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Annual Report of The Annual Report of the 2019-2020 To protect and manage the unique and endangered natural communities and species of the Albany Pine Bush, for ecological benefits and controlled and appropriate public recreational and educational use. Table of Contents Overview ....................................................... 1 Background and Mission .............................. 2 Board of Directors ........................................ 3 Project & Programatic Highlights ............... 4 Financial Highlights ..................................... 8 Become a Member ........................................ 10 Preserve Staff & Contact Info ....................... 11 Cover photo by Marty Bannan Photo by Dean Bouton Dear friends, The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Visit us at AlbanyPineBush.org to We’re proud to offer the Albany Pine Commission is a public-private donate to the Friends of the Pine Bush Preserve Commission’s Annual partnership created by the NYS Bush Community or to get details Report. It provides some of the past Legislature in 1988 to protect and on self-guided programs including a year’s highlights from April 1, 2019 manage the preserve and provide StoryWalk, Photo Exhibit submissions, to March 31, 2020 including ways we the public with educational and scavenger hunts and the Karner Kids manage the Globally Rare, Nationally recreational opportunities. Film Festival. You can volunteer as a Significant and Locally Distinct community scientist or as a preserve Albany Pine Bush Preserve and the As the gateway or “front door” to the naturalist, sign up for our newsletter opportunities offered by the Albany Pine Bush, the Discovery Center is a and follow us on social media, Pine Bush Discovery Center. gold LEED-certified interpretive center including Facebook, Instagram and where visitors come to understand Twitter. For some background, the 3,350+/- why the Pine Bush is rare and special. acre Albany Pine Bush Preserve is A visit to this unique destination is an We look forward to you joining us located in New York’s Capital District exciting exploration where learning to protect, manage and discover the and protects one of the best remaining comes naturally through interactive Albany Pine Bush – be safe and be inland pitch-pine scrub oak barrens exhibits, an outdoor Discovery Trail, well! in the world. This is an extraordinary and numerous programs through fire-dependent ecosystem that all four seasons on ecology, natural provides habitat for many plants history, cultural history and natural and animals, which includes more resource management. than 20 percent of the New York State-designated wildlife Species of The end of the fiscal year in March Greatest Conservation Need, such as 2020 brought unprecedented changes Sincerely, the endangered Karner blue butterfly. with the advent of the COVID-19 The preserve is the largest open space pandemic, requiring the temporary area in the Capital District and has closure of the Discovery Center and the distinction of being a National administrative offices. However, the Keith Goertz Natural Landmark, Hudson River preserve and trail system remained Valley National Heritage Area Site, a open with numerous visitors enjoying Board Chair New York State Unique Area and Bird some peaceful respite during a time of NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Area, and a National many unknowns. Conservation Director, Region 4 Audubon Society Important Bird Area. Characterized by rolling sand As our community moves towards dunes and over 20 miles of trails, safely resuming activities we have the preserve offers visitors many several ways to get involved in recreational opportunities including addition to our wonderful trails. Christopher A. Hawver hiking, bird watching, cross-country Executive Director skiing, horseback riding, mountain Albany Pine Bush biking, hunting, fishing and paddling. Preserve Commission 1 Background and Mission Photo by Zach Stufflebeam hat is the Commission and here is the Albany Pine Bush, the best worldwide example of an W W inland pitch pine-scrub oak barrens what does it do? and what does it contain? —a unique ecosystem— and more than 78 wildlife Species of Greatest The Pine Bush contains remnants Established by the New York State Conservation Need. The Albany Pine of ice age sand plains that were part Legislature in 1988, the Commission Bush Preserve consists of 3,300 acres of a vast river delta at the edge of is a unique public-private partnership of lands protected within the Pine Glacial Lake Albany. The Pine Bush that works with willing landowners Bush and managed by the Albany Pine and a number of municipal, state, spans parts of the cities of Albany Bush Preserve Commission. federal and private partners to and Schenectady and the Towns of