Forest rangers hold black bear cubs in Colton
Forest rangers Lieutenant Barstow and Bernard Siskavich hold black bear cubs. March 2003. Colton, NY.
Type of Work: Conservation
Forest ranger with Smokey the Bear at a campground in Cranberry Lake
Forest ranger Bernard Siskavich with Smokey the Bear, who came yearly to give a fire safety talk at a campground in Cranberry Lake. Date unknown. Cranberry Lake, NY.
Forest ranger speaks into a walkie-talkie in Rossie
Forest Ranger Bernard Siskavich speaks into a walkie-talkie at the site of a wildfire. May 5, 1999. Rossie, NY.
Forest rangers assess damage after a microburst in Wanakena
Forest rangers investigate damages about a week after the July 15, 1995 microburst storm. In foreground is Lieutenant Weitz (left) and Bernard Siskavich. About July 22, 1995. Wanakena, NY.
Forest rangers at High Falls in the Town of Fine
New York forest rangers Morgan Roderick, Bernard Siskavich, and Howard Grahm. Photo was taken a day after the August 15, 1984 drowning of 18-year-old Harold D. Petriceks at High Falls on the Oswegatchie River. August 16, 1984. Town of Fine, NY
Workers constructing buildings at the plant in Benson Mines
Workers on top of the Benson mine plant building framework. Circa 1910. Â Benson Mines, NY.
A search and rescue team in Benson
John Washburn (right) with his search and rescue crew. Circa 1970s or 1980s. Benson, NY. Photo courtesy of the Hamilton County Historian’s Office. Hugh Peters, Jr. lives in Hope, NY. He started working for the DEC starting in 2000. He did all kinds of jobs for them, from making signs to clearing trails. Listen to […]
Forest ranger at the site of a wildfire in Rossie
Forest Ranger Bernard Siskavitch at the site of forest wildfire. May 5, 1999. Rossi, NY. Photo courtesy of Bernard Siskavich. Bernard Siskavich is a retired forest ranger with the Department of Environmental Conservation. His job included forest fire prevention and suppression, search and rescue, and routine patrols of state land. In 1976, when he moved […]
Eileen Randall scuba diving to survey mussels populations in Old Forge
Eileen Randall conducting a mussel survey in a lake in July 2016. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of Dan Josephson. Check out this North Country at Work story to learn more about conservation efforts in the Adirondacks.
Alex Gatch net fishing in Old Forge
Alex Gatch dip netting from an electro-fishing boat as part of a fish conservation effort in the Adirondacks. September 2016. Old Forge, NY. Courtesy of Dan Josephson. Check out this North Country at Work story to learn more about conservation efforts in the Adirondacks.