by Daniel W. Van Riper With a public flourish, SPB released the Pine Bush Preservation Plan at the first Albany Common Council meeting of the year by presenting a copy to each alderman. Immediately, interested persons and organizations clamored for copies of the plan, including neighboring municipalities, state agencies, county legislators, neighborhood groups, environmentalists and … Everybody Wants One – Preservation Plan Makes Waves
by Tom Ellis In the wake of the George Floyd murder, much has been said and written about how policing and public safety require major overhauls in the United States. The same applies to how the New York state government regulates environmental toxins. Human health and the environment are being poisoned with the support of … Regulate Toxins
Fire Management in the Pine Bush, Jan./Feb. 91 Man-Made Pine Bush?? Harvey Alexander Tells All ,Jan./Feb. 92 Recent News-Controlled Burnings in Pine Bush a Success, Times Union, Nov. 13, 1991 Fire? What Fire? Pine Bush Better Than Ever – July/Aug 99 The Pine Bush is a fire dis-climax community. It must burn to survive. The … Save the Pine Bush Fire Management Index
By Bill Engleman, Jan./Feb. 92 Populations of the endangered Karner Blue Butterfly are dispersed throughout the sand plain in Saratoga County. This sand plain, of which Albany’s Pine Bush is a major part, contains isolated pitch pine/scrub oak communities in Clifton Park, Wilton, Moreau, and other areas. In 1988, the Planning Board of the Town … Butterflies-Not Bulldozers: Keeping the Karner Blue in Clifton Park
Karner Blue Butterfly Links Eastern-Tailed Blue – Marietta College, looks like a Karner Blue, but its notThe Karner Blue – a summary of the naming of the Karner Blue by NabokovFamily Lycaenidaes – Michigan UniversityThe Karner Blue – Center for Private ConservationThe Karner Blue – Endangered Species Facts, US Fish and WildlifeThe Karner Blue – … Links and Resources
The Pine Bush is a globally rare ecosystem, located between the cities of Albany and Schenectady in the eastern part of New York. I believe that Albany is the only capital city in the country with a unique ecosystem within its borders (please write me if you know differently). Pine Bush preservation, like all land … About Save the Pine Bush
What is the Pine Bush? The Pine Bush is the only sizable inland pine barrens sand dunes in the United States, and is recognized world&endash;wide as a unique pine barrens ecosystem. It contains over 300 species of vertebrate animals, over 1,500 species of plants, and over 10,000 species of insects and other invertebrate animals. Many … Virtual Exhibit
On April 27, 1999 … a small controlled burn conducted by the Albany Pine Bush Preserve Commission got out of control. 65 acres of Pine Bush burned. The fire was intense enough to jump the four lanes of the New York State Thruway. No one was injured, no property was damaged. For the Pine Bush, … Fire is the Pine Bush’s Friend
The Pine Bush is a globally rare ecosystem, located between the cities of Albany and Schenectady in the eastern part of New York. I believe that Albany is the only capital city in the country with a unique ecosystem within its borders (please write me if you know differently). Pine Bush preservation, like all land … About Save the Pine Bush
Save the Pine Bush has been in almost litigation to preserve the Pine Bush since February 6, 1978. The seven cases we have litigated in courts since 1997 can be found on NY Supreme Court’s Web Civ by searching “Save the Pine Bush”. Court YearFiled Index Number CaseStatus Plaintiff FirstPlaintiff Firm Defendant FirstDefendant Firm Justice … Save the Pine Bush Court Cases
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Dear All, The proposed apartment complex on Rapp Road in Guilderland is back. Pyramid sold the 19 acre parcel to a local developer. This new developer has proposed some modifications to the project. The new name for the project is Apex at Crossgates. The area where the proposed apartment complex is to be built is … Fighting the Crossgates Expansion
47 years of fighting for the Pine Bush April/May 2025 Newsletter Save the Pine Bush Dinner – Wednesday, April, 30 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Spring Hike and Tour – Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM Is there hope for the Endangered Karner Blue? Pyramid turns down IDA tax break for Costco Proposed Developments in … Welcome to Save the Pine Bush!
Save the Pine Bush Dinner – Wednesday, April, 30 2025 at 6:00 p.m. Spring Hike and Tour – Saturday, May 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM Is there hope for the Endangered Karner Blue? Pyramid turns down IDA tax break for Costco Proposed Developments in the Pine Bush Save the Pine Bush Mapper Recent Save the … April/May 2025 Newsletter
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Home April/May 2025 Newsletter John Cryan on Ecology and the Pine Bush – September 2024 Presentation Restoring Pine Bush Ecosystem – May 2024 Presentation Down to Earth PowerPoint – April 2022 Presentation Podcasts Volunteer Donate Planning Board Agendas 253 acres forever lost in the Pine Bush between 2010-2020. Join our Mailing List Follow on Facebook … Navigation
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Save the Pine Bush began suing the City of Albany over its illegal approvals of developments in the Pine Bush in 1978. There were no environmental laws to protect land from development at that time. So, we sued over sewers – and won. People kept saying, “why bother to sue? No one will ever buy … Save the Pine Bush Victories and Fights
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