assure the protection, restoration Colonie and Guilderland and supports and management of the natural and cultural resources of the Albany Pine Bush. How does the Commission protect In advancing its mission to protect and manage a viable Preserve? and manage the Albany Pine Bush Protects land: The Commission Commission member agencies on for ecological, recreational and works with willing landowners to how a project (in the study area) may education benefits, the Commission acquire or otherwise protect priority affect the creation and management of believes in a balanced approach that lands within Pine Bush Protection a viable preserve. The Commission takes into account the positions and Areas with a goal of building a truly also provides recommendations on how recommendations of its members as viable preserve of approximately potentially negative impacts may be well as input from property owners, 5,380 acres. minimized or avoided altogether. interest groups and the general public. It has no regulatory authority. Manages land: The Commission uses Offers educational programing: The prescribed fire, as well as mechanical Discovery Center provides visitors with and chemical treatments to reduce interactive exhibits and activities, and is wildfire risk and restore ecological an invaluable tool for schools, colleges, communities, wildlife habitat, and scouts and other groups. Through control invasive species. hands-on discovery-based learning, staff and volunteers help visitors learn Reviews proposed development about the unique characteristics of projects: The Commission does not the Pine Bush and nurture a sense of have the ability to approve or deny stewardship for the preserve. development projects, but does advise 2 The Board of Directors The Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission is established in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) and consists of eleven voting members: the Commissioner of NYSDEC; the Commissioner of the NYS State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation; the Mayor of the City of Albany; the Town Supervisors of the Towns of Colonie and Guilderland; the Chief Executive Officer of the County of Albany; the State Director of the New York field office of The Nature Conservancy and four members appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The four appointed private citizen members of the Commission are, by training, education, experience or attainment, qualified to analyze, interpret or support matters relevant to the protection, maintenance and management of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. Hon. Kathy M. Sheehan Jessica Ottney Mahar Erik Kulleseid Mayor Director of Policy & Commissioner, City of Albany Strategy NYS Office of Parks The Nature Conservancy Recreation and in New York Historic Preservation Hon. Peter Barber Hon. Paula A. Mahan Supervisor Supervisor Town of Guilderland Town of Colonie Citizen Members: Dr. Harvey Alexander John Brust Nancy Pierson Keith Goertz Hon. Daniel P. McCoy Dr. Steven Rice Director, Region 4 Executive NYS Department of Albany County Environmental Conservation Photo by Cynthia Spuzy 3 Ilya Raskin photographs lupine in Blueberry Hill for BirdWatching Project and Programmatic Highlights magazine. Pine Bush Banners. More wayfinding and sense of place pole Big News in the banners were installed around the Routes 20 & 155 intersection in the Funding.Pine Bush... Fire Manager, Tyler Town of Guilderland. These help Briggs, and Conservation Director, people find the Discovery Center Neil Gifford, successfully secured a and help raise awareness about the $125,000 grant from the US Forest The Albany Pine Bush: Growing extent of the preserve. Service to assist with prescribed fire the Preserve. Our staff partnered in the preserve. with local PBS station WMHT School Programs. Each year, to produce a 13-minute video to APBPC Education staff reach Preserve Science in the news. promote one of the top messages thousands of students, introducing Prescribed fire and wildlife in the Audience Development them to the Albany Pine Bush conservation science were featured Plan. The message is that the The and actively engaging them in in Birdwatching Magazine, APBP is not complete; the public place-based learning. Program Natural History magazine, and can help protect more land as well participation over the past year WAMC Northeast Pubic Radio in as support the restoration of this totaled 3,889 with students engaged 2019. globally rare National Natural in Discover the Pine Bush, Habitat Landmark. The video will be Watch, Help a Habitat and more. shown in the Discovery Center, Students contributed hours of data online, at public venues, as part of collection and over 1,300 lupine conferences and programs. plants to the preserve. www.YouTube.com/TheAPBPC
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