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1938 Radio-equipped Chevy Truck and District Ranger Solon Hyde

Last Updated: February 12, 2012


February 2012 - NYS Conservationist Article - Winter High - Ice Climbing in New York - by Forest Ranger Robert Mecus

February 8, 2012 - Missing woman returns to kin

February 2012 - NYS Conservationist "On Patrol" Article - DEC Responce to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee

January 19, 2012 - Rangers assist in search for Jaliek Rainwalker - Story subject of TV show

January 18, 2012 - Twisted remains mark site of 1962 mountaintop plane crash
                              (A team of forest rangers first to reach the site)


January 16, 2012 - Lowville man accused of beating woman in Town of Webb cabin

January 13, 2012 - Dec Environmental Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers Seeking Information on           Dead or Sick Deer

January 6, 2012 - 3 Area Men Rescued From Ledge in Yates County

January 6, 2012 - We All Mourn the Death of Park Ranger Margaret Anderson, at Mount Rainer           National Park

January 5, 2012 - Firewise: Getting Serious About Forest Fires in New York

December 22, 2011 - DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Late-Autumn Search and Rescue Report Summarizing           15 Emergencies Requiring a Ranger Response.

December 9, 2011 - Forest Rangers participate in the "Shop With A Cop" Christmas Program in Region 6

December 2011 - NYS Conservationist "On Patrol" Article - Marijuana Peddlers—Suffolk County

November 30, 2011 - Lake Placid hunter found dead in the woods

November 28, 2011 - Missing Fisherman Found

November 27, 2011 - Police find missing Holland Patent teen

November 25, 2011 - Forest Rangers Coordinate Search for Missing hunter found dead in the Town of Paris

November 25, 2011 - Search resumes for hunter missing since Wednesday south of Utica

November 22, 2011 - ATV crackdown at Suffolk preserve

November 18, 2011 - Injured hunter crawls to safety

November 11, 2011 13-year-old Autistic Youth Reported Missing, Located Shortly After

November 3, 2011 - Environmentalists Report Better Enforcement of ATV Laws

October 31, 2011 - Sailor's body pulled from Galway Lake - State Forest Rangers Air boat participated in search

October 25, 2011 - Lost, cold hiker airlifted from High Peaks

October 25, 2011 - Brookhaven Lab Fire Drill Tuesday

October 24, 2011 - Missing NYC boy found safe in the Catskills

October 15, 2011 Rangers rescue eight groups in backcountry

October 12, 2011 - Rescuers find lost hiker in Yates County

October 8, 2011 - Victim identified in Zoar Valley death

October 8, 2011 - Missing 13-year-old Western girl got lost in woods

October 3, 2011 - Seven people including four deaf, lost in woods, are found

October 2011 - NYS Conservationist "On Patrol" Article - Rangers Rescue Hiker and Dog from Dix Mt.

October 2011 - NYS Conservationist Article - Conservation Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

                             Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Conservation Department


September 28, 2011 - More than 10 pounds of marijuana seized in Lewis County

September 13, 2011 - Woman injures leg on Algonquin hike

August 29, 2011 - Trail patrol: A day in the life of a forest ranger

August 26, 2011 - This weekend in the Adirondacks: DEC issues backcountry warning.

August 26, 2011 - Governor Cuomo Prepares State for Irene Impact - All DEC conservation officers and forest rangers, approximately 200 in total,will be mobilized for duty during the storm.

August 24, 2011 - New York State Police and Forest Rangers conduct helicopter rescue training for Vermont emergency services personnel

August 23. 2011 - Missing 2-year-old found safe in woods

August 22, 2011 - DEC Region 5 Forest Ranger Mid-Summer Search and Rescue Report Summarizing 23 Emergencies Requiring a Ranger Response.

August 17, 2011 - Training exercise mimics major rescue at Buffalo NY

August 15, 2011 - Cornell scientist dies in Adirondack High Peaks

August 11, 2011 - Zoar Valley Task Force sweeps lead to arrests

August 5, 2011 - Search for missing man in Rock City Falls

August 3, 2011 - Staten Islanders are invited to celebrate Smokey Bear's 67th birthday Sunday

August 2011 - NYS Conservationist "On Patrol" Article - Rangers Apprehend Spray Paint Vandals

2010 - New York State Forest Rangers Annual Report