Flat Rock Fire Creates Unique βLabβ for Environmental Science Faculty, Students | SUNY Plattsburgh
Lesser is researching the resilience of the jack pine found in the area commonly referred to as the “flat rock” in the Town of Altona. In July 2018, about 500 acres of the 22,000-acre state forest succumbed to a wildfire, started by accident by a campfire at a nearby home, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation.