Andy Pickett spoke to the Little Falls Rotary Clun on October 23rd about the varied role that a Forest Ranger has in the Southern Adirondack region.
Their duties cover search and rescue, law enforcement, wildfire suppression, wildlife conservation, public engagement and public land management.
A forest ranger is a Police Officer covering criminal procedure law, care and custardy and protection of land, environmentalist, maintain rules and regulations pertaining to state lands, penal law, alcohol offences, vehicle enforcement and traffic laws, parks and recreational activities, including four-wheelers and snow-mobiles