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Rangers Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

September 12, 2023 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 Rangers Find Gun, Weed; Rescue Unprepared, Injured, Ill Hikers & More

Forest Rangers Find Fugitive, Recover Body, Make Helicopter Rescue & More

August 30, 2023 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 Find Fugitive, Recover Body, Make Helicopter Rescue & More

Man Claims “Being Hunted” by Catskills Hiking Partner

August 22, 2023 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

Early Monday morning on August 21, at about 2:45 am, New York State Forest Ranger Martin received a call from Ray Brook Dispatch about an injured subject on Mount Tremper. The peak is located near the hamlet of Phoenicia, in the valley of Esopus Creek in the town of Shandaken in the Catskills in Ulster County, NY. [Read more…] about Man Claims “Being Hunted” by Catskills Hiking Partner

New Jersey Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs On Wilderness Mountaintop

July 13, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On Saturday, July 8 at about 1:30 pm, the Catskill 3500 Club notified New York State Forest Ranger Martin about a group of hikers carrying two Adirondack chairs toward the summit of Slide Mountain in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County. [Read more…] about New Jersey Hikers Ticketed For Leaving Chairs On Wilderness Mountaintop

Group of 60 Campers Ticketed in State Wilderness Area; Hiker Rescued From Pitchoff

June 28, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

On June 21 at 3 pm, New York State Forest Rangers say they were notified that approximately 60 people were setting up camp on Giant’s Ledge in the Slide Mountain Wilderness Area in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County. [Read more…] about Group of 60 Campers Ticketed in State Wilderness Area; Hiker Rescued From Pitchoff

Belleayre Ski Center Management Plan Released

June 16, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) have released the final Unit Management Plan (UMP) for the Belleayre Ski Center. Belleayre Ski Center is located in Highmount in the town of Shandaken, Ulster County, within the Catskill Forest Preserve and is the only State-operated ski center in the Catskills. [Read more…] about Belleayre Ski Center Management Plan Released

68, 70 & 71-Year-Old Recreationists Rescued In Ulster County

January 18, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

In 2022, DEC Forest Rangers conducted 359 search and rescue missions, extinguished 162 wildfires covering more than 1,300 acres, participated in 53 prescribed fires that served to rejuvenate nearly 900 acres of land, and worked on cases that resulted in hundreds of tickets and arrests. [Read more…] about 68, 70 & 71-Year-Old Recreationists Rescued In Ulster County

Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry

December 20, 2022 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

New York State Forest Rangers were called on twice this past weekend to recover deceased bodies from Upstate New York’s backcountry. [Read more…] about Forest Rangers Called On To Recover Two Bodies From Upstate Backcountry