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DEC Forest Rangers – Week In Review

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.  

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DEC Forest Rangers – Week In Review

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Forest Rangers respond to search and rescue incidents statewide. Working with other state agencies, local emergency response organizations, and volunteer search and rescue groups, Forest Rangers locate and extract lost, injured, or distressed people from across New York State.

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Scientists, Including SUNY Oswego Researcher, Use Exotic Stars To Tune Into Hum Of Cosmic Symphony

Astrophysicists using large radio telescopes to observe a collection of cosmic clocks in the Milky Way Galaxy –- including SUNY Oswego faculty member and planetarium director Natalie Lewandowska –- have found evidence for gravitational waves that oscillate with periods of years to decades, according to a set of papers published June 28 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters. 

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Cyclists From 40 States Reach Halfway Point On 400-Mile Cross-State Bicycle Trip

New York’s biggest multi-day bike tour departed from Buffalo on July 9, to arrive in Albany eight days later on July 16. 750 cyclists from 40 states and Canada are taking to the trail as part of the 25th anniversary of the Cycle the Erie Canal tour, organized by the statewide nonprofit Parks & Trails New York (PTNY). Covering between 40 and 60 miles a day, cyclists will travel along the now 85% off-road Erie Canalway Trail, the east-west leg of the 750-mile Empire State Trail.

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Girl Scouts Of NYPENN Pathways Awarded Grant To Provide Youth Mental Health First Aid Training To Staff And Volunteers

The Girl Scouts of NYPENN Pathways (GSNYPENN) Council serving 24 counties in New York and two in Northern Pennsylvania was recently awarded a grant by charter organization Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) to assist its efforts to train council staff and adult volunteers as they support the mental wellbeing of youth members.

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