Environmental Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers by Region

When to Call an ECO and When to Call a Forest Ranger

Both Environmental Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers protect New York's natural resources and people.

Environmental Conservation Officers enforce New York's Environmental Conservation Laws, including those relating to environmental quality, hunting, fishing and trapping and protection of natural resources.

Forest Rangers organize and conduct wildland search and rescue missions, prevent and suppress forest fires and act as stewards of public lands.

To determine your DEC region, find your county on the list below:

Region 1: Nassau and Suffolk counties

Region 2: Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island

Region 3: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties

Region 4: Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties

Region 5: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties

Region 6: Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties

Region 7: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties

Region 8: Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties

Region 9: Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties

Environmental Conservation Officers and Forest Rangers by Region

When to Call an ECO and When to Call a Forest Ranger

Environmental Conservation Officer Rosters

Forest Ranger Rosters