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46 years of fighting for the Pine Bush

Save the Pine Bush Dinner – Wednesday, September 25 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

Dear All,

Save the Pine Bush will have our first in-person vegetarian lasagna dinner since the pandemic on Wednesday, September 25 at 6:00 PM.

NEW LOCATION: St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 10 North Main Avenue Albany, New York 12203

Our speaker will be:

John Cryan, entomologist and co-founder of the Long Island Pine Barrens Society. The title for his talk is: “Saving the Pine Bush All Over Again”

Join us! St. Andrew’s Church, 10 North Main, Albany, NY. Lasagna dinner, with vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options, salad, garlic bread and delicious desserts.  Only $15 for adults, $6 for students, and $2 for children. People who make reservations are served first.  For reservations, please email contact@savethepinebush.org.

It has been a long time since we have gotten together in person. I hope you will come out for the companionship, delicious food, and good discussion.

Thanks so much,

Lynne Jackson
Volunteer

Some of our Save the Pine Bush members need a ride to the dinner! What we especially need is someone to drive one of our members who has allergies to animals and fragrance. If you have no pets, don’t wear perfume and would like to help out, please email contact@savethepinebush.org. Thank you!

Rapp Road Historical Association’s Walking Tour – Saturday, October 5 at 11:00

Meet at: 53 Rapp Road Albany, NY 12203 – Open Space – Seating is limited, lawn chairs are welcomed

For More Information: albanyrrha@gmail.com

Join Association for a walk-through history to learn about one of the first African American settlements in Albany.

The Rapp Road Historic District in Albany, New York is unique nationally and in New York State because it is the only known, specific neighborhood that was created solely by the Great Migration, rather than African Americans migrating from the South to live in existing neighborhoods in major cities. The community offers a distinctive view of a rural Southern community recreated in the Albany Pine Bush section of New York. The Rapp Road Historic District was designated a New York State Historic District in 2002 and a National Historic District in 2003. This was the first designation of its kind in New York State and possibly the nation. Come and hear about the families who lived in the homes within the Histric Distirct and their contribution to the City of Albany.

In 2006, the Rapp Road Historical Association (RRHA) was formed by many of the existing homeowners, family members and supporters to help educate the public about the significance of this unique Southern Migration community and preserve its heritage and buildings. The RRHA works with the City of Albany, Town of Guilderland, New York State Museum, Pine Bush Preserve Commission, Save the Pine Bush and other historic and preservation organizations and commissions in the capital districts to increase the public visibility of the district and advance its preservation efforts.

This event is organized and sponsored by the Rapp Road Historical Association. The event is free, but registration is suggested at Eventbrite. Find the tour by going to eventbrite.com and searching “Rapp Road.”

Neil Gifford , Conservation Director for the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission, spoke at Save the Pine Bush’s May 2024 meeting about how managing native scrub oak trees can restore the health of the Pine Bush ecosystem. Neil discusses the Commission’s research on habitat restoration that includes such techniques as mechanical, chemical and prescribed fire treatments. Habitat management is helping advance the conservation of numerous rare species and a fire regime reminiscent of what we know of pre-colonial Indigenous fire stewardship in the USA.

September 2024 Newsletter

Save the Pine Bush Dinner – Wednesday, September 25 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

Getting Together Again by Lynne Jackson

Driver(s) Needed (to get people to Sept 2024 Pine Bush Dinner)

Rapp Road Historical Association’s Walking Tour – Saturday, October 5 at 11:00

How is the Pine Bush? The Commission Gives an Update by Tom Ellis

Pine Bush Being Eaten Away Bit by Bit by Lynne Jackson

The Plastic Crisis: Turning Off the Tap with David Sayer

Guilderland Coalition for Responsible Growth Meeting in Person!

Suit filed over multi-million dollar Guilderland property deal gone awry

Explore nearly 35 years of Newsletters Articles Ordered by Subject

View Albany Pine Bush from 1952 through Present Day with Tax Maps, Preserve Areas, Commission Recommendations on our Interactive Mapper!

Help Save the Pine Bush !

There are several proposals to build in the Pine Bush in the Towns of Colonie and Guilderland, and more seem to be coming every day.  Save the Pine Bush needs volunteers who would like to work intensely on opposing these proposed projects.  Save the Pine Bush uses the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), a law that allows citizens to participate in the process.  If you are interested in getting more involved in protecting the Pine Bush, in ecology, in SEQRA, or in stopping development in our beautiful Pine Bush, please contact me.  No special knowledge is needed – only a passion to protect the Pine Bush.  And, I guarantee, it will be an adventure!

Thank you all so much,

Lynne Jackson For Save the Pine Bush

Donate online at rapproadgofundme.com or send a check to:

Save the Pine Bush
c/o Lynne Jackson
223 S Swan Street
Albany, NY 12202