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 ...

Dec. 3—Governor Kathy Hochul on Friday announced 38 new graduates from the 23rd Basic School for New York State Forest Rangers, including on from Schoharie County. According to a media release, as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two weeks ago, a small group of NYS Forest Rangers raised their hands to volunteer to travel to Canada to help battle more than 2,600 wildfires. RELATED: Breathing in wildfire smoke comparable to ...

The largest class of New York State Forest Rangers recently graduated in Lake Placid. The ceremony was an emotional culmination to months of... Dec 07, 2022 — The largest class of New York State ...

KEENE - Two hikers ventured out without a map, compass, headlamp or extra clothes to keep warm Saturday, according to state Forest Rangers. By 4 p.m., they were stuck in thick spruce on the south side ...

Forest rangers used a special tool to remove a rattlesnake from a lean-to near Lake George. BOLTON — Yet another rattlesnake was captured and moved in the North Country last week, one of many ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (WTEN) — A record 24 million acres in Canada have been destroyed due to the ongoing wildfires. Forest rangers with the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation just returned home ...