by Lynne Jackson ALBANY: Neil Gifford, Conservation Director of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission shared hopeful news with Save the Pine Bush at the October veggie/vegan lasagna dinner. The Karner Blue butterfly feeds on wild blue lupine. There are two broods a year, the first brood comes out in late May/early June, and the … How fares the Karner Blue?
by Lynne Jackson ALBANY: Resa Dimino, Special Assistant in the DEC Commissioner’s Policy Office spoke about Solid Waste Management Planning at the July SPB dinner at the First Presbyterian Church. Resa Dimino is leading the effort to develop a new State Solid Waste Management Plan in New York State. Her talk focused on the planning … The Solution to the Garbage Problem
Now in Paperback for 2001! A “Top Ten Books” in Science for 2000 at The American Library Association, The Washington Post, HMS Beagle (the Bio/Med/Tech website) An “Editor’s Choice” for 2000 at, Booklist, Library Journal, The Seattle Times Author Kurt Johnson spoke at our January, 2000 lasagna dinner about Nabokov and his butterflies. Nabokov visited … Nabokov’s Blues – The Scientific Odyssey of a Literary Genius
Dear Save the Pine Bush: I know the Karner Blue feeds on wild lupine, can any of your biologists or naturalists tell me if it feeds on domestic lupine? Has domestic lupine ever been planted as an experiment to see what would happen? Faithful Reader Dear Faithful Reader: As far as I know, the Karner … Save the Pine Bush
Start of March Start of March We were quite packed in at the start of the march. The huge streets were simply packed. Note people sitting on top of stone fence.
Washington 09-15-07 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | | Home | Contact Cindy Sheehan! Cindy Sheehan! Cindy Sheehan! Cindy Sheehan! Ramsey Clark Ralph Nadar Ralph Nadar Iraq Vet Against the War Iraq Vets Against the War Iraq Vets Against the War … 4
Midnight on the bus Midnight on the bus Sandra gets settled on the bus.
At the same Town Board meeting where the Board passed a zoning amendment prohibiting commercial soccer fields in residentially zoned areas, the Town Board heard a presentation by its director of parks about the town’s own proposed soccer fields in the Pine Bush. The zoning amendment passed by the Town Board specifically prohibits commercial soccer … Town of Guilderland Wants to Build Soccer Fields
ALBANY: The State Employees Federal Credit Union (SEFCU) building and surrounding land, located in the center of the Pine Bush on Route 155, was traded for state-owned land at the Harrimon State Office Campus. In the late 1980s, Save the Pine Bush sued over the zoning approval given to SEFCU and won. Judge Robert Williams … 9
by Lynne Jackson ALBANY: A virtual book signing for Son of Mountains by Yassin Aref was the topic for the May Save the Pine Bush vegetarian/vegan lasagna dinner. Yassin, along with Mohammed Hossain, were subject of an FBI sting operation and were sent to prison for 15 years each. During the five months Yassin was … Son of Mountains – Virtual Book Signing
NYC 03-20-04 NYC 03-20-04 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Police Police & Barricades Grandmothers Against War A Much Better World is Possible War is the Ultimate Child Abuse In Iraq People in Pink Stop Me! I Don’t Feel Safer Oil Take a Hike Bush Lies – Who Dies? Yo … 4
NYC 03-20-04 NYC 03-20-04 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 Bush is a Weapon of Mass Destruction No More Lies The Carrousel Opens! Labor Marches! Police Vehilces Police direct demonstrators Police Barricades Protesters Stop 9-11 Coverup Helicopters Pics of us Cops line the strret Beautiful building Fund Cities Not War … 4
Washington 09-15-07 Washington 09-15-07 This was one of the most powerful anti-war protests I have ever attended. Under a beautiful blue sky, I heard from the Gold Star Families and their sorrow at losing a loved one in this war. And I heard from the Iraq War Veterans and their opposition to the war. An … 4
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Current view View from Island Creek Park. Current View of Historic Fort Crailo Neighborhood
by Lynne Jackson The first part of this series was printed in the February/March, 2005 newsletter and is a summary of a presentation given by Neil Gifford at the October, 2004 SPB lasagna dinner. The Karner Blue Butterfly Federal Recovery Plan has three priorities. In New York State, scientists are focussing on priority one, which … How fares the Karner Blue?
