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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of North ElbaEssex CountyWilderness Rescue: On July 5 at 2:37 p.m., DEC’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from a passerby reporting a 64-year-old woman from Palisades Park, New Jersey, with a non-weight bearing ankle injury near MacIntyre Falls on the trail to Algonquin Mountain in the High Peaks…
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Rangers help hikers who are disoriented, dehydrated, as well as assist with ATV accident and conduct swiftwater training exercises.
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Including two hikers who needed help after dark
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“Saturdays are very busy and in the summer the tourist parking is crazy.”
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Lift a glass (of milk) in honor of National Dairy Month in June.
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Towns of Keene and North HudsonEssex CountyTechnical Rope Technician Training: From June 6 to 11, 17 Forest Rangers from across the state attended a 40-hour technical rope technician training. Led by instructor-level Forest Rangers, the training is the Division of Forest Protection’s highest level of technical rope training. Forest Rangers…
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Recent NYS DEC Forest Ranger actions: Town of CliftonSt. Lawrence CountyWilderness Search: On June 3 at 6:05 p.m., Forest Ranger Morehouse received a call from staff at the Wanakena Ranger School reporting a student lost in the woods. Two Forest Rangers responded to assist Ranger School staff who were able to locate the missing 30-year-old student…
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Jaime Parslow works for Hamilton County Soil and Water as a conservation technician.
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Forest Rangers rescue hiker from Lake Mary Louise and more from the past week
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NYS DEC Forest Rangers come to the aid of injured hikers on Ampersand, Whiteface, Indian Falls, and Sleeping Beauty.