We have prepared a draft Fire Management Plan Update for the APBP. Details about how you can submit comments, the updated plan and a white paper detailing our review, are available on our website, and at the Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road, Albany

RT @nature_ny: “Fire management is not a woman-dominated field," says Amanda Dillon, an entomologist and ecologist with @AlbanyPineBush. "Y…

RT @AoDiscovery: Our March special partner is.....@AlbanyPineBush!!!🌟 Start at Trailhead #1 & learn about plants, animals, geology, histor…

Tuesday evening Nerds of a Feather live chats with our nerdiest flock, the science staff. Neil, Dillon and Steve answer your most pressing questions about the preserve. Bird-puns are highly encouraged, so wing it! 518-456-0655 or to make a reservation.

Check out our May special edition newsletter for Lupine Fest 2021 details. Please share!

Help us witness the magic of spring using the app. One of the world’s most popular nature apps, iNaturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. This is a recent observation in the Pine Bush by Brian Tarpinian. #LupineFestFromHome

Since we can’t be together in person to celebrate Lupine Fest 2020 we want to see your artistic interpretations of this vibrant flower. Paint it, write about it, draw it, photograph it, sing about it, build it and then post with #LupineFestFromHome. Photo by Anne Pierce

Lupine Fest is a colorful event! Show us your tie-dye shirts from previous Lupine Fests or any others that you own. Post to our page or with #LupineFestFromHome #AlbanyPineBush #DiscoverAlbany

We’ll be celebrating spring a little differently this year with #LupineFestFromHome. We’re presenting a virtual festival online and we need your help! Look for our posts this week and share your creativity, observations of spring and past Lupine Fest experiences. #AlbanyPineBush

What's in bloom in the Albany Pine Bush? Wild blue lupine! If you have not been out to see the wild blue lupine in the Pine Bush Preserve yet, now is the time! Wild blue lupine has become iconic to the Pine Bush Preserve as the host plant for the endangered Karner blue butterfly.

Take home your favorite framed photo from this year’s Pine Bush Perspective: A Juried Photo Exhibit! From March 2-8 framed photographs will be available during regular business hours (M-F 9-4, Sa/Su 10-4). The main…

Join us for a night hike! Friday, January 17, 6pm Suitable for adults. We will walk approximately one mile over rolling topography stopping intermittently to explore the night sky and to learn what nocturnal animals…

We could see a great benefit if the Bond Act proposed by @NYGovCuomo is passed this Nov. It would help mitigate the issues of climate change locally by protecting more Pine Bush for generations to come. @NYSDEC @nature_ny #RestoreMotherNature #AlbanyPineBush #ClimateChange

The buckmoths are flying! Learn more about them here:

Submit your photos to the 2019 Pine Bush Perspectives juried photo exhibit by Oct 1. Entrants may be any age or skill level.

Photo by Sandra Krol. Submit your photos to the 2019 Pine Bush Perspectives juried photo exhibit by Oct 1. Entrants may be any age or skill level.

Week 2 clues! Hint: Look up in the Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center located at 195 New Karner Road in Albany.

We had a great turnout for our nature journaling program today, despite the blustery winds. Some young journalers took advantage of the charred stems of big blue stem grass and scrub oak twigs, left behind after a prescribed fire, to create charcoal drawings!

Welcome to Week 1 of the #exploremore Family Scavenger Hunt! Join the fun in four simple steps: 1) Solve the riddle. 2) Venture out to find the answer (see hints below). 3) Post a geotagged photo to your...

Happy World Art Day! Celebrate art, science, and creativity on Leonardo a Vinci’s birthday by taking time to soak in the natural beauty around you. It’s an excellent day for some nature journaling, even if it’s...