By Daniel Van Riper Karner Blue Conspiracy Recently some crank (who deserves to remain nameless) wrote a letter to the independent weekly newspaper The Altamont Enterprise claiming that the Karner Blue Butterfly is not native to the Pine Bush, and was planted there by environmentalists, government agents and other liberal conspirators conspiring to “take” land … Save the Pine Bush
DEVI ATHIAPPAN Associated Press WILTON — Whiling away months of unforgiving cold beneath a deep quilt of snow might not seem like the best way to start life. But the snow is cozy for the eggs of endangered Karner blue butterflies. The small, white dots overwinter on stems or the ground, usually exposed to dry, … A Comfy White Quilt for Karner Blues
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Washington Protest, January 18, 3003 Washington Protest, January 18, 3003 by Lynne Jackson Four buses and one van left Albany, New York just after midnight on Saturday morning, January 18, to attend the anti-war protest in Washington, D.C. It was bitter cold out, in the single didits, when we left Albany. These are the photographs … 23
Historic Action 02-01-07 Historic Action, February 1, 2007 Historic Action Network sponsored a walk from the Riverside Club and Freihofer Building in Lansingburg, across the 112th Street bridge to Waterford to show the connection between these beautiful historic buildings and the Hudson River. More than 30 people participated. Historic Action Network believes these buildings should … 4
March begins March begins
People listen to Russell Ziemba People listen to Russell Ziemba
Russell Ziemba advocates for preservation Russell Ziemba advocates for preservation
Russell Ziemba Speaks Russell Ziemba Speaks
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John Wolcott and Steve Downs John Wolcott and Steve Downs
Taling to the TV Taling to the TV
The walk in the Pine Bush on May 26 hosted by John Wolcott and Mark Plaat found no butterflies, and blue lupine just beginning to flower. The walk led by Lynne Jackson and Daniel Van Riper on June 2, however, saw the lupine in full bloom and the first butterflies scattered here and there. Some … Save the Pine Bush
The vast parking lot in Harrison, NJ, where are bus dropped us off.
Save the Pine Bush Sues Albany Common Council Over Illegal Office Complex The Portland Plan – A Better Way To Grow By Daniel Van Riper Back in 1979, the City of Portland, Oregon and some nearby municipalities drew a line around their developed areas. They mandated that all new construction must take place inside … Save the Pine Bush Sues Albany Common Council Over Illegal Office Complex
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Getting settled
Creek’s Bend Cohousing – Another Perspective Creek’s Bend Cohousing – Another Perspective by Russell Ziemba At November’s dinner, members of the Creek’s Bend Cohousing group spoke about cohousing in general and about their specific development proposal. Rezsin Adams outlined what transpired that night in the last dinner announcement. I would like to look at Creek’s … Creek’s Bend Cohousing – Another Perspective
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February/March Newsletter – Download printable PDF version December Newsletter – Download printable PDF version October Newsletter – Download printable PDF version September Newsletter – Download printable PDF version February/March Newsletter – Download printable PDF version News Articles: Update on Land Conservation Struggles in Our Region, Feb/Mar 2021 Deconstruction Not Demolition, Feb/Mar 2021 Battling Hazardous Waste … Save the Pine Bush Web Current Newsletter
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Five of us went to Washington, DC, to protest the inauguration of George W. Bush. We got our first glimpse of what the facist future will look like as we waited two hours to go through a check point where our bags and persons were searched. The number of police was … 4
IMG_5030.JPG Up Next–> In the Washington Train Station – We were on the Peace Train!
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Home Marching Band Bandstand Federal Trade Commission Bleechers for Bush supporters Pennsylvania Avenue – Armed Camp The Capitol Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue Pennsylvania Avenue People along inauguration route Waiting for the parade Watching busses go by Bus goes by on … 4
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Home Anti-war Rally Helicopter watches us Anti-war rally No war Wrong War War Wrong Military Industrial Complex Who’s Next? Pennsylvania Avenue Ramsey Clark Speaks Sandra and Kathy Toe warming Get that arrogant fool Atheists Have Morals Too! Leave Social Security … 4
Inauguration 01-20-05 Inauguration 01-20-05 Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Home Private security guards Birds Bush supporters Discover DC The tunnel Cars were allowed to Helicopter Waiting Bring the Troops Home Sorry World I tried Waiting to go through checkpoint Waiting to go through checkpoint Waiting to go through checkpoint … 4
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He’s the Looter of our Nation He’s the Looter of our Nation
We begin to walk down the sidewalk We begin to walk down the sidewalk to Pennsylvania Avenue.
Montreal Eco-tourism Montreal Eco-tourism by Gregg Bell Editor’s Note: Gregg Bell is a founder of Save the Pine Bush, who is now on the Planning Board of Ithaca, NY. In addition to all of the great cultural, eating, shopping, architectural and general joie de vivre reasons to visit Montréal, there is another – the environment. … Montreal Eco-tourism
Books Not Bombs Books Not Bombs
Army man directing us to Army man directing us to open our coats and open our bags for the coming search.