ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation welcomed nine new graduates to the New York State Forest Rangers. The graduation ceremony was held in Albany Monday afternoon.
The graduates come from across New York State. For the last six months, recruits went through training at the State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry Campus.
Upon graduation, the DEC assigns recruits to patrol areas to join the ranks of forest rangers currently serving across the state.
The graduates from the Department of Environmental Conservation's 24th Basic School for Forest Rangers are below:
