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... facebook.com/11664285836272…

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... facebook.com/11664285836272…

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!

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

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. AlbanyPineBush.org/photo-exhibit

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

The buckmoths are flying! Learn more about them here: ow.ly/Jxia50wwUth

We could see a great benefit if the Bond Act proposed by Archive: Governor Andrew Cuomo is passed this Nov. It would help mitigate the issues of climate change locally by protecting more Pine Bush for generations to come. New York State Dept. of Environmental Conservation Nature Conservancy NY #RestoreMotherNature #AlbanyPineBush #ClimateChange

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… instagram.com/p/B7V_o3vJc5H/…

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… instagram.com/p/B9UT_22J-w4/…

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.

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

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

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

Help us witness the magic of spring using the iNaturalist.org 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

Check out our May special edition newsletter for Lupine Fest 2021 details. Please share! mailchi.mp/albanypinebush…

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 AlbanyLupineFest.org to make a reservation.

Our March special partner is.....Albany Pine Bush!!!🌟 Start at Trailhead #1 & learn about plants, animals, geology, history & more as you take on their 12 Challenges! Don't forget to check out their Discovery Center!❤️ agentsofdiscovery.com/blog/special-p… #albanypinebush #discoveralbany

“Fire management is not a woman-dominated field," says Amanda Dillon, an entomologist and ecologist with Albany Pine Bush. "You can definitely feel it when you’re standing at the briefing, about to do a prescribed burn.” Read more of Dillon's story: nature.ly/3DmjA1I

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, AlbanyPineBush.org/ourwork, and at the Discovery Center at 195 New Karner Road, Albany