 42-41 Corner MapRight out of college as a Civil Engineer, Frank Tweedy spent four seasons as part of Verplanck Colvin’s Southwest Division, producing six  topographically accurate maps of the Beaver River basin and the important Totten and Crossfield Tract border with Brown’s Tract.

His maps and field books received high marks from his boss, and they recorded several moments of exciting discovery on his part, first as he closed ranks with the Eastern Division crew, completing a survey Line from Lowville to Lake Champlain; and then with shouts of victory at finding “The Great Corner” of Totten & Crossfield’s million-acre land Purchase. [Read more…] about Rediscovering An Ancient Adirondack Survey Monument

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Brown's Tract, hiking, John Brown Tract, nature, surveying, Totten Crossfield Tract, Twitchell Lake, Verplanck Colvin, Wildlife

Plans To Expand NYS Greenway Trails; Comments Sought

December 29, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

greenway trail courtesy decState Parks has released a draft plan on future development of the statewide system of non-motorized multi-use trails, also known as greenway trails. [Read more…] about Plans To Expand NYS Greenway Trails; Comments Sought

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: bicycling, DEC, hiking, Tourism

Ring in 2021 with First Day Hikes

December 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

first day hike imageFirst Day Hikes will again be taking place at State parks, historic sites, wildlife areas, trails and public lands on January 1st, although with some limitations due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [Read more…] about Ring in 2021 with First Day Hikes

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: DEC, hiking, nature, Wildlife

2,200 Acres Protected In Split Rock Wildway, Eastern Adirondacks

December 22, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Bar MH Timber property courtesy Open Space InstituteThe Open Space Institute (OSI) has announced the permanent protection of forested land in the Towns of Chesterfield and Lewis in Essex County. [Read more…] about 2,200 Acres Protected In Split Rock Wildway, Eastern Adirondacks

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Champlain Valley, conservation, Eagle Mountain Wilderness Preserve, High Peaks, hiking, nature, Open Space Institute, Split Rock Wildway, Taylor Pond Wild Forest, Wildlife

DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

December 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

DEC LogoNew York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has announced more than $2.2 million in Conservation Partnership Program grants for 50 not-for-profit land trusts across the state. [Read more…] about DEC Conservation Partnership Program Grant Awardees

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, Nature, New York City, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Climate Change, conservation, DEC, environment, Environmental Protection Fund, Grants, hiking, local farms, Tourism, water quality

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