How do you recognize a park ranger? By their iconic National Park Service uniform, of course! But it’s more than just a grey shirt and green bottoms: A ranger needs a hat 🤠 the classic straw flat-hat, breezy summer sunhat, or stylish baseball cap keeps a ranger protected from the sun and identifiable to anyone who needs us! A ranger needs some boots 🥾 but they don’t have to be fancy. A good pair of brown hiking boots that can handle all kinds of duties from working in the field to giving talks

Do you have what it takes to be a DEC Forest Ranger? The mission of the Division of Forest Protection is to provide public safety and state land protection through expertise in wildland search, rescue, fire, law enforcement, and incident management throughout the State of New York. The Division protects five million acres of state-owned, department-managed lands and easements, as well as the people who use these lands. Forest Rangers are sworn Police Officers authorized to enforce all state laws