New Wildfire Erupts in Eastern New York: Four Trails and State Forests Closed
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced in a social media post on the afternoon of November 2 that another wildfire has erupted in eastern Rensselaer County near the New York-Massachusetts border. The fire comes amid dry weather, about a week after a wildfire burned about 250 acres in Rensselaer County and western Massachusetts.
Because of the fire, the Taconic Crest Trail, the Mattison Hollow Trail, Berlin State Forest and Taconic Ridge State Forest are all closed. A DEC spokesperson told reporters the fire was 'nothing to worry about' and that the closures are mainly to keep people off the trails. All of New York State was under a moderate wildfire risk on November 2.
Ahead of the previous weekend, the DEC had warned that abnormally dry weather has increased leaf litter and debris and urged extreme care with campfires and other outdoor fire sources; Commissioner Amanda Lefton noted that the overwhelming majority of wildfires are caused by humans.
(Source: WAMC Northeast Public Radio)
Source: WAMC Northeast Public Radio
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Photo: 图：伦斯勒县柏林山北侧塔科尼克山脊步道沿线森林。Famartin 摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / Photo: Forest along the Taconic Crest Trail on the north side of Berlin Mountain in Rensselaer County. By Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
