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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Seventeen new graduates have joined the ranks of New York State Forest Rangers after completing months of training.
According to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the ceremony took place in Lake Placid and included graduates from across the State.
The new rangers finished six months of training at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry campus in Wanakena and the Huntington Wildlife Forest in Newcomb.
Training covered law enforcement, rope rescues, wildfire suppression, prescribed burns, water rescues and wildlife protection.
These graduates bring the statewide total to 161 Forest Rangers.
Two local graduates are Ian Dill of Morris and Griffen Johnson of Rome.
From the DEC:
Below is the list of graduates from DEC’s 25th Basic School for Forest Rangers:
Joshua Betts – Highland, Ulster CountyJack Caulfield – Massapequa, Nassau CountyIan Dill – Morris, Otsego CountyEthan Engel – Peru, Clinton CountyTucker Griffin – Niskayuna, Schenectady CountyGriffen Johnson – Rome, Oneida CountyIsaac Knapp – Stanfordville, Dutchess CountyIan Lupole – Kirkwood, Broome CountyAlison MacCue – Croghan, Lewis CountyKaylynn Massa – Freehold, Greene CountyBrian McMahon – Spencerport, Monroe CountyJacob Owen – Allegany, Cattaraugus CountyJeremy Patnode – Chateaugay, Franklin CountyMitchell Rigano – North Chili, Monroe CountyNathan Ryan – East Greenbush, Rensselaer CountyTimothy Sarno – Kinderhook, Columbia CountySamantha Severing – Livingston Manor, Sullivan County