A 70-year-old hiker from North Carolina set off his SOS beacon after getting lost near Moose Pond and the Northville Placid Trail on the evening May 8.
Two New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest rangers hiked in and found the man later that night. Although he was uninjured, the rangers determined that he needed to rest a bit before hiking out. They guided the man to the Moose Pond lean-to where he spent the night.
Around noon the next day, rangers returned to the lean-to and helped the man out of the woods to the trailhead.
The following reports are excerpted from DEC:
Forest Ranger Russo clears out reed grass phragmites from Bog Brook Unique Area. Phragmites are an invasive wetland species that choke out native flora and fauna.NYSDEC
On May 3, a ranger joined DEC’s Division of Fish and Wildlife staff to clear out reed grass phragmites from Bog Brook Unique Area, in Putnam County. Phragmites are an invasive wetland species that can choke out native flora and fauna.
On May 7, a ranger helped personnel from DEC’s Division of Lands and Forests and the Albany Pine Bush to conduct a prescribed fire on 50 acres in the town of Guilderland. Rangers on May 9 also joined students from the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry’s Ranger School to conduct a prescribed fire on 0.6 acres of land in the town of Fine.
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