The Bramley Mountain Fire Tower is scheduled to be open again by June of next year. Over the past 100 years, observers have watched the forests of New York from more than 100 fire towers on the stat’e shighest peaks. But over the past 40 years, the state phased out the towers. The last five in operation closed in 1990. Now, through grassroots efforts, the Bramely Mountain Fire Tower is being preserved. For more details, go online to bramleymountainfiretower.org.