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Pharaoh Lake Wilderness

Forest Rangers Kept Busy With Multiple Adirondack, Catskills Rescues

June 2, 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 Kept Busy With Multiple Adirondack, Catskills Rescues

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Catskills, Essex County, Forest Ranger Reports, Granville, Greene County, hiking, Horicon, Hunter, Hunter Mountain, Newcomb, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Roosa Gap State Forest, Search and Rescue, Sullivan County, Town of Rochester, Ulster County, Warren County, Washington County, Wilmington

Forest Rangers Rescue Two Adirondack Hikers

February 22, 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 Rescue Two Adirondack Hikers

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondacks, Crane Pond, Forest Ranger Reports, Gothics Mountain, High Peaks, Keene, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Sawteeth Mountain, Schroon Lake

Adirondack Advocate Paul Schaefer’s Influence On The Northway

January 4, 2021 by David Gibson 1 Comment

Northway I-87As the decade of the 1990s began, noted Adirondack conservationist and wilderness coalition leader Paul Schaefer’s eyesight was failing. He had macular degeneration. We had noticed that this skilled carpenter, home and cabin builder and historic restorationist was no longer hitting the nail squarely on its head. We worried about him continuing to drive. [Read more…] about Adirondack Advocate Paul Schaefer’s Influence On The Northway

Filed Under: Adirondacks & NNY, Capital-Saratoga, History, Nature, Recreation Tagged With: Adirondack Park, Association for the Protection of the Adirondacks, development, Forest Preserve, I-87, Paul Schaefer, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, Schroon River, Transportation History, wilderness

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