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:
Marine and Coastal District: Regions 1, 2 and 3 (south of the Tappan Zee Bridge)
Region 1: (Long Island) Nassau and Suffolk counties
Region 2: (New York City) Brooklyn, Bronx, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island
Region 3: (Lower Hudson Valley) Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties
Region 4: (Capital Region) Albany, Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Schenectady and Schoharie counties
Region 5: (Eastern Adirondacks/Lake Champlain) Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren and Washington counties
Region 6 (Western Adirondacks/Eastern Lake Ontario) Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and St. Lawrence counties
Region 7: (Central New York) Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga and Tompkins counties
Region 8: (Western Finger Lakes) Chemung, Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and Yates counties
Region 9: (Western New York) Allegany, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus, Erie, Niagara and Wyoming counties
Environmental Conservation Officer Rosters
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 1
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 2
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 3
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 4
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 5
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 6
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 7
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 8
- New York State ECO Roster for Region 9
Forest Ranger Rosters
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 1
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 2
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 3
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 4
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 5
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 6
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 7
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 8
- New York State Forest Ranger Roster for Region 9
