NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY TRAIL CONFERENCE 156 Ramapo Valley Road Mahwah, NJ 07430 www.nynjtc.org
INCIDENT REPORT PROCEEDURES AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR NORTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW YORK PARKS
Procedure: In most cases the reporting of incidents in our regions parks should follow the same procedure. In an emergency call 911. This should be done only for an emergency such a fire or other life threatening condition encountered on the trail. It is not an appropriate use of 911 to report an illegal campsite or all-terrain vehicle sighting. If you encounter illegal uses of the trails such as mountain bikes where they’re not supposed to be, off-road vehicle activity, illegal camping, damaging or removing vegetation, dumping, unauthorized trail work, etc. follow these steps: 1. Make a note of the time of the incident. 2. Make a note of the location of the incident. Mark your map if necessary. 3. Prepare a description of the incident with as much detail as possible. 4. Be prepared to describe the perpetrator(s). 5. Be prepared to describe any vehicles, including color of the vehicle, motorized or not, etc. 6. Note any license plate numbers that you can see. 7. Take photos if you can. 8. Report the incident ASAP. 9. Send a copy of your report to the Trails Director at the NY-NJ Trail Conference Office.
Use your best judgment when approaching people engaged in what may appear to be illegal activity. If they are breaking the law they may not hesitate to break your jaw! Taking photographs of and confronting these people must be done with caution.
Report first to the park in which the incident occurred then follow up with a report to the Trail Conference Trails Director at the above address, or by email at: [email protected] or on our web site at: http://www.nynjtc.org/trail.html#Monitor
This list consists of the most popular parks in our region. For other areas such as some county or municipal parks you may need to contact the local police department.
New Jersey: 1480 State Route 23 Worthington State Forest Sussex, NJ 07461 Chief Ranger – Robert Brown 973-875-4800 HC 62 Box 2 Fax: 973-875-8084 Columbia, NJ 07832 [email protected] 908-841-9575 Fax 908-841-9519 Wawayanda State Park [email protected] Chief Ranger – John Neate PO Box 198 Jenny Jump State Park Highland Lakes, NJ 07422 Superintendent – Helen Maurella 973-853-4462 PO Box 150 Fax: 973-853-1383 Hope, NJ 07844 [email protected] 908-459-4366 Fax: 908-459-5790 Pequannock Watershed AKA: [email protected] Newark Watershed Conservation and Development Corporation Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Send copy of report to: Report incidents to: 570-588-2457 Park/Property Manager – Rand Otten Acting Chief Ranger – Wayne Valentine PO Box 319 Bushkill, PA 18324 Newfoundland, NJ 07435 N. J. District Office 973-697-2850 District Ranger – Carl Merchant Security (weekdays only): 2 Wallpack – Flatbrookville Road 973-697-3921 Layton, NJ 07851 West Milford Police Non Emergency: 973-948-6500 973-728-2800 Fax: 973-948-3648 Ringwood State Park, Stokes State Forest Ramapo Mountain State Forest, Chief Ranger – Jack Card Norvin Green State Forest, 1 Coursen Road Long Pond Ironworks State Park, Branchville, NJ 07826 Farny State Park and Splitrock Reservoir Watershed area 973-948-3820 (4915) Chief Ranger – Melissa Brown [email protected] 1304 Sloatsburg Road Ringwood, NJ 07456 High Point State Park 973-962-2242 Chief Ranger – Phil Fancher [email protected]
Morristown National Historical Park Sams Point Preserve Ranger – Greg Smith Managed by: Nature Conservancy Washington Place 518-272-0195 Morristown, NJ 07960 Preserve Visitors Center 908-766-6841 PO Box 86 Fax: 908-766-5635 Cragsmoor, NY 12420 [email protected] 845-647-7989 Kingston Dispatch: Palisades Park, (New Jersey) 845-338-1440 Superintendent – Jim Hall PO Box 155 Sterling Forest State Park Alpine, NJ 07620 Park Manager – Jim Gell Police Dispatch (24 hrs.) 115 Old Forge Road 201-768-6001 Tuxedo, NY 10987 Fax: 201-767-3842 845-351-5907
Pyramid Mountain Natural Historical Area, (including Turkey Taconic State Park, also incl. Hudson Highlands State Park, Mountain) Clarence Fahnestock State Park and Hubbard-Perkins Morris County Park Police Conservation Area 300 Mendham Road Police Chief – Michael Cappuccilli Morristown, NJ 07960 PO Box 308 973-326-7654 Staatsburg, NY 12580 [email protected] 845-889-4100 Morris County Park Commission Fax: 845-889-8321 PO Box 1295 Morristown, NJ 07962-1295 Catskills Forest Preserve 973-326-7600 DEC Region 3 (Ulster & Sullivan Counties) 21 South Putt Corners New York: New Paltz, NY 12561 Harriman/Bear Mountain State Park (Incl. Storm King State Preserve Mgt.: 845-256-3082 (3083) Park) Forest Rangers: 845-256-3026 Chief Ranger – Timothy Sullivan DEC Region 4 (Delaware & Green Counties) Chief Park Police – Greg Stewart Jefferson Road Administration Building Stamford, NY 12167 Bear Mountain, NY 10911-0427 607-652-7365 845-786-2701 1150 North Westcott Road Fax: 845-786-2776 Schenectady, NY 12306 518-357-2234 Schunemunk Mountain Open Space Institute Long Island Greenbelt Mid-Hudson Steward – Paul Elconin L. I. Greenbelt Trail Conference 27 Rambler Road 23 Deer Path Road Carmel, NY 10512 Central Islip, NY 11722-3404 845-225-7179 631-360-0753 Fax: 845-225-4460 [email protected] [email protected] Law Enforcement Agencies: NYState Environmental/Conservation Police; Black Rock Forest 631-444-0250 Forest Director - Dr. William Schuster NYState Forest Rangers 131 Continental Road 631-444-0290 Cornwall, NY 12518 NYState Police 845-534-4102 631-727-2727 [email protected] NYState Park Police 631-669-2500 Minnewaska State Park Preserve Suffolk County Park Police Park Manager – Tom Cobb 631-854-1422 PO Box 893 Riverhead Town Police New Paltz, NY 12561-0893 631-724-4500 845-255-0752 South Hampton Town Police Fax: 845-255-3505 631-728-5000 Brookhaven Code Enforcement Mohonk Preserve 631-451-6161 PO Box 715 New Paltz, NY 12561-0715 845-255-0919