The SUNY-ESF Ranger School (formerly the New York State Ranger School), on the east branch of the

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near Wanakena, New York, offers

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degrees in forest and natural resources management. Established in 1912, the school is affiliated with the

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(SUNY-ESF). The Ranger School commemorated its centennial in 2012-13.

Location

The Ranger School is situated in the northwestern part of the

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, on the east branch of the scenic Oswegatchie River, which flows into

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. The campus is about from

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and from Tupper Lake.

History

The New York State Ranger School was founded in 1912, under the administration of the New York State College of Forestry at Syracuse University, to train

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s and other personnel for the still-young Adirondack Park. Eugene S. Whitmore, the Ranger School's first graduate, completed his studies the same year that school was founded, in 1912. More than 3000 students have completed their degrees at the Ranger School since it opened. The Ranger School celebrated its centennial anniversary in 2012-13.Ellen, Martha. 2012. "Ranger School marks its centennial year," ''Watertown Daily Times'', May 12.
Accessed: May 15, 2012.

Leadership

* Professor James F. Dubuar served as Director of the Ranger School for 37 years, from 1921-1957.

Properties

* Shortly before its establishment, the school received a gift of from the Rich Brothers Lumber Company.Reznikoff, Charles, ed. 1957. ''Louis Marshall: Champion of Liberty. Selected Papers and Addresses''. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, p. 1123. * In 1923, Governor Alfred E. Smith, later to become President of the Board of Trustees of the New York State College of Forestry, signed an appropriation bill for the construction of the Ranger School's new building; the structure was dedicated in 1928. * The

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added to the school's properties with a gift of , in 1929.

Today

Today, the Ranger School is a unit of SUNY-ESF. Mariann Johnston, Professor of Forest and Natural Resources Management, is director."Ranger School Directory,"
SUNY-ESF Ranger School. Accessed: July 14, 2013. After "spending a year at a college of their choice," students spend an academic year or summer at the residential school, studying forest technology, land surveying technology, or environmental and natural resources conservation, earning an

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(A.A.S.) degree upon completion. Students can continue their studies at the main ESF campus, in

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, to earn a bachelor's degree. In addition to classrooms, offices, dormitory and kitchen facilities, the school's properties also include the , James F. Dubuar Memorial Forest.SUNY-ESF: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry - The Ranger School
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References

Notes

External links

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Ranger School Centennial, 2012-13

Council of Eastern Forest Technician Schools
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