From ice rescues on Lake Champlain to public outreach in elementary schools, DEC Forest Rangers stayed busy across New York in recent weeks. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation ...

Forest rangers rescued two lost hikers who were lost on the Giant Ledge trail without appropriate clothing and gear as wind-chill temperatures dropped well below freezing, the ...

Forest Rangers with the state Department of Environmental Conservation responded to two calls in the Adirondacks over the ...

Richard HallerForest Rangers conduct wilderness rescues while controlling wildfires DEC Forest Rangers were busy last week, conducting multiple rescues in the Adirondacks while also controlling ...

Forest Rangers in the Adirondacks responded to multiple rescues on most days last week, including three major incidents on each day over the weekend. On Monday, rangers airlifted a dehydrated hiker ...

In February 2024, DEC Forest Rangers move an ice climber rescued from the North Face of Pitchoff off the Jackrabbit trail to a waiting ambulance at the end of Old Mountain Road in Lake Placid. Rangers ...

ALBANY — New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response ...

New York forest rangers pulled off a daring ice rescue after a Canadian woman became stranded in freezing conditions. Here’s ...

Tuscarora State Forest Rangers initially posted about the theft and said hunters tagged, harvested, field dressed, and ...

A New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest ranger patrolling the area scooped up the runaway toddler ...