DEC Forest Rangers conducted multiple wilderness rescues in the Adirondacks last week, including two litter carry-outs and a helicopter airlift. Rangers accompany an injured hiker from the Lake Colden ...

WAWARSING, N.Y. — A man hiking without shoes, food or water in the Shawangunk State Forest was rescued by state forest rangers, the Department of Environmental Conservation said in a press release. At ...

Looking for the best hikes near Los Angeles? Angeles National Forest, federal land managed by the U.S. Forest Service, offers ...

KEENE, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has released its weekly “DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review,” covering forest ranger missions from September 7 through ...

NORTH ELBA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Every week, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation releases their “Forest Rangers Week in Review.” During the week of May 27 through May 31, forest ...

In a way, it’s a bit of guided meditation. It makes us stop and be present in nature, instead of, ‘I got to get to the top of ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — A 10-man prison work crew helped rescue and carry out an injured hiker in the Tillamook State Forest, the Oregon Department of Corrections shared in a social media post Monday morning ...

On July 10, at 8:50 a.m., Greene County 911 called a DEC forest ranger about a 68-year-old hiker from New Hampshire at Kaaterskill Falls who suffered a head injury and may have lost consciousness, ...

On the night of Aug. 13 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Ray Brook Dispatch received a call from the friend of a hiker in need of assistance in the Adirondack High Peaks ...

HUNTER — On June 14, at 4:10 p.m., in the town of Hunter, Greene County 911 requested New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger assistance with a subject on the Escarpment ...

After being missing for nearly a month, a man who had left for a three-day hike in Wyoming was found dead in Bighorn National Forest, authorities said. "While it's not the outcome we hoped for, we are ...