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Lake Colden

Rangers Make Rescues in Indian Lake, Long Lake, Newcomb, Cortland County, Kaaterskill Creek

August 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Rescue at Watch Hill, Indian Lake in August 2023 (photo provided by DEC)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 Rangers Make Rescues in Indian Lake, Long Lake, Newcomb, Cortland County, Kaaterskill Creek

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation, Western NY Tagged With: Adirondacks, Cortland County, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Greene County, Hamilton County, High Peaks, hiking, Hunter, Indian Lake, Indian Lake Islands Campground, Kaaterskill Creek, Labrador Hollow Unique Area, Lake Colden, Long Lake, Newcomb, paddling, Raquette Lake, Search and Rescue, Truxton

Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

June 1, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

climber rescue from Mount Colden Trap Dike slide in May 2023On May 29 at 5:30 pm, Ray Brook Dispatch requested New York State Forest Ranger assistance with a solo free climber stranded on the Trap Dike slide on 4,715-foot Mount Colden in the Adirondack High Peaks in the town of Keene, Essex County. [Read more…] about Rangers Rescue Unprepared Climber at Colden Trap Dike

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Avalanche Lake, climbing, Dutchess County, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, High Peaks, hiking, Keene, Keene Valley, Lake Colden, Mount Colden, Pleasant Valley, rock climbing, Search and Rescue, Trap Dike

Bear Killed: High Peaks Campsites, Lean-Tos Reopened

July 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

black bear provided by decThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has reopened campsites and lean-tos in the Lake Colden area in the High Peaks of the Adirondack Park, after a black bear that DEC says had “a documented escalation of the bear’s aggressive behavior since 2018” was euthanized.

Camping in the area was temporarily closed after numerous incidents with what are believed to have been the same bear over the past several weeks, according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise. [Read more…] about Bear Killed: High Peaks Campsites, Lean-Tos Reopened

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: black bears, camping, DEC, High Peaks, Lake Colden, nature, Wildlife

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