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NY Forest Rangers Conduct Multiple Rescues

Forest rangers in New York conducted multiple rescues last week. On June 4 at 1:06 p.m., the New York Department of Environmental Conservation's Ray Brook Di...

Bennington, VT Named A.T. Trail Town

The Appalachian Trail Conservancy has named Bennington, Vermont as its newest official Appalachian Trail Community. According to Backpacker.com, the designat...

Whitewater releases to double on NY’s Mongaup River

Paddlers will soon enjoy more whitewater opportunities in New York as a new agreement between whitewater boating advocates and hyrdropower companies will double...

Hiker pinned between rocks in Maine

A Maine hiker was rescued this weekend after being injured in a fall and becoming pinned between large rocks in The Forks, Maine. According to officials with...

2 Hikers Found Dead After Fall In Maine’s Acadia Park

The bodies of two hikers who apparently fell roughly 100 feet in Maine's Acadia National Park were found in the park yesterday. According to officials with A...

Section of NY’s Long Path to be Protected

A 7-mile stretch of New York's Long Path will be permanently protected thanks to a new land acquisition by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference. The NYNJ...

Hikers warned about winter conditions after rescue in NH

New Hampshire officials are warning hikers about winter conditions in the White Mountains after rescuing a group of hiker on Carter Dome Sunday. A group of h...

Rangers rescue overturned kayaker in NY

Forest rangers in New York rescued an overturned kayaker who was struggling in the water on Long Lake on Saturday. At 10:28 a.m. on Saturday, October 10, New...

Second hiker in two days dies on Katahdin

The body of an unidentified hiker was found atop Mount Katahdin on Thursday, the second hiker to die on Maine's tallest mountain in as many days. According t...

Hiker dies after 50-foot fall on Katahdin

A longtime Massachusetts journalist died this week from injuries sustained in a 50-foot fall on Maine's Mount Katahdin. The man, Donald MacGillis, 75, of Pit...

Hiker rescued from snow collapse at Tuckerman Ravine

It might be mid-July, but snow-related dangers are still very real on Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine. Authorities say a hiker is lucky to be alive after...

Hiker rescued on NH’s Mount Osceola

Rescue crews carried an injured hiker over more than two miles of rugged terrain down New Hampshire's Mount Osceola on Sunday. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Sunday...

Bear attacks man in New Hampshire

New Hampshire Fish and Wildlife officials are searching for a bear that they say attacked a man in Canaan, New Hampshire on Friday. According to a report on ...

Crews rescue group of unprepared hikers in NH

New Hampshire Fish and Game officers say that a group of fatigued and dehydrated hikers who had to be rescued yesterday were woefully unprepared for hiking. ...

Adirondack Canoe Classic cancelled for 2020

The biggest annual paddling event in the Adirondacks has been cancelled this year due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Organizers for the Adirondack Cano...

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