Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Upcoming Programs and Events
Reservations required. Visit AlbanyPineBush.org/events or call 518-456-0655.
All programs and events are free unless otherwise noted.
Free! Learn to Fish Clinic at Six Mile Waterworks
Saturday, May 31, 2025 | 10:00 am
Learn how to fish at this free sport fishing clinic at Six Mile Waterworks!
Discover the Pine Bush at Karner Barrens
Monday, June 2, 2025 | 5:00 pm
Our experts will guide you along this 1-mile hike over rolling sand dunes where you will discover Pine Bush natural history and seasonal surprises and transformations. Suitable for all ages.
Community Science: FrogWatch Volunteer Training
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 | 6:30 pm
The evening will provide an introduction to FrogWatch, a community science program of the Akron Zoo.
Sunday, June 15, 2025 | 1:00 pm
Join us for a Father's Day hike in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve! We will meet and walk 1.8 miles in the Great Dune region of the preserve. This program is suitable for ages 10+
Monday, June 16, 2025 | 10:00 am
Come walk with us to explore and identify the early summer blooms of the Albany Pine Bush. We’ll be walking up to 1.5 miles on an out-and-back trail. Suitable for ages 6+.
Friday, June 20, 2025 | 6:00 pm
Enjoy the longest day of the year while hiking the Albany Pine Bush Preserve. This program is suitable for adults.
Community Science: National Butterfly Count Volunteer Training
Wednesday, June 25, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Join us to learn what butterflies can be found in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve and how you can participate in the 2025 National Butterfly Count.
Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 10:00 am
Volunteer on a conservation project in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Science Lecture: Origin and activity of Albany Pine Bush dune field
Thursday, July 17, 2025 | 7:00 pm
This integrated study examines the morphology, grain mineralogy and micromorphology, stratigraphy, and chronology of the “Overlook Dune” in the preserve. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 4:00 pm
The Albany Pine Bush Preserve presents "Nature Night Out", a series of evening events that invite everyone to drop everything and get into nature. The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center will extend operations until 7:00pm on each of these days, capitalizing on those longer sunlit hours.
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | 4:00 pm
The Albany Pine Bush Preserve presents "Nature Night Out", a series of evening events that invite everyone to drop everything and get into nature. The Albany Pine Bush Discovery Center will extend operations until 7:00pm on each of these days, capitalizing on those longer sunlit hours.
Saturday, September 13, 2025 | 10:00 am
Volunteer on a conservation project in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Community Science: Buckmoth Survey Volunteer Training
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Join us to learn about the Inland barrens buckmoth, a giant silk moth that feeds exclusively on scrub oaks as a caterpillar, and how you can help survey them.
Science Lecture: Avian response to the restoration and management of the Albany Pine Bush Preserve
Thursday, September 18, 2025 | 7:00 pm
To understand the effects of our habitat management on birds, we have been monitoring bird response to our work at both the community and species level. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
Community Science: Snowpack Monitoring Volunteer Training
Thursday, October 9, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Volunteers who live within a half mile of the preserve are invited to learn how your efforts monitoring snowpack around the preserve can help us understand wildlife population dynamics.
Saturday, November 8, 2025 | 10:00 am
Volunteer on a conservation project in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve!
Science Lecture: Why did they do that? Restoring Health to our Globally Rare Inland Pine Barrens
Thursday, November 20, 2025 | 7:00 pm
Applying a dual front approach to management while simultaneously tracking rare wildlife populations has helped us define and monitor ecosystem health. Suitable for tweens, teens and adults